Velora Lorene Loper
Ava, MO

Velora Lorene Loper, 72 years, passed away on November 5, 2011 at her home in Ava, MO.



Velora was born July 23, 1939 in Maries County, MO to Melvin Wayne and Ruby Geraldine (Barnett) Moreland.


On August 28, 1955, Velora and Billy Gene Loper were united in marriage in St. Louis, MO and to this union eight children were born.

Velora was a resident of the Ava community since 1979 moving from Times Beach, MO. She had worked as a nurses assistant in Ava. She was devoted to her family as a wife and homemaker. Velora enjoyed playing bingo, fishing, hunting, watching movies and wrestling on TV. She was a Christian and of the Penticost faith.

Velora was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Billy Gene in 2005, two children, Bennie and Kevin Loper.


Velora is survived by six children, Robert Jean Loper, Nixa, MO, Brenda Metz, Rockaway Beach, MO, Wayne B. Loper, Mansfield, MO, Joanna Faye Hendrix, Rockaway Beach, MO, Billy Gene Loper, Ava, MO and Janet Lorene Loper, Poplar Bluff, MO, five adopted children, Phillip L. Loper, Nebraska, Amanda R. Garcia, Nebraska, Donald E. Loper, Springfield, MO, Christina M. Eaton, Springfield, MO, and Angela S. Holman, Poplar Bluff, MO, 21 grandchildren, 41 great grandchildren, one sister, Faye Newhouse, Manchester, MO, many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.


Funeral services for Velora will be Wednesday, November 9, 2011, at 9:00 a.m. in the Clinkingbeard Funeral Home, Ava, MO with burial in the High Gate Baptist Cemetery,High Gate, MO near St. James, MO in Phelps County at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be Tuesday from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. in the funeral home.