Kenneth Hopper

ORAN, Mo. -- Kenneth Billy Ray Hopper 68, died Sept. 16, 2017, at Sikeston.

Born Dec. 6, 1948, in Huntsville, Ala., to the late George Oscar and Katie Mae Robinson Hopper, he retired as a truck driver for LaPlant Trucking in East Prairie and served in the United States Army.

On Oct. 26, 1985, he married Shirley Jean Tinsley, and she preceded him in death on July 31, 2016.

Survivors include: two stepsons and their spouses, Todd and Sonya Gregory of East Prairie and Bill and Jennifer Green of Cape Girardeau; a daughter and son-in-law, Dana and Bobby McGee of Wynne, Ark.; one stepdaughter, Teresa and Ralph Hicks of Oran; and 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

He was also preceded in death by one brother, Arthur Hopper; and one stepson, Michael Green.

Visitation is from noon until service time at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Oran with the Rev. Paul Johnson officiating. Burial with full military honors will be at New Morley Cemetery in Morley.

Online condolences may be shared at www.amick-burnettfuneralchapels.com.