Posted on: Brown County, IN Obituaries
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Surname: Hopper, Ogden, Crays, Taggart, Sipe
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Obituary, (Reeve, Helen) Brown County, Indiana, Obituaries, Vol. I, (dated
May 19, 1938): "Mrs. Estella Hopper, wife of Mart Hopper, died in the Methodist
hospital in Indianapolis last Thursday, May 12, following an illness of
several weeks of pneumonia.
Mrs. Hopper was born May 11, 1874. After uniting in marriage with Mr. Hopper,
the couple made their home and reared their family in Nashville, living
in the property that is now owned by the Nashville-Brown County Library.
The Hopper family was one of the most prominent families of the town and
county. They moved to Indianapolis about the year 1918, where they have
since made their home.
Besides the husband, Mrs. Hopper is survived by the following children:
Rex Hopper, Austin, Texas; Frank H. Hopper, Boston, Mass; Myron Hopper,
St. Louis; Ira William Hopper, San Antonio, Texas; Mrs. Etta Ogden, Wooster,
Ohio; and Mrs. Iris Crays, Rockville, Indiana. She is also survived by
one brother, Ira Taggart, of Tampa, Florida, and ten grandchildren. Private
funeral services were held last Saturday at the Montgomery Funeral Home
in Indianapolis with Rev. William F. Rothenburger of the Third Christian
Church officiating. Interment was in Crown Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Hopper was a very active member of the Third Christian Church."
Estella, born in Nashville, was the daughter of Franklin P. Taggart and
Martha Ellen Sipe. She was married 9-5-1895 and had 8 children.