Obituary of Bess Vice Copeland, LaSalle Parish, La.




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Submitted by Kathy LeMay Kelly, P.O. Box 219, Trout, La. 71371

Thank You to the Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal for allowing the following to
be add to the Archives.

From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal
Microfilm located at the LaSalle Parish Library in Jena.

DATE: Wednesday, November 14, 2001 
Page 17A

Bess Vise Copeland

Bess Vice Copeland, 86, of Jena, died Saturday, November 10 at 5:30 p.m. at
Rapides Medical Center.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Jena First Baptist Church where she
served as nursery worker for 37 years. She was a resident of Jena for the past
61 years.

Mrs. Copeland was the daughter of Henry A. and Frances O'Neal Vize of Taylor;
the youngest of Eleven children.
Services were held Tuesday, November 13 at 11 a.m. at the Jena First Baptist
Church with the Revs. Sammy David, Dominick DiCarlo, and John Ed Snell
officiating.

Burial followed at the Jena Cemetery under the direction of Kinner and Stevens
funeral Home of Jena.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James Garland (Bob) Copeland and a
daughter, Wanda burnham.

Survivors include a daughter,, Sara Jo David and her husband Sammy of Baton
Rouge and a son, Terry Copeland and his wife Pam of tupelo, Ms.; a sister
Bertha Prothro of Rockport, Tx.

She was also survived by eight grandchildren: Nancy Rodrique, Bruce Burnhan,
Keith Burnham, Penny Mayo, Dawn Scroggs, Danny David, Matt Copeland, and Julie
Tatum; and 11 great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Chuck Scroggs, Justin Scroggs, Keith Mayo, John Tatum, Nick
Nelson, and Phil Rodrique.

Honorary pallbearers were John Barrett, Clarence Bradford, Clarence Cockerham,
Bobby Wilson, Bruce Wilson, and Dixie Wilson.