Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Copeland, John R., 1937 

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JOHN R. COPELAND DIES EARLY TODAY 

Prominent Farmer of Box Elder Section To Be Buried Sunday 

  John R. Copeland, aged 79, a prominent farmer of Nansemond county, died at 
his home near Box Elder this morning at 5:25 o'clock, after an illness of 
several weeks. 

  He is survived by one brother, James H. Copeland, of Franklin and several 
nieces and nephews, among them, Miss Alice Rawles with whom he made his home. 

  The body was taken to the I. Hill and Company funeral home where it will 
remain until 2:15 o'clock Sunday afternoon, when the funeral procession will 
leave for Liberty Spring church, where funeral services will be held at 3 
o'clock, conducted by Dr. I.W. Johnson assisted by Dr. N.G. Newman. 

  Mr. Copeland was an active member and a deacon in the Liberty Spring 
Christian church.  Interment will be in the church cemetery. 


John Robert COPELAND, farmer, 
b. 5 Jan 1858, Suffolk, d. 13 Mar 1937, at home, near Box Elder, 
interred in Liberty Spring Christian Church Cemetery*, 14 Mar 1937, 
"Suffolk News-Herald," Vol. 14, No. 300, Sat., Mar. 13, 1937, p. 4 

*Additional information: 

Liberty Spring list, an extension of the 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/liberty.txt 

His in-laws, William & Mary Elizabeth (HAMILTON) RAWLES, 
   are also buried there. 

His D.Cert. - added by KMiltier - & a photo of his gravestone - added by 
   Jake Dog - are posted with Find a Grave Memorial #65325372. 

D.Cert. 7800 (Holy Neck #2) gives son of James & Mary (BYRD) COPELAND. 

His parents & paternal grandparents are buried in a 
   COPELAND family cemetery on Box Elder Rd. 
   Nansemond Co. Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 2 (NV-II-18), 
   another extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/nanvol2.txt 


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