Paul Richard Copeland, Sr. Obituary (1943

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Paul Richard Copeland, Sr. Mr. Paul Richard Copeland, Sr., age 71, of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on April 21, 1943, in Canaan, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Steve and Agnes Graham Copeland. He resided all of his life in Jefferson County and attended school there. He was raised in the Holiness Tabernacle in Vevay and the Madison Nazarene Church. Richard was inducted into the United States Army on July 6, 1965 during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged on June 29, 1967. He returned to Jefferson County and was employed with Rex-Chain Belt in Madison. Richard enjoyed socializing with friends and family. Paul died on Wednesday, September 10, 2014, at 3:47 a.m. at the Hanover Health & Rehab Center in Hanover, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service A LOVING FAMILY Paul will be missed by his son, Paul Richard "Richie" Copeland, II; his daughters, Paula Copeland Dixon, Amanda Copeland, Stacey Holder; his brother, George Copeland of Madison, Indiana; his sisters, Frances Lucille Robbins, Myrtle Smith and Wanda Ayler all of Madison, Indiana; 10-grandchildren, nieces, nephews & other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Steve and Agnes Graham Copeland, his brothers, Grover Cleveland, Sr., David "Corky", Robert and Alva Copeland, his sisters, Annabell Drake and Georgia Day. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Friday, September 12, 2014, at 1:00 p.m., by Bro. George Severn at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014 at 1:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre with full military honors to follow at the Indiana Veterans Memorial Cemetery Chapel, 1415 North Gate Road in Madison, conducted by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Richard Copeland Memorial Fund. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of Paul Richard Copeland, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.