Roxie Lee McClintock

Roxie McClintock (Hopkins) went to heaven while peacefully in her home in Lockwood, Montana, nine days before her seventy-first birthday on May 14, 2026. She passed from complications from receiving breast cancer radiation and having COPD.

Roxie was born in Watertown, South Dakota, on May 23, 1955. Roxie moved to California as a teenager and then to BIllings for high school, where she met her best friends Joni, Cindy, and Becki. Roxie was known for her adventurous spirit. After high school, Roxie, her sister Sheri, and Becki moved to Anchorage, Alaska. Roxie first worked as a waitress at the popular Garden of Eatin’. Roxie later crewed on a fishing boat in Alaska, though she didn’t catch any fish. She then crewed as a cook on a sailboat in California, though she wasn’t much of a chef. After that when Roxie was planning to go to travel school in Florida to become a travel agent, Joni encouraged her to come back to Billings and work at Pierce Packing. She met Donald Sullivan while working there and later moved to California to care for him after he was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident.

Roxie met her husband and love of her life, Gary, in Billings while working at Pierce Packing in the early eighties. In 1986, Gary and Roxie moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, helping build many of its most iconic hotels and resorts. Working in construction, She humbly challenged the status quo and was often the only woman on the job site. She never shied away from hard work and outworked many of her peers.

In 2001, Gary and Roxie decided to retire from their work in Vegas and moved back to Billings to be closer to family and to help care for her ailing mother. Roxie was a matriarch to the Hopkins clan. She always provided a safe and loving space for her family to come together. Many of the family’s joyous memories during the holidays can be attributed to her generosity.

Roxie loved her niece, nephews, great-niece, and great-nephew. She enjoyed learning about their hobbies, successes, and adventures. Though she kept close tabs on them through Facebook, she often traveled across the country and the state to enjoy their company the good ol’ fashioned way–in person. Roxie was always up for doing anything with them but especially loved relaxing and talking. She was an exceptional aunt and great-aunt and could be counted on for anything, anytime.

Roxie loved her Black Gold–coffee–drinking it from dawn ‘til dusk. She reveled in the thrill of standing in sub-zero temperatures waiting for doors to open on Black Friday to pick out the perfect gifts for her loved ones and to catch a deal. Roxie loved music. Seeing Jimmy Buffet in concert was one of her favorite memories, and she was looking forward to seeing Alison Krauss this summer. She was loyal to her friends and loved them like family. Roxie had a green thumb and enjoyed caring for her plants, finding a special joy in spring. She was a little dangerous behind the wheel. She could reliably be found sneaking dogs a little ham or steak during family visits.

Roxie loved the ocean. Her greatest joy of all was visiting the ocean with her husband, walking sandy beaches and listening to waves crash. She often dreamed of going back to Kauai, Hawaii, and looked forward to making another trip.

Roxie’s love was remarkable. As her friends and family remember her legacy, the kindness and compassion with which she led her life inspires us today and in the future to lead with an open heart.

Roxie is survived by her husband (Gary McClintock), sister (Vicky Thorpe), brothers (Gary Hopkins, Jerry Hopkins), niece (Karlee Davenport), nephews (Jesse Thorpe, Taylor Caekaert), great-niece (Katie Davenport), great-nephew (Graham Thorpe), and mother in-law (Claire Leland), sisters in-law (Barb Prestrud and her daughter Lindsey) and (Gayle Brakke and her children Brian, Jason, David, Kirstin, Stephanie, Daniel). Along with numerous other friends and family, you know who you are. She was preceded in death by her father (Clyde Hopkins), mother (Mildred “Millie” Hopkins), sisters (Sheri Hopkins, Connie Caekaert), and her beloved cat (Miss Kitty).