Nathan Gene "Porter" Copeland, Jr. Obituary (1970

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Nathan Gene "Porter" Copeland, Jr. Mr. Nathan Gene "Porter" Copeland, Jr., age 50, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on January 21, 1970 in Madison, Indiana. He was the loving son of Nathan Gene, Sr. and Jennie Stewart Copeland. He resided all of his life in Jefferson County and was a member of the Ryker's Ridge Baptist Church. He graduated in 1988 from Madison Consolidated High School. He was employed with Century Tubes for 11 years in supervision. On March 3, 2001, Gene was united in marriage to Bridgett Horton in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. He worked also at Clifty Tire for five years as the office manager and had been serving as the animal control officer for the City of Madison since 2013. Porter, as he was called by family and friends, enjoyed hunting, fishing and socializing with family and friends around his bar. He had a crazy sense of humor and loved to give people a hard time. Porter and his brother Brent enjoyed their business together, "Butts-N-Racks BBQ". They had participated and competed in many festivals and competitions and were proud to have won first place for their ribs at the Jim Beam Barbecue Classic. Porter had fought a 10-year battle with cancer and on Nov. 4 (2020) began a new battle with two more cancers. Porter died on Sunday, November 29, 2020, at 1:04 p.m. at the Baptist Health-Floyd in New Albany, Indiana with his loving wife at his side. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute A LOVING FAMILY Gene will be missed by his loving wife of 19 years, Bridgett Horton Copeland of Madison, Indiana; his children, Shelby Jo Gabbard and her husband, Sean of Milton, Kentucky, Damon Copeland and his wife, Kenna of Madison, Indiana, Zachary Copeland of Madison, Indiana, Colton Copeland of Madison, Indiana; his grandchildren, Annalise Gabbard, Alijah Gabbard, and Liam "Chicken Butt" Copeland; his parents, Gene, Sr. and Jennie Copeland of Madison, Indiana; his brother, L. Brent Copeland of Madison, Indiana; his grandma, Jessie Stewart of Madison, Indiana; his niece, Romy Copeland; his father in law, Edward Horton of Madison, Indiana; numerous aunts, uncles. cousins, and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his mother in law, Marie Horton, and his grandparents, Alva D. and Helen June Copeland and Joseph William Stewart. VISITATION Friends may visit Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Jefferson County Animal Shelter or the FOP Lodge "Stacks of Power". Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Make An Online Memorial Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Nathan Gene "Porter" Copeland, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.