Richard L. "Dick" Copas, age 80, of Wellston, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center ER in Jackson, Ohio. He was born October 8, 1932 in Wellston, Ohio, son of the late Edward E. Copas and Daisy Mundy Copas Sutton.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during the Korean War. He was retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation, working out of the Sidney office for over 30 years. He attended the Hope United Methodist Church in Wellston and was a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W. and was an avid amateur radio operator known as K8RLC.
He is survived by
his wife, Marilyn Starcher Brady-Copas;
children, Michael (Becky) Copas of Miller City, OH, Kimberly (Alan) Kerber of Cullman, AL and Kathy (Bruce) Stotler of Quincy, OH;
step-daughter, Brenda (Jr.) Price of Wellston; half-brother, Martin Sutton of Denver, CO;
8 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren, 2 step-great grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by
his first wife, Phyllis Stryker Copas;
step-father, Martin Sutton;
step-son, Jeff Brady;
brothers, Walter, James, Charles and Robert Copas;
sisters, Mary Rice and Myrtle Queen;
step-sisters, Ada Marie Strickland and Virginia Strickland.
Burial of cremains in the Fairview Cemetery in Quincy, OH.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during the Korean War. He was retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation, working out of the Sidney office for over 30 years. He attended the Hope United Methodist Church in Wellston and was a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W. and was an avid amateur radio operator known as K8RLC.
He is survived by
his wife, Marilyn Starcher Brady-Copas;
children, Michael (Becky) Copas of Miller City, OH, Kimberly (Alan) Kerber of Cullman, AL and Kathy (Bruce) Stotler of Quincy, OH;
step-daughter, Brenda (Jr.) Price of Wellston; half-brother, Martin Sutton of Denver, CO;
8 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren, 2 step-great grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by
his first wife, Phyllis Stryker Copas;
step-father, Martin Sutton;
step-son, Jeff Brady;
brothers, Walter, James, Charles and Robert Copas;
sisters, Mary Rice and Myrtle Queen;
step-sisters, Ada Marie Strickland and Virginia Strickland.
Burial of cremains in the Fairview Cemetery in Quincy, OH.
Richard L. "Dick" Copas, age 80, of Wellston, passed away unexpectedly Thursday, June 6, 2013, at the Holzer Medical Center ER in Jackson, Ohio. He was born October 8, 1932 in Wellston, Ohio, son of the late Edward E. Copas and Daisy Mundy Copas Sutton.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during the Korean War. He was retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation, working out of the Sidney office for over 30 years. He attended the Hope United Methodist Church in Wellston and was a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W. and was an avid amateur radio operator known as K8RLC.
He is survived by
his wife, Marilyn Starcher Brady-Copas;
children, Michael (Becky) Copas of Miller City, OH, Kimberly (Alan) Kerber of Cullman, AL and Kathy (Bruce) Stotler of Quincy, OH;
step-daughter, Brenda (Jr.) Price of Wellston; half-brother, Martin Sutton of Denver, CO;
8 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren, 2 step-great grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by
his first wife, Phyllis Stryker Copas;
step-father, Martin Sutton;
step-son, Jeff Brady;
brothers, Walter, James, Charles and Robert Copas;
sisters, Mary Rice and Myrtle Queen;
step-sisters, Ada Marie Strickland and Virginia Strickland.
Burial of cremains in the Fairview Cemetery in Quincy, OH.
He was a veteran of the United States Navy, having served during the Korean War. He was retired from the Ohio Department of Transportation, working out of the Sidney office for over 30 years. He attended the Hope United Methodist Church in Wellston and was a member of the American Legion, the V.F.W. and was an avid amateur radio operator known as K8RLC.
He is survived by
his wife, Marilyn Starcher Brady-Copas;
children, Michael (Becky) Copas of Miller City, OH, Kimberly (Alan) Kerber of Cullman, AL and Kathy (Bruce) Stotler of Quincy, OH;
step-daughter, Brenda (Jr.) Price of Wellston; half-brother, Martin Sutton of Denver, CO;
8 grandchildren, 14 great grandchildren, 2 step grandchildren, 2 step-great grandchildren;
several nieces and nephews.
He was also preceded in death by
his first wife, Phyllis Stryker Copas;
step-father, Martin Sutton;
step-son, Jeff Brady;
brothers, Walter, James, Charles and Robert Copas;
sisters, Mary Rice and Myrtle Queen;
step-sisters, Ada Marie Strickland and Virginia Strickland.
Burial of cremains in the Fairview Cemetery in Quincy, OH.
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