Hopper Dispatch Inc.

Thanks to Servpro of Columbia & Suwannee Counties for making the office less dusty and easier to breathe! Great work like always.

Hello everyone! This is our team that works diligently in our office. From right to left. Josh, Michelle, Shelly, Kim, Tova, & Kate

Bessemer, AL to Laurinburg, NC x2

Hopper Dispatch was proud to sponsor the Lake City Elks golf tournament, which helps benefits local students with scholarships!!

Michelle and Kim working hard on Drivers cookies.

Not a day goes by that we don't think of you Melissa.

Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean we'll miss you until we meet again.

Mrs. Melissa Jo Rice, 57, of Branford passed away on September 3, 2021. A native of Dawson, GA, she was the daughter of Howard and Bettie Wilson Kennedy. She was a 3rd generation Dispatcher for bulk commodities and was the owner of Hopper Dispatch. She loved her boat, scalloping, fishing, traveling, and her grandchildren. Her and Randy loved trying new things and spending time with family. She was preceded in death by her father, Howard Quinton Kennedy, Jr., grandparents, Carylon and Stelly Caruaru, and Mildred and Doc Wilson.

Melissa is survived by her husband Randall Rice of Branford; son, Josh (Shelly) Fuller; daughter, Jessica (Josh) Getz; mother, Betty Kennedy; grandchildren, Landen (whom she cared for), Claire, and Oliver; brothers, Howard (Theresa) Kennedy, III, and Jarred (Brittany) McCaffrey; several Aunts, Uncles and cousins also survive.

Funeral services for Melissa will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 2:00 P.M. at the Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Tim Setzer officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Branford. Visitation with the family will be held from 1:00-2:00 P.M. (1 hour before service) Saturday at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, her grandson was the most important thing in the world to her and we would love to have a college fund started for Landen. Checks of cash can be sent to Josh Fuller/Hopper Dispatch office, 152 SE Hernando Ave., Lake City, FL 32024, or you can use Zell within your bank and transfer money and use this email, [email protected] to send to the account. Arrangements are under the direction and care of GATEWAY-FOREST LAWN FUNERAL HOME, 3596 S. US HWY 441, Lake City, FL, 32025, 386-752-1954. Please leave words of comfort for the family at

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From Randall Rice
Update for Monday August 23rd for Melissa. After waiting for 3 days for a transfer to a hospital that has a dialysis machine our prayers were answered today. At 11:30 they approved the transfer to Alaska regional hospital the ambulances transferred her an hour ago and she is there now. so she still has hope and we've given her every fighting chance to beat this thing. thank you all for your prayers. I will keep you posted. sorry for the delay I've been having to move from room to room and hotel to hotel. She is still in very bad shape... but whatever everyone is doing is making a big difference. Keep it up !!!!!

Melissa Kennedy Rice Medical and spouse expenses, organized by Howard Kennedy Hi, my name is Howard Kennedy and my sister, Melissa Kennedy Rice was… Howard Kennedy needs your support for Melissa Kennedy Rice Medical and spouse expenses

Most of you already know what has been going on with Melissa Kennedy Rice. Some of you may not. On July 27,2021 her and her husband Randy went on their long awaited dream vacation to Alaska. They had stopped in Oregon to visit family and where they continued on their Journey. On August 2nd while in Alaska Melissa was not feeling well and they had thought she was having kidney stones issues. Her husband took her to the hospital where she was later diagnosed with dual pneumonia and covid. On August 3rd she was having difficulty breathing and later she was sedated and placed on a ventilator. Melissa has been on a ventilator for
Over 2 weeks. They tried putting a trachea tube so they could wake her up and pull her off of the sedation but her vitals had dropped and she had to stay on the ventilator. earlier today we got the call that her kidneys are failing and that she has blood clots. She is needing to be transferred to Anchorage Hospital.
We are asking prayers and love during this time to help Melissa fight this and to get to Anchorage so she can heal and come home.
Melissa is a fighter and she just needs us to help her give a little more fight.
So I ask if you have just a moment to say a prayer for her so that she can get through this and heal.
Thank you everyone.

New decals on our trailer. Looks amazing!

Our new loading retriever.

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Moorhead, MS to Stapleton, GA
Charleston, SC to Sylvania, GA
Aliceville, AL- Alma, GA
Bessemer, AL - Laurinburg, NC
Mulberry, FL- Guntersville, AL
Mermentau, LA- Adel, GA
Mermentau, LA- Flowery branch, GA
Mermentau, LA- Gainesville, GA
Mermentau, LA- Kissimmee, FL
Crowley, LA- Kissimmee, FL
Waterproof, FL - Flowery Branch, GA

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL
Moorhead, MS to Stapleton, GA del sat or mon
Charleston, SC to Sylvania,

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL
Moorhead, MS to Stapleton, GA del sat or mon
Charleston, SC to Sylvania, GA

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL
Moorhead, MS to Stapleton, GA

ALABAMA —-NEED TRUCKS
WHEAT
Elberta, AL to Rome, GA - 3 loads - Hopper / Dump
Atmore, AL to Rome, GA - 5 loads - Hopper / Dump
OATS
Elberta, AL to New Smyrna Beach, FL. - Hopper / Dump
Headland, AL to New Smyrna Beach, FL - Hopper / Dump
KENTUCKY —— NEED TRUCKS
CORN
Cynthiana, KY to Banks, AL - 1 load - Hopper / Dump
Pembroke, KY to Banks, AL - 6 loads - needs to move ASAP - Hopper/Dump
Bowling Green, KY to Ozark,AL - Hopper / Dump - several loads
TENNESSEE - NEED TRUCKS
Corn Gluten Pellets
Loudon, TN - Kentwood, LA. - Hopper / Dump

Pull your own hopper, or lease one of ours. We keep you busy. Home almost all weekends. Go from as far west as Texas and as far North as Maryland.

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL
Bartow, FL to Spartanburg, SC
Bartow, FLto Sylvania, GA
Valdosta,GA - Zephyrhills, FL
Valdosta, GA- Valdosta, GA
Sylacauga, AL to Waukeena, FL
Moorhead, MS to Stapleton, GA
Arabi to Lake City

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL
Bartow, FL to Spartanburg, SC
Bartow, FLto Sylvania, GA
Valdosta,GA - Zephyrhills, FL
Valdosta, GA- Valdosta, GA
Sylacauga, AL to Waukeena, FL
Moorhead, MS to Stapleton, GA
Arabi to Lake City call

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL
Bartow, FL to Spartanburg, SC
Bartow, FL to Sylvania, GA
Valdosta, GA - Zephyrhills, FL
Valdosta, GA- Valdosta, GA
Sylacauga, AL to Waukeena, FL
Moorhead, MS to Stapleton, GA

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL
Bartow, FL to Spartanburg, SC
Valdosta,GA - Zephyrhills, FL
Valdosta, GA- Valdosta, GA
Gordon, AL to St Martinville, LA
Sylacauga, AL to MAyo, FL

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL
Mulberry, FL- Guntersville, AL
Mulberry, FL -Pendergrass, GA
Bartow, FL to Spartanburg, SC
Valdosta, GA - Flowery Branch GA
Gordon, AL to St Martinville, LA
Sylacauga, AL to Mayo, FL
Alabaster, AL to Montgomery, AL

Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Bessemer, AL to Laurinburg, NC
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL
Mulberry, FL - Cordele, GA ,
Mulberry, FL- Guntersville, AL
Mulberry, FL -Pendergrass, GA
Valdosta, GA- Valdosta, GA
Valdosta,GA - Flowery Branch GA
Gordon, AL to St Martinville, LA
Theodore, AL to Waukeenah, FL
Dothan, AL to Brenham, TX
Moorhead MS- Bartow, GA
Bartow, FL to Spartanburg, SC

We need several hoppers to load near Dothan AL to Saint Martinville LA $1450. Flat Call the office at 386-487-6000

Mulberry, FL to Sylvester, GA any
Palmetto, FL to Hartford, AL any
Bartow, FL to Mayo, FL any
Mulberry, FL to Sylvester, GA any
Mulberry, FL to Rochelle, GA any
Batron, FL to Lake City, FL any
Elmore, AL - Jacksonville, FL H/D
Elmore, AL - Palm Coast, FL H/D
Theordore, AL to Coolidge, GA any
Bessemer, AL to Laurinburg, NC
Bessemer, AL to Starke, FL

Charleston, SC to Claxton, GA
Brunswick, GA to Dublin, GA