Mark A. Hopkins, 50, of Brazil, died Thursday evening, June 3, 2004, at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.

Born May 21, 1954, in Greencastle, he was the son of Wayne E. and Roberta J. Newgent Hopkins. He was a graduate of Greencastle High School Class of 1972 and attended Vincennes and DePauw universities. He married Lisette Hopkins on March 29, 2003, and she survives.

He owned and was a pyrotechnician with Pyrotechnic Productions for 28 years. He attended the Carbon Baptist Church in Carbon.

Other survivors include a son, Robert Hopkins of Brazil; a daughter, Kay Hopkins of Brazil; two brothers, Don Hopkins and wife Darla of Greenfield and Robin Hopkins and wife Susan of Westfield; a sister, Rebecca Schneider of Wisconsin; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Hopkins-Rector Funeral Home with the Rev. Howard Hughes officiating. Burial will be in the Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 8 p.m. on Monday.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, c/o the Memorials and Tributes Program Dept. 77-3968, Chicago, IL 60678-3968.