Obituary of Jean Leslie Schopp

Graveside Services for Jean Leslie Schopp of Old Monroe, MO will be held at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at Whispering Winds Cemetery near Winfield, MO.  Rev. Paul Garven, pastor of the Elsberry United Methodist Church in Elsberry, will officiate.

Mrs. Schopp, 74, passed away Friday afternoon, August 18, 2017 at the home of her daughter.  Born March 25, 1943 in Poplar Bluff, MO, she was the daughter of Leslie James and Levella Mae Gardner Urich.  Jean was united in marriage on July 10, 1959 in St. Louis, MO to John Peter Schopp.  This union was blessed with three children: John, Patty and Tammy.  Proud of her heritage, Jean was a member of the Western Cherokee Nation of Arkansas and Missouri. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, Leslie and Levella Urich; one brother, Mike Urich; and her beloved husband of 54 years, John Schopp, who died August 16, 2013.

Survivors include her children: John Schopp of Farmington, MO, Patty Hoelting and her husband, Jerry, of Old Monroe, and Tammy Schopp, also of Old Monroe; ten grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.  Jean also leaves one brother, Tom Urich and his wife, Nora, of Palo Alto, CA; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society in care of Carter-Ricks Funeral Home, 3838 East Highway 47, P.O. Box 253, Winfield, MO 63389.