Dixie Lee Addair Hoppes Obituary (1942 - 2020)

Dixie Lee Addair Hoppes 78, was called to be with the Lord on April 26, 2020 at UTMB hospital in League City, Texas. She passed after a brave battle with corona virus, among other pre-existing health conditions. Her devotion to family and a firm belief in God supported her and ultimately gave her peace. Dixie's life began in Welch, West Virginia on February 2, 1942. She was born the fifth child into a family of seven girls and one boy. At the age of eighteen, Dixie joined the United States Navy, where she proudly served for two years. She then enlisted in the United States Air Force, where she served as a flight mechanic for four years. Upon honorable discharge from the military, she worked as a meat cutter at A&P and as a laborer at the Crescent Manufacturing Factory in Fremont, Ohio. After moving to Texas, she began a successful landscaping company in Galveston. Dixie was known by many to be a leader and a hard worker. She was a resident at Regent Care Center in League City, Texas for five years. There, she formed many relationships and was known as the "bingo queen". The love people had for Dixie showed, as she was recently elected by fellow residents as the committee's vice-president. Dixie is survived by son, David (Shelley) Hoppes of Fremont, Ohio, daughters, Gena (Richard) Hineline of Fremont, Ohio, and Lisa Hilfiker of McHenry, Illonois, and sister Brenda (Tom) Wharton of Texas. Dixie had 12 grandchildren: Samantha Hoppes, DJ Hoppes, Allysa Garcia, Meghan Parlsey, Reghan Hineline, Scott Parsley, Michael Fouke, Christina Kehoe, Jennifer Everett, Jessica Medina, Samantha Deangelis, and Jourdan Mensing. She also had 25 great-grandchildren. Dixie is also survived by niece Cathy (Larry) Trusty of Ohio, nephews Dana (Jackie) Lee, and Robert (Susie) Lee, both of Texas, and Brandon (Amanda) Whaley of Tennessee. Dixie is preceded in death by her parents Harvey and Alma Evelyn Addair, brother Donald Addair, and sisters Maxine Myers, Sandi Lee, Juaita DelMonte, Phyliss Keifer, and Christine Rose. Memorial Services will be 10:00 am Friday, May 15, 2020 on Jamaica Beach in Galveston, Texas.