Marcelle Florence DeLeleu Hopper

Marcelle Florence DeLeleu Hopper (’44), Weatherford :: She taught elementary music education for 42 years and gave private piano lessons. She also played the organ at North Side Baptist Church for 57 years. Marcelle and her husband and children combined education and travel every summer, eventually visiting all 50 states, Canada and Mexico. She spent countless hours researching and writing about The Orphan Train Society, whose work is now addressed in children’s textbooks.

Marcelle Florence DeLeleu Hopper (’44), Weatherford :: She taught elementary music education for 42 years and gave private piano lessons. She also played the organ at North Side Baptist Church for 57 years. Marcelle and her husband and children combined education and travel every summer, eventually visiting all 50 states, Canada and Mexico. She spent countless hours researching and writing about The Orphan Train Society, whose work is now addressed in children’s textbooks.