Michelle Ross Hopkins

A TIME FOR BIRTH
Michelle Ross Hopkins was born November 21, 1972 along with her twin brother Michael (deceased) in Thomas
County Georgia, to Lois Tillman Ross and the late Wardell Ross, Sr.

A TIME FOR PREPARATION
At an early age she confessed Christ and became member of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, under the pasturage
of Rev. Curnell Henry, where she served faithfully in the Youth Ministry. A 1992 graduate of Thomasville High
School Michelle continued her education by enrolling at Thomas Area Tech now Southern Regional Technical
College in Cosmetology. On September 18, 1993 she was united in Holy Matrimony to Donnie Hopkins. This
union was blessed with two beautiful daughters. After uniting with Donnie, Michelle joined the Springhill
Missionary Baptist Church under the pasturage of Rev. Kenneth L. Boyd, Sr. There she served in the Gospel Choir
and as a Youth Worker with the Youth Ministry. While serving at Springhill she shared her many talents of Arts
and Crafts to include making floral arrangements as serving as Activity Coordinator during Vacation Bible School.
Michelle remain faithful serving until her demise.

A TIME FOR SERVICE
Michelle was employed by Thomas-Grady Service Center as a Health Service Tech for several years until her health
failed. The safety and needs of the consumers she serviced always had her interest at heart as well as her coworkers.
Michelle loved her family and friends. She expressed her love many times and in many ways by using her God given
talents of baking (especially her pound cakes and red velvet cake), hair care and styling hair. A true love for
crocheting, she would sit often and crochet hats and scarfs for the elderly and homebound.

A TIME TO REST
On Tuesday, February 25, 2020, while tending to His rose garden at Magnolia Manor in Moultrie, GA, while the
dew was still on the roses He paused at Michelle as only He knew she was the one to complete His arrangement.

A TIME TO MOURN
She leaves to cherish her loving memories a devoted husband, Rev. Donnie Hopkins; her two daughters, her heartbeats,
Ebonee' S. Hopkins and Danyell N. Hopkins; loving mother, Lois Tillman Ross; brothers, Bishop Wardell Ross, Jr.
(Patricia); David Ross, Sr. (Felicia); sister, Angela Ross; brother, Norris Slater; a loving stepmother, Fannie Jackson
Ross; aunts, Edith Ross Green (James), Essie Spann (Richard), Martha Tillman, Mary Hester (Hosea); uncles,
James Ross, Bernard Ross (Julia Mae), Willie Tillman (Lillie Mae), Howlon Johnson, Sr. (Virginia), Tommy Pettis,
Andrew Pettis, Gregory Pettis (Betty); sisters and brother in-laws, Betty Bentley, Shirley Hopkins Jackson (Robert),
Amos Hopkins, Valarie Hopkins Donaldson (Ernest), Rev. Charles Hopkins ( Evang. Liz); and a host of nieces and
nephews and other sorrowing relatives and friends to include all the Staff and Employees of Fresenicus Medical
Care Thomasville Dialysis, Magnolia Manor, Colquitt Medical Center, Houston Clinic of Columbus, GA, Shiloh
Missionary Baptist Church, Springhill Missionary Baptist Church, Sweetfield Missionary Baptist Church and
Cedar Hill Missionary Baptist Church Families; special cousin, Toronda Pettis.
Michelle was preceded in death by her brothers, Michael Ross and Tommy Slater; father, Wardell Ross, Sr.;
grandparents, Ossie Lee Pettis, James and Rebecca Ross; father and mother in-law, Willie "Bob" Hopkins and
Ruby Davis Hopkins.