OCHSNER, Ima Jean Maupin (nee Thorne), 100, on Saturday, August 6, 2016. Beloved wife of the late Mel Ochsner and Wilmer Maupin; loving mother of the late Wilma Bledsoe, Maurice Maupin, and Donald Maupin Sr.; dear grandmother of Michael Bledsoe, Deborah Garner, Rob Maupin, Julie Wright, and Courtney Bledsoe; dear sister, great grandmother, cousin, aunt, and friend to many. Jean had six great grandchildren.
Daughter of the late Ernest and Anna (nee Meredith) Thorne, Jean earned her undergraduate degree from Arkansas State University and her Master’s from Washington University in St. Louis and taught Elementary through High School in the Paragould area for 10 years. She retired from Riverview Gardens High School in 1979 after 23 years of service. She was the 2nd of 4 generations of teachers, a career spanning 33 years. She loved to travel and through the National Council of Teachers of English, she furthered her education at Cambridge University in London.
SERVICES: The family will receive friends and neighbors on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 from 3-7pm at KRIEGSHAUSER WEST MORTUARY 9450 Olive Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63132.