Violet Ida Scanlon

Violet Ida Scanlon, 98, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, in Hobart, Oklahoma. She was born on December 28, 1916, in Moundsville, West Virginia to Homer and Bammie (Longwell) Williamson. Violet moved to Pittsburgh, PA to pack ammunition for WWII, where she met Raymond Scanlon. She married Raymond Scanlon on September 27, 1946, preceding her in death on July 5, 2000. Violet was a hard working woman all her life, being a nursing aide, manicurist, also managing the Housekeeping Dept. at Boca Raton Hotel & Club in Florida for many years. She also volunteered with Meals on Wheels in Whitehouse, TX. Violet was very active in the Woman's Auxiliary in Tyler, Texas. Violet married Joseph Hopper on December 20, 2008 in Rocky, Oklahoma. In 2012, Violet and Joseph made their home in Hobart, Oklahoma. She was a member of the Calvary Life Assembly of God, Hobart, OK


She is survived by her husband Joseph Hopper, of the home,
one daughter; Marla Harter, Ajijic, Mexico
one son-in-law; Walter Filipski, Orlando, FL
five grandchildren; Carrie Grier and husband Tim, Whitehouse, TX
Robin Welch and husband Joel, Cordell, OK
Jenny Eck and husband Robert, Whitehouse, TX
Brenda Harter, Wichita, KS
Tammy Eikner and husband Matt, Whitehouse, TX
15 great grandchildren; Chris, Daniel, Genevieve, Josh, Dylan W., Logan, Katherine, Dylan E., Caitlyn, Hunter, Bailee, Anthony, Dayne
two great-great grandchildren; Gabby and Lily

Violet was preceded in death by her parents, first husband Raymond Scanlon, daughter Veronica Jane Smith, eight siblings Russell, George, Corbert, Dean, Franklin, Arthur, Helen, Evelyn


Funeral Services: 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015
Calvary Life Assembly of God, Hobart, OK
Officiating: Rev. Tracy Fitzgerald
Burial: 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 21, 2015
Resurrection Memorial Cemetery, Oklahoma City, OK, under the direction of Ray & Martha's Funeral Home, Hobart.