Robert L Copeland

1936 - 2003  (67 years)

• Name	Robert L Copeland
  Born	13 Mar 1936	Fyffe, DeKalb County, Alabama
  Gender	Male
  Died	6 May 2003	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I2960	Rossville
  Last Modified	17 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Millard A Copeland,   d. 23 Oct 1992, Fyffe, DeKalb County, Alabama
  Mother	Buna Stephenson Copeland
  Family ID	F1376	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Josephine Ann Martinek Copeland,   b. 15 Jul 1936, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 19 Apr 2005, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 68 years)
  Married	30 Aug 1958	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	+ 1. Sheila Jo Copeland Floersch Towers   2. Patricia Diane Copeland Heim + 3. Anna Copeland Lane + 4. Barb Copeland Newsham   5. Vicki Jo Copeland Martinson,   b. 28 Jan 1966   6. Steve Copeland
  Documents		Marriage- Martinek, Josephine-Copeland, Robert [Caption: Mrs. Robert Copeland] Martinek-Copeland Nuptial Mass Celebrated In St. Stanislaus church, Rossville, the Rev. A.H. Schultz, SJ, celebrated the nuptial mass for Josephine Ann Martinek and Robert L. Copeland of Fort Payne, Ala., August 30 at 8 a.m. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry R. Martinek, Rossville. Mrs. Joe Ronsee, organist, played the wedding music and the accompaniments for the singers, Mrs. Peggy Verschelden and Mrs. Barton Neubaur. The bride, given in marriage by her father, wore a wedding dress of chantilly lace and tulle, ballerina length. The fitted bodice of lace was fashioned with an illusion yoke and Queen Anne collar of lace. The long, lace sleeves, tapered to points over the hands. A deep lace peplum accented the full tulle skirt. Her two-tier wedding veil feel from a crown of pearlized orange blossoms. She carried a lace-covered prayer book with a glamelia corsage. Mrs. Larry Schumacker was matron of honor for her sister. Bridesmaids were Darlene Ann Davis and Barbara Ann Dechand. Their dresses of chiffon taffeta were designed with fitted bodices, scoop necklines, short cap sleeves and side panels of shirring forming deep pouffs on the skirts. The matron of honor wore scarlet, the bridesmaids, emerald green. They wore matching velvet calots with wide tulle brims and carried white carnations with streamers matching their dresses. Larry Schumaker of St. Marys was best man. Vincent Martinek, brother of the bride, and Jack Homan, were groomsmen. Ushers were Gerald Perry and Edward Humston. A breakfast followed the ceremony. Later there was a reception in the Rossville Community Center. Assisting were Mrs. Ted Dolezilek, Mrs. Dee Young, Mrs. Edward Rafferty, Mrs. DeVere Miller, Mrs. Clarence Smith, Mrs. Robert Whitley and Mrs. Paul Wilson. The bride, a graduate of Rossville Rural High School, is employed in the accounting department of the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company in Topeka. Mr. Copeland, graduate of Fyffe, Ala., High School, is employed by the Irby Construction Company in St. Marys. His parents are Mr. and Mrs. Millard Copeland of Fort Payne, Ala. The couple is at home in Rossville. [From 1958]
  		Anniversary- Copeland, Bob and Jo In Memory Bob and Jo Copeland We love and remember you on the day that would have been your 50th wedding anniversary, August 30, 2008. Love, your children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2017 08:09:45
  Family ID	F659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 13 Mar 1936 - Fyffe, DeKalb County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Obituary- Copeland, Robert Robert Copeland ROSSVILLE — Robert “Bob” L. Copeland, 67, Rossville, died Tuesday, May 6,2003, at a Rossville nursing home. Mr. Copeland had worked tor Irby Construction in Alabama from 1954-58. He worked for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. from 1958 until he retired June 1, 1997. He was born March 13, 1936, in Fyffe, Ala., the son of Millard and Buna Stephenson Copeland. Mr. Copeland had lived in Rossville since 1958. He grew up in Fyffe, where he graduated from Fyffe High School in 1954. He was a member of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville, the United Steelworkers of America AFL-CIO Local Union No 307 and the Rossville Booster Club. He married Jo Martinek on Aug. 30,1958. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Steven Copeland, Sedgwick; five daughters, Anna Lane, Wamego, Sheila Copeland, Barb Newsham, Vickie Martinson and Trish Heim, all of Rossville; his mother, Buna Copeland, Fyffe, Ala.; three sisters, Doris Poe, Trenton, Ga., Peggy Windor, Huntsville, Ala., and Martha Griffin, Columbus, Ga.; 13 grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Rossville. Burial will be in the Rossville Cemetery. He will lie in state after 2 p.m. Friday at Piper-Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. A rosary will be recited at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the church building fund or the Rossville High School football program and sent in care of the funeral home.