Juan Lopez

He was born on January 25, 1954, in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico to the late Esther Lopez.

He married Maria De La Luz Lopez Gaytan on September 27, 1975, in Mexico.

He was a professional boxer for many years after his time in boxing he became a cook at his local hospital eventually working in construction.

He was a member of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sikeston Missouri.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Edgar Lopez and Juan Lopez, Jr.; three daughters, Aidee Lopez, Mayra Ivon Lopez and Jasmine Lopez; one sister, Irma Ortega Vega, eight grandchildren, Jessica, Alejandra, Juanito, Santiago, Guadalupe Rivera, Olivia Jenkins, Brianna, Giovanni, and Jocelyn Diaz and three great grandchildren, Maggie Rivera, Agustin Galindo and Ofelia Ward.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2026, from 4:00 p.m. until 7: 00 p.m. at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston. A rosary service will follow at 7:00 p.m.

Another visitation will be held on Friday November 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. until time of funeral mass at 11:00 a.m. at St Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sikeston with Father Colby Elbert officiating.

Interment will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston, MO.

Fond memories and expression of sympathy may be shared at www.nunneleefuneralchapel.com for the Lopez family.