Melody Ann Clark
September 9, 1959 ~ December 26, 2014
Melody Ann (Shoop) Clark, 55 of Hopkinton passed away unexpectedly in her home on December 26th 2014. A private memorial will take place at a later date. Morgan Funeral and Cremation Choices in Mount Vernon is supporting her family and friends through this loss. Melody was born on September 9th 1959 to Wilburn Shoop and Lois (Shoop) Shipley in Waterloo. Melody moved to Lisbon at a young age and was raised by her mom and stepfather Wayne Shipley. She attended school in Lisbon and later received her GED. Melody is survived by her daughter, Kelly (Adam) Peterson of Hopkinton and her three grandchildren; Cameron, Samantha, and Hallie. Along with a brother; Bill (Lori) Shoop of Stanwood, a sister; Sharon (Tom) Kendall of Waterloo, and her stepfather; Wayne Shipley of Lisbon. She is also survived by her three feline friends. She was proceeded in death by her sister; Bonnie Lingo, her brother Denny Hampton, and her parents. Melody enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren, working with animals, and caring for her garden. Memorials may be directed to the funeral home in care of the family 715 10th Ave SW Mt. Vernon, IA 52314. Please feel free to leave an online tribute www.morganfuneralchoices.com.
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Melody was my best friend and she was a wonderful friend. She loved helping people, and never wanted anything in return. She touched so many lives for so many years, and will be missed dearly. Ride with the wind, my friend. Someday we will ride together again. loveyabye.
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RIP Mel, your caring guided me through a very dark time in my life and I have you to thank for now being on an even keel……I only wish I could have done the same for you…
RIP my friend. You are sadly missed by many.
So sad to hear of your Mom’s passing. She will be remembered fondly by me. Having lost my own mom I know the pain you feel. Know that you were greatly loved. I hope that you will find comfort in the days to come. Edi Chase
Birthday Buddy 9-9-59 9-11-59 Forever
I hope you are smiling now, Mel. Thanks for talking to me on the ph during a down time for me. You will be dearly missed – I hope you know how much. RIP Melody ~Lori
You sure will be missed Lady, I enjoyed playing Angry Birds with you, Loved all the horse stuff, and the farm, hope there is peace in your heart, and know that you were a very special person whom alot of people Loved~ Farewell my friend, I will miss your smiling face~
I was a 59 kid too 1-21 1959
Melody, always the beautiful lady with the smile. I remember our talks and all the laughing we did. You could always bring a smile to my face. I’m going to miss you much my friend. To your family who I know you treasured I send my deepest condolences, thoughts and prayers.
Melody and I worked together in Cedar Rapids. We both loved cooking and sharing recipes. I’ll never forget the day she came to work with her hair dyed Vonage colors! She had a great sense of humor and will be missed by many. Rest in peace, my condolences to family and friends.
I cannot believe you are gone. We were best friends from the age 16 until 50+. I looked for my previous posting and don’t see it, where did it go? I loved you so so much. We were like twins. My passwords are still “Melody”. Every day I log in and think about you. Why did you have to go??? Six yrs later and I am still crying like a baby. I hope Heaven is a good place, I’ll be seeing you there, soon. Janet
I have thousands of letters from Melody. I moved from IA to TX to SC , went into the Army, she was always my Babe, keeping me strong. I moved from TX to Chicago to San Diego, we always kept in touch, for 40 yrs. Moved to GA, she was coming down to see me, soon she said. Then my spouse got sepsis and I didn’t keep in touch, I was devastated, only to look her up and find online she had passed, her kids didn’t even contact me to tell me. What a horrible blow, after all I had already lost, my spouse, my home, my bsns. Losing Melody just sucked all the life out of me for yrs. It’s only now I can come to this place and say I LOVED YOU THE MOST, MELODY!