Obituary of Mattie Lynette Donahoe of Richland Parish Louisiana
as published in the Richland Beacon News, August 23,2001
Submitted by for the USGenWeb Archives by Dot Golliher, 09/06/2004



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Mattie Lynette Donahoe

Funeral services for Mattie Lynette Johnson Donahoe,
73, of Delhi, LA., were held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, 
August 22, 2001 at the Warden Baptist Church with the 
Revs. C.S. Casio and Everett Geis officiating. Burial
followed in the Newton Cemetery, under the direction 
of Cox Funeral Homes of Delhi.

Mrs. Donahoe died August 20, 2001 at the Glenwood
Regional Medical Center in West Monroe.  She was born
February 1. 1928 in Waverly to Joseph Thomas Copes and
Jewel Merle Travis Copes, both of whom preceded her in 
death. She was also preceded in death by her husband, 
Buddy Donahoe, and a brother, Tolbert Copes.

Survivors include her son, Eullis H. Johnson Jr., of 
Rocky Branch, LA.; her daughters, Elizabeth Tate
of Vicksburg, MS., Virginia Dale Johnson of Delhi, LA.
and Gloria Jean Kappler of Vicksburg, MS.; her brothers,
Otis Copes, Thomas E. Copes and Greenlee Copes, all of
Delhi, LA.; eight grandchildren and seven great grand-
children.

Serving as pallbearers were John W. Kappler, Frank W. 
Kappler Jr., Chuck Kappler, Jr., Trey Johnson, 
Kerrigan McCready and Stephen Tate.