Cynthia Hopson

Cynthia Mae Bentz Gamble (Hopson) OGDEN, UTAH-Cynthia Hopson, age 68, passed away Tuesday afternoon at the McKay Dee Hospital in Ogden, Utah. Cynthia was born July 7, 1942 in Goodrich, Atlas Township, Michigan to Duane Thompson Bentz, Sr., and Leona Mae Lawton. She became a convert to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in LaJara, Colorado on March 13, 1955. She married and had three children during life. Our mom was a great mother who loved her children more than life itself. She loved to pan for gold, picnic, camp and collect rocks from different places that she visited. She loved to pack up the kids and go on Sunday drives to the mountains. She attended college, majoring in theatre and performed in several plays as well as worked behind the scenes in costuming and props. She helped start a theatre guild in Logan, UT where she helped plan events, exhibits and benefits. She also wrote and directed a play called "Winter on the Trail" which was performed twice by two different wards. She loved to write down her thoughts and even wrote two fictional novels based on some of her life experiences. She also loved to play the piano. But most of all she loved just spending time with her family. Mom made her living as a secretary and bookkeeper at various businesses. She had a natural talent in typing. She had an average typing speed of 110 words per minute. Our mother leaves behind three children that she raised single-handedly, Kirsten (Max) Littlefield, Becca (Mark) Cochran, and Will (Rachel) Hopson, six grandchildren, Bryan, Hailey, Joseph, Sascha, Rachel, Jacob and Crystal all who were the loves of her life. Sister Fran (Dean) Symons, and brothers Tom (Mary) Bentz and Cleve (Susan) Bentz. Her parents preceded her in death, as well as one grandson, Archie Duane, who was stillborn. Funeral services for Cynthia will be held on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. at the LDS Syracuse 7th Ward Chapel located at 1625 South 1100 West. Visitation will be held from 10 - 11:00 A.M. at the church prior to the services. Burial will follow in the Fairview Cemetery located in Soda Springs, Idaho next to her beloved, Steve. We would like to give a special thank you to Dr. Foote, Trina, Dr. Gray, Lance, Brett, Natalie, Lori, Billy, Todd, and all the wonderful staff at McKay-Dee Hospital who cared for our mother.