OCEAN SPRINGS, MS. — Janice Floyd Hoprich, 84, passed away peacefully at her home in of Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on Sunday, Sept. 29, 2026.
Born on Oct. 25, 1941 in Lumberton, North Carolina, she was a graduate of Chadbourn High School and a member of Piney Forest Baptist Church where she was baptized on June 21, 1953.
She attended Campbell College and graduated from Atlantic Christian College receiving her North Carolina teaching degree, which led to her 40+ year teaching career. Over the years she lived and taught in many states including North Carolina, Virginia, Florida, Wyoming, and Mississippi, teaching and inspiring many students, parents, and associates over her many years of dedicated service. She enjoyed many activities to include: traveling, boating, fishing, collecting Blue Willow China, reading, watching Turner Classic Movies, and working in her yard and at Edmund Farms.
She is preceded in death by her parents Gary Paige Floyd and Gertrude Edmond Floyd, and son William Harris. Her former husbands, George Hoprich, Dennis Wayne Harris, and Albert Richard Johnson Jr.
She is survived by her two sons, Richard “Dick” Harris and John Christopher “Chris” Harris, her sister Carole Floyd Worrell, granddaughter Sheila Harris, grandson Kellen Harris, and great-granddaughter Aubrey Jermyn; and a host of extended family and dear friends.
A graveside service will be held at Piney Forest Baptist Church, Chadbourn, on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2026 following regular Sunday service. After the service the family would like to invite friends and family to a Celebration of Life in the Piney Forest Church Fellowship Hall.
The family would like to extend a special thank you to Nancy Darnell for being Jan’s close friend, caregiver and family support pillar. Bless you for your love and dedication.
