> > I have multiple William Copeland's in my line, several of which I do not > have a death date. I don't have an Irene who is married to any of them. Does > anyone know who the parents of this particular William R Copeland are? Thanks, Laura Burress > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 19 Apr 2009 18:50:24 -0500 > From: "Mary E. Stigler" <mestigler@sbcglobal.net> > Subject: [MOMARIES] Obit., 1971 - Copeland, Pendleton, Woody, Adkins > To: <moosage@rootsweb.com> > Cc: momaries@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <04CC28CA91944E628F2A1675B1C9A6AD@default> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Obit., 1971 - mid-Missouri newspaper: > "Mrs. Irene R. Copeland, 83, of Dixon, formerly of Meta, died Tuesday, > Sept. 14, 1971, at the Charles E. Still Hospital in Jefferson City. Mrs. > Copeland was born march 25, 1888 in Maries County near Meta and Van Cleve, > the daughter of John R. and Fannie (Woody) Pendleton. She was married on > April 26, 1906 to Layman Adkins who died on July 4, 1939. Mrs. Copeland, > in June of 1932, was married to William R. Copeland, who preceded her in > death on Aug. 25, 1956. She lived in Maries County all of her life until > 1954 when she moved to Dixon in Pulaski County. Mrs. Copeland had been a > member of the Camp Ground Christian Church since the age 15. > Also preceding her in death were three sons and three daughters. > Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Viola Burd of Meta; Mrs. Opal Rowden > of Lonedell; and Mrs. Ruby Davis of Dixon; 15 grandchildren, 22 > great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. > Funeral services were held today (Thursday) at the Iberia Nazarene > Church with the Rev. Gary Gulley and the Rev. Menzo Sooter officiating. > Interment was in the Pendleton Cemetery near meta under the direction of > the Stevinson Funeral Home of Iberia. > Pallbearers were Don Burd, Myrl Adkins, Elmer Spillars, Boyd Rowden, > Gene Martin and Lonnie Rowden. Honorary pallbearers were Harold Rowden, > Frank Barnett, Gary elder, Willis Bassett, Kevin Rowden and Randy Rowden." >