 Chupco died April 28, 2004 in Muskogee, Oklahoma and was buried in Holdenville.An annual leadership award was named in her honor by the Oklahoma Federation of Indian Women and is granted to someone who has performed outstanding leadership on behalf of their tribe.She was also one of the interviewees for the "New York Times" Oral History Program "Listening to Indians", which was completed in 1978 and is preserved in the archives of Arizona State University.