Jim E. Hopper Sr., 72, of Sweet Home, died April 27, 2009.
He was born May 21, 1936 in Eugene to Vernon William and Rosetta E. (Rhodes) Hopper. He was raised in Eugene. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1968 and traveled the world with the Navy, reaching the rank of QM2E5, and he received five Service Medals.
Mr. Hopper moved to Sweet Home in 1969, working as a carpenter for many…