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Ethel B. Copen, 82 of Chestnut Run, Wirt County, died April 6, 2001,
at
Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital of Parkersburg.
Mrs. Copen was born July 18, 1925 in Calhoun County, a daughter of the
late
Walter L. Smith and Mary Smith Rupert. She was a life-long homemaker
and a
faithful member of the Calvary Apostolic Tabernacle and a member of
the Wirt
County Senior Citizens.
She is survived by 2 sons, Roy Hayes Copen and Lloyd Copen both of
Elizabeth,
WV; 4 daughters, Mary Enoch of Elizabeth, Betty Winans of Newark, WV,
Gladys
Fordyce of of Mineral Wells, WV, and Peggy Hendrickson of Fairbanks,
Alaska; 2
brothers, Basil Smith of Stillwater, Ohio, and Dale Smith of Dotha,
Alabama; 2
sisters, Eula Reynolds of of New Philadelphia, Ohio, and Rita Smith of
Stillwater; 19
grandchildren and several great-grandchildren, great-great
grandchildren, nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Burton Copen in
1995; a
son, Robert Copen; 2 daughters Mabel and Carolyn Copen; a sister,
Ester
Cunningham; 6 brothers, Homer, Okey, Oaoatha, Denver, Walter and Hays
Smith; 2
half brothers, Lovell and Ernest Smith; 2 half sisters, Gladys Cain
and Ruth Perkins;
5 grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
Funeral services will be held Monday at Owl Hill United Methodist
Church, Chestnut
Run, Wirt County. Rev. Tim Hopkins will officiate. Burial will follow
in the Owl Hill
Cemetery. Friends may call from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Sunday at the Busch
Funeral
Home of Elizabeth and one hour prior to the service at the church on
Monday.
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