Coach Joseph S. Popp, Jr.

Coach Popp was born on September 9, 1929 and passed away on Thursday, July 19, 2012.

Coach Popp was a resident of Mooresville, North Carolina at the time of his passing.

He is survived by his wife Peggy.

A celebration of Coach Popp's life is being planned for Monday and Tuesday, July 23rd and 24th in Mooresville, NC. Visitation will be held from 4-7pm on Monday, July 23 at Cavin-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory, 494 East Plaza Drive, Mooresville. The funeral service will be held at 11:00am on Tuesday, July 24, at Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church, 659 Carpenter Avenue, Mooresville. A processional in his honor will begin in downtown Mooresville at 12:45pm on Tuesday and will proceed down Main Street and then to the Coach Joe Popp Stadium at Mooresville Senior High School.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Mooresville School Athletics-Coach Joe Popp Stadium. Donations can be addressed to MGSD-Coach Joe Popp Stadium Fund and sent to 305 N. Main Street, Mooresville, NC 28115; or to the Coach Joe Popp Athletic Scholarship at Catawba College. Donations can be made addressed to The Joe Popp Athletic Endowed Scholarship Fund, Catawba College, 2300 West Innes Street, Salisbury, NC 28144.