Opal L. Hopps

Opal Lavona Fuller Jarvis Hopps, daughter of Horace and Gladys Fuller and a Gila Valley native, born June 27, 1922, died peacefully surrounded by her loving family on November 20, 2013. Opal was the devoted and loving mother of seven children, Harley (deceased) & Betty Jarvis, Larry Jarvis, David & Jan Jarvis, Randy & Lucille Jarvis, Sheila Hall, Keith & Channa Jarvis, Elaine & Kendall Ray, and loving grandmother to 33 grandchildren and 60 great-grandchildren. Opal was a 1941 Mesa High School graduate and performed with the Rabettes and graduated from Phoenix College in 1965. She became a Real Estate Broker in 1972 and built a successful real estate practice known as Jarvis & Associates. Opal was a devoted member of the LDS church and sent five sons on church missions, with all children sealed in the LDS temple. Opal spent her latter days serving in the Mesa Temple and regularly performed in the Easter Pageant. Visitation is Sunday, November 24, 2013 from 6-8 PM at Bunker’s University Chapel, 3529 E. University Dr. in Mesa. Funeral services are Monday, November 25, 2013 at 1 PM, preceded by a visitation at 12 PM at the LDS Kensington Ward, 3345 E. McLellan Rd., Mesa 85213.