Leisa Hopson

Leisa Michelle Hopson, nee Turner, of Fairview Heights, Ill., passed away of a sudden illness on Monday, October 26, 2026 at the age of 58.

Growing up in Cushing and later Sand Springs, Okla., the oldest of five children born to Joseph and Carol, nee Escoe, Turner, Leisa loved to sing, especially with her mother at church. From her toddler years, Leisa shared her gift of music through singing and playing the piano. After high school graduation, she moved to St. Louis; there she met Johnnie Hopson; they married August 6, 1993.

In addition to her parents and husband, she is also survived by daughters Cierra Hopson and Alesia (Christopher) Dixon; grandchildren London, Berlin, Ireland, Memphis, and Steel; siblings Brian Turner, Bradley (Jennifer) Turner, Mark (Anna) Turner, and Amy (Nick) Westbrook; step-children Stacy (Lisa), Crystal, Shena, Iesha, Nicole, and Linda Hopson, and Dayern Tiemen; and many bonus grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.

View an online photo tribute, sign the guestbook or message the family at www.wfh-ofallon.com.

Family and friends may gather for a visitation from 9:30 – Noon, Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at Wolfersberger Funeral Home, 102 W. Washington St., O’Fallon, Ill.

A funeral service will begin at Noon, Tuesday, at the funeral home, with Pastor Jimmy Hopson officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Gardens of Memory, Millstadt, Ill. 

Wolfersberger Funeral Home is serving the family.