Lorretta JoAnn McCoy

1938 - 2025

Lorretta JoAnn McCoy
Born: February 24, 1938 in Ottumwa, Iowa
Died: October 12, 2025 in Bettendorf, Iowa
Lorretta JoAnn McCoy, 87, of Hampton, IL, died Sunday, October 12, 2025, at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, IA. Services were held at 10:30 am on Thursday, October 16, 2025 at Gibson-Bode Funeral Home, Port Byron. Visitation was from 4 pm – 6 pm on Wednesday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Pleasant Point Cemetery, Port Byron. Memorials may be made to the Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House or Hampton Grace United Methodist Church.
JoAnn was born February 24, 1938 in Ottumwa, IA, to Errett and Esther (Reeve) Boyer. She graduated from Eddyville High School in Eddyville, IA. JoAnn married John J. McCoy on February 24, 1957. They spent nearly 66 wonderful years together before his passing on January 7, 2023. JoAnn worked in the accounting department at Tyson Foods, formerly IBP. She later worked as a caregiver, doing private in-home care for several people in the community.
JoAnn enjoyed sewing, landscaping, and decorating. She was a longtime member of Countryside Christian Church in Port Byron, and more recently attended Hampton Grace United Methodist Church in Hampton. She was a former coach for URICRA, an executive member of the PTA, and a member of the Rock Island County Home Extension.
She is survived by her children, Chuck (Judy) McCoy, Rapids City, Chet McCoy, Port Byron (Tammie VanNatta), Cherrie (Craig) Seger, Oswego, IL, Chad (Peggy) McCoy, Niles, IL; grandchildren, Blaine (Keri) McCoy, Jeremiah (Rachel) McCoy, Tara (Mark) Temple, Renae Seger, Hannah McCoy, Caleb McCoy; great grandchildren, Hudson and Owen Temple and Rebecca and Joshua McCoy; siblings, David Boyer, Wayne Boyer, Marilyn Barnes, Arlette Quick, and Eunice Osing. She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; and siblings, Darrell Boyer, Gene Boyer, Linda Flanders, and LaVeta Thompson. Share a memory or condolence at www.gibsonbodefh.com