Nina E. Hopper, 87, died Oct. 18, 2009, at home in Carson City. She was born Jan. 24, 1922, in Statesville, N.C., to Joseph and Dovie Hoover. She was preceded in death by her husband Vyron Hopper in 1983, brother Jasper Hoover and sister Elvyn Carter. Among her survivors are her sons Carl V. Hopper and wife Gwen, and Keith Hopper and wife Carol; sister Sarah Crawford; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Arrangements are in the care of Capitol City Cremation & Burial.