Frances Adele Hopper

Frances Adele Hopper, 86, of Morganton, NC died Thursday, May 15, 2014. Born in Nassau County, NY on December 8, 1927, she was the daughter of the late James Conley and Frances Lewis Conley. Adele was a member of St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church and devoted her life to her family.A loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, she is survived by her children, Laurence Hopper and his wife, Kathy, of Deland, FL, Linda Marzen and her husband, Richard, of Morganton, and Dolores Troxel and her husband, Robert, of Haddon Heights, NJ; grandchildren, Rebecca, Richard, Tracy, Melissa, Wendy, Mary, Amy and Sara; and great-grandchildren, Mickaela, Braden, Anthony, Madelyn, Luke, Ben, Nathan, Amber, Caleb, Abby, and Gracie.In addition to her parents, Adele was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Robert Hopper; a granddaughter, Jennifer Lynn; a sister, Carol DeJose, and a brother, James A. Conley.The funeral Mass will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church with Father Kenneth Whittington officiating. Burial will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Western Carolina State Veterans Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday evening from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. at Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center.Memorial contributions may be made to the Arthritis Foundation, Carolinas Chapter, 200 E. Woodlawn Rd. Suite 156, Charlotte, NC 28217.