Francis Leon “Leon” COPELAND^[1]

1933 - 2014  (81 years)

• Name	Francis Leon “Leon” COPELAND  [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	1933	Lee County, South Carolina
  Gender	Male
  HIST	of Sumter, South Carolina 2313 Ginko Drive of Columbia, South Carolina FRANCIS L. COPELAND Posted: Tuesday, December 2, 2014 6:00 am Francis Leon Copeland, age 81, beloved husband of 36 years to Virginia Sylvia Melgosa Copeland, died on Nov. 30, 2014, at Providence Hospital. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Jiles P. and Frances Prescott Copeland. Mr. Copeland joined the United States Navy shortly after high school. After serving his country, he began working for Dupont, where he worked and retired after 40 years. After retirement, he and his wife Virginia purchased an RV and traveled the country for three years. After their travels, Mr. Copeland went to work with H&R Block as a tax preparer for 15 years. He also owned and operated a mobile home rental business. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend. He will be missed by all who knew him. Surviving in addition to his wife are four sons, Russell Copeland of Charleston, Phillip Copeland and his wife, Rhonda, of Charleston, David W. Cotton and his wife, Jo Ann, of New Mexico and Gerald A. Cotton of North Carolina; four daughters, Deborah Copeland Wald of Isle of Palms, Karen Copeland Vazquez and her husband, Tony, of Blythewood, Karen J. Cassey of Colorado and Cheryl Cox of Virginia; three sisters, Myrna Tarasjewich and her husband, Edward, Gwen Copeland and Sara Copeland and her husband, Roy; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Copeland was preceded in death by two brothers, Langford Copeland and Marion Copeland; and two sisters, Mary Darr and Myrtle G. Copeland. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with military honors. Pallbearers will be Phil Copeland, Phillip F. Copeland, Sam Copeland, Gerald Cotton, Christopher Cox, Steven Cox and Matthew Vazquez. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the family's guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. Proposed Change: Francis Leon “Leon” COPELAND (I174408) Tree: Singleton and Related Families Link: http://singletonfamily.org//getperson.php?personID=I174408&tree=1 Description: Francis Leon Copeland's OBIT in "THE ITEM" was NOT ACCURATE for family members. "Leon" was PREVIOUSLY MARRIED-to Betty Roseborough--whom was the MOTHER of his children. Deborah Wald (daughter), Russel (Rusty) Copeland, Phillip Leon Copeland, and Karen Elizabeth Copeland Vazquez. Other NAMED CHILDREN were Francis Leon Copeland's STEP CHILDREN-by SECOND WIFE--VIRGINIA COPELAND from her PRIOR MARRIAGE. Also, the FAMILY MEMBERS--siblings-are survived by Myrna Copeland Taraskewich, Gloria Gwendolyn Copeland, and Sara Copeland Key. Deceased siblings were as follows: Lonnie Marion Copeland, Rev. Samuel Lankford Copeland, Jiles P. Copeland Jr. (killed in combat), Talmadge Copeland, (ALL HALF-BROTHERS) and (HALF-SISTERS) deceased Mary Eleanor Darr, Myrtle Gertrude Copeland, plus full sister-Floride Adella Copeland-deceased. For FUTURE GENERATIONS--PLEASE CORRECT YOUR RECORDS. Thank you. Sara Copeland Key sckey@epbfi.com Proposed Change: Francis Leon COPELAND (I174408) Tree: Singleton and Related Families Link: http://singletonfamily.org//getperson.php?personID=I174408&tree=1 Description: YOU MAY WANT TO DO A "CORRECTION" on the OBITUARY OF FRANCIS LEON COPELAND-- Go to the BULLOCK FUNERAL HOME OBITUARY--as it is NEARER being CORRECT. Francis Leon Copeland--CHILDREN-by FIRST WIFE was Phillip Leon Copeland and Karen Elizabeth Copeland Vazquez--plus he adopted first wife's two children by prior marriage-DEBORAH COPELAND WALD AND RUSSELL COPELAND. OTHER CHILDREN LISTED are the CHILDREN OF HIS SECOND WIFE VIRGINIA MAZOLA COPELAND BY HER "FIRST" HUSBAND--two are male and two are female. FRANCIS LEON COPELAND--WIDOW--VIRGINIA COPELAND-WOULD "NOT' AGREE TO "CORRECT" THE OBITUARY SHE HAD BULLOCK FUNERAL HOME PLACED--WITH HER GIVING "INCORRECT" INFORMATION. HOPE THIS WILL BE CORRECTED--FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS--that are INTERESTED IN GENEALOGY. THANK YOU. BY THE WAY--THE NEWSPAPER "THE ITEM"--SHOWED MY LAST NAME AS "COPELAND"--I AM MARRIED--AND MY LAST NAME IS "KEY" AND SO IS MY HUSBAND--ROY L. KEY. Sara Copeland Key sckey@epbfi.com Comments: Francis Leon Copeland---DATE OF BURIAL-was DECEMBER 04, 2014 PLEASE CORRECT YOUR RECORD--as F. LEON COPELAND DIED ON NOVEMBER 30, 2014 and was BURIED on DECEMBER 04, 2014 Sara Copeland Key sckey@epbfi.com  [2, 3, 5, 6, 7]
  MILI	He joined the United States Navy shortly after high school.  [5]
  _UID	F57536F0BCD04AE1AF9A5AA20839DFA652FF
  Death	30 Nov 2014	Providence Hospital, Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina
  Burial	4 Dec 2014	Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [5]
  	Bullock Funeral Home, Sumter, South Carolina
  Person ID	I174408	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2016

  
  

  Father	Jiles Philip COPELAND,   b. 10 Jan 1894, Lee County, South Carolina d. 19 Aug 1967, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Frances PRESCOTT,   b. 7 Mar 1908, Lee County, South Carolina d. 18 Apr 1979, Tuomey Hospital, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 71 years)
  _UID	C14973B139F949749B97FCB5B9721479B830
  _UID	C14973B139F949749B97FCB5B9721479B830
  Family ID	F49340	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Betty ROSEBOROUGH
  _UID	BBE020F2590F4694AF7869B9B7789D0A0EF6
  _UID	BBE020F2590F4694AF7869B9B7789D0A0EF6
  Children	1. Phillip Leon COPELAND   2. Karen Elizabeth COPELAND
  Family ID	F201407	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jun 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Virginia Sylvia “Ginny” MELGOSA
  _UID	5B03E321A02E46AA98198AE105812CCAB8ED
  _UID	5B03E321A02E46AA98198AE105812CCAB8ED
  Family ID	F118664	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2014

  
  

• Sources

  [S24088] Myrna C. Taraskewich. [S6502] . [S12585] Rev. Samuel L. Copeland. [S21331] Myrtle G. Copeland. [S21855] Francis L. Copeland. [S22310] Sara Copeland Key . [S22686] Sara Copeland Key , Proposed Change: Francis Leon copeland.