Robert Floyd Hopton;54;of 930 Fayette Ave.;Belle Vernon;died Monday;March 12;1973;at 9 p.m.in Allegheny General Hospital. Mr.Hopton;who would bave been 55;today;was the owner and operator of Econ-O-Wash automatic laundries in Belle Vernon;Roscoe and Dunbar. He was born March 13;1918;in Charleroi;and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church of Belle Vernon. His Masonic affiliations included the Gavel Lodge No.273 of Union;N.J.;Scottish Rite bodies of Pittsburgh;deputy at Syria Temple;Pittsburgh and Mon Valley Caravan No.17. He also belonged to Elks Lodge No.494 of Charleroi and the United Charleroi Hunting Club. Surviving are his widow;Gail Hancock Hopton;one daughter;Linda Gail;at home;one son;Robert Hopton Jr.of Miami;Fla.;one grandson;Michael Hopton;his parents;Mr.and Mrs.Fred Combs of California;Pa.;and a sister;Edna McElwain of Union;N.J. Friends are being received at the Toner and Essey Funeral Home;Belle Vernon;beginning at 2 p.m.Wednesday. Visiting hours will be 2 to 5 and 7 to 10. Memorial services will be held Thursday at 8 p.m.at the funeral home with Dr.S.Authur Talman of First Presbyterian Church;Belle Vernon and Pastor Gary Brown of Trinity Lutheran Church;Donora;officiating. Burial will take place Friday at 11 a.m. Harold R.Toner and Gerald R.Essey funeral directors.