Lavern Hopkins, 84 of Columbus, MS, passed away Sunday, July 16, 2023, at the North Mississippi Medical Center, Tupelo, MS.

Visitation will be Wednesday, July 19, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS. Funeral Services will be Wednesday, July 19, 2023, at 2:00 PM at Lowndes Funeral Home, Columbus, MS with Bro. Robert Moore officiating. Interment will follow at Millport City Cemetery, Millport, Alabama.

Mrs. Hopkins was born March 16, 1939, in Columbus, MS to the late Eddith McAdams Sims and Frank Sims. Mrs. Hopkins was a 1957 graduate of Lee High School. She attended MUW and was an accountant for American Bosch, and later United Technologies. Mrs. Hopkins was a member of Calvary Baptist Church and the WMU at Calvary Baptist Church. Mrs. Hopkins loved to help people. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Hopkins is preceded in death by her brother, Kenneth Sims.

Mrs. Hopkins is survived by her husband- Thomas Hopkins, Sr.; daughter- Tammy Niles; stepson- Tommy Hopkins; grandchild-Zach Niles; step grandchildren- Tanner Hopkins and Haley Hopkins.

Pallbearers will be Zach Niles, Shad Sims, Tommy Hopkins, Rufus Mason, Ted Dalham and Chuck Batts.

Honorary Pallbearers will be North MS Medical Center Hospice Staff and Members of Calvary Baptist Church.

Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, P.O. Box 7023, Merrifield, VA 22116-7023 and Calvary Baptist Church, 295 Dowdle Drive, Columbus, MS 39702.