My heart is heavy as I share this with all of you.....my dear friend & stamping sister Judy lost her long battle with colon cancer.  Oh how I'm going to miss her!

Judy Ann Hopping
(January 24, 1952 - May 27, 2016)

Judy Hopping, 64 of Iowa City passed away Friday, May 27, 2016. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in What Cheer. Burial will be in the Sixteen Cemetery near What Cheer. Visitation will be held on Tuesday from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Johnson County Animal Shelter. Friends may sign the online guestbook at hollandcoblefuneralhomes.com.

Judy Ann Hopping was born January 24, 1952 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the daughter of Lowell and Catherine Myerly. Having lost both of her parents at an early age Judy was raised by her aunt and uncle, Dorothy and Lloyd Little. She was a 1970 graduate of Tri-County High School before attending Ottumwa Heights Community College where she received a degree in Business Administration. Judy was united in marriage to Stephen Hopping on May 4, 1984 at the Methodist Church in Thornburg. She worked as the secretary for Urology-Neurology and Nuclear Medicine Technology at the Iowa City Veterans Administration Medical Center. Judy also completed the University of Iowa Nuclear Medicine Technology Program and served on the Board of Directors at the Credit Union. After fifteen years at the VA she assumed the role as Operations Manager of the Federal Employees Credit Union. After twenty years she retired due to health concerns. Judy was not one to set around, even in ill health so she continued working with Two Rivers Bank in Coralville for several years until her health no longer allowed it. She loved her Stamping Up card making and all the friends she made during the classes. Judy would not be complete without her love for her Schnauzer dogs and the love she was given by her family and friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Lowell and Catherine Myerly; her aunt and uncle, Dorothy and Lloyd Little; a sister, Lora Helm; her father-in-law, Robert Hopping; and two uncles, Burton “Boo” Karsten and Donald Harper.
Judy is survived by her husband, Stephen Hopping of Iowa City, her mother-in-law, Mary Lou Hopping of Floral AR; a brother-in-law Jeff (Carolyn) Hopping of Batesville, AR; two brothers, Roger Little of Dallas, TX and Ronnie Little of What Cheer; a half brother, Jeff (Kathy) Shepherd of Marengo; two aunts, Betty Karsten of Oskaloosa and Lucille Harper of Keswick; her very close cousin, Brenda (Paul) Callahan of Oskaloosa as well many other cousins; nieces and nephews, and great friends.