John Hopler, age 91

John Hopler, age 91 of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

John was born October 23, 1932 in Patterson, NJ to the late William John Hopler, Sr. and Edith Rhodes Hopler. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Medic Corpsman during the Korean war. John worked for Dover Textiles and as a truck driver for Chemical Lehman Tank Lines and Tri-City Concrete. He was also involved with the North American Aviation Aerospace program. John was a member of Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Teresa W. Hopler; son, Christopher Jones (Rob) of Alexis; daughter, Tina Moore of Shelby; 11 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

The funeral was held December 1 at Harriett Memorial Free Will Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Cash and Rev. Steve Chappell officiating. Military honors were accorded by the Rutherford County Honor Guard.

An online guest registry is available at www.harrelsonfuneralhome.com

Harrelson Funeral and Cremation Services is serving the family.