Obituary of Raymond Clayton Copeland RAYMOND CLAYTON COPELAND Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Friday, October 9, 1998 Raymond Clayton Copeland of the 29200 block of Delaware Road died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1998, in Richmond Community Hospital, Richmond. A native of Hertford County, N.C., he was a member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Como, N.C., and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Jessie Mae Copeland; two daughters, Vernice E. Rollins of Richmond and Linda C. Vinson of Dendron, Va.; a son, Ronald L. Copeland of Emporia, Va.; two sisters, Iola C. Jones of Franklin and Pattie C. Beale of Portsmouth; a brother, Horace D. Copeland of Ossing, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday in Mount Sinai Baptist Church by the Rev. Frank Lee. Burial will be in Southampton Memorial Park , Franklin. The remains will be taken from William M. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Inc. to be placed in the church for viewing at 11:30 a.m. The family will assemble at 11:45 a.m. Saturday at 29276 Delaware Road for the procession. Edition: FINAL Section: LOCAL Page: B6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ––– Narrative Summary of the Obituary ––– Raymond Clayton Copeland of the 29200 block of Delaware Road died 6 Oct 1998 in Richmond Community Hospital, Richmond. He was a native of Hertford County, N.C., a member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church, and a World War II Army veteran. A funeral was conducted at 1 p.m. 10 Oct 1998 at Mount Sinai Baptist Church by the Rev. Frank Lee. Burial followed in Southampton Memorial Park, Franklin. ––– Transcript ––– RAYMOND CLAYTON COPELAND Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Friday, October 9, 1998 Raymond Clayton Copeland of the 29200 block of Delaware Road died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 1998, in Richmond Community Hospital, Richmond. A native of Hertford County, N.C., he was a member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Como, N.C., and an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors include his wife, Jessie Mae Copeland; two daughters, Vernice E. Rollins of Richmond and Linda C. Vinson of Dendron, Va.; a son, Ronald L. Copeland of Emporia, Va.; two sisters, Iola C. Jones of Franklin and Pattie C. Beale of Portsmouth; a brother, Horace D. Copeland of Ossing, N.Y.; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. A funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Saturday [10 Oct 1998] in Mount Sinai Baptist Church by the Rev. Frank Lee. Burial will be in Southampton Memorial Park, Franklin. The remains will be taken from William M. Johnson & Sons Funeral Home Inc. to be placed in the church for viewing at 11:30 a.m. The family will assemble at 11:45 a.m. Saturday [10 Oct 1998] at 29276 Delaware Road for the procession. ––– Vital Statistics ––– |-----------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Raymond Clayton Copeland | | Age | Unknown | | Birth | Unknown; Hertford County, N.C. | | Death | 6 Oct 1998; Richmond Community Hospital, Richmond | |-----------------------------------------------------------| ––– Table of Relationships ––– |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Name | Relationship | Residence | | Raymond Clayton Copeland | Decedent | 29200 block of Delaware Road | | Jessie Mae Copeland | Wife | Not stated | | Vernice E. Rollins | Daughter | Richmond | | Linda C. Vinson | Daughter | Dendron, Va. | | Ronald L. Copeland | Son | Emporia, Va. | | Iola C. Jones | Sister | Franklin | | Pattie C. Beale | Sister | Portsmouth | | Horace D. Copeland | Brother | Ossing, N.Y. | | Six grandchildren | Grandchildren | Not stated | | One great-grandchild | Great-grandchild | Not stated | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ––– Publication Details ––– |---------------------------------| | Field | Value | | Location | Norfolk, VA | | Name | Virginian-Pilot, The | | Date | 9 Oct 1998 | | Edition | FINAL | | Section | LOCAL | | Page | B6 | |---------------------------------| ––– Other Relevant Information ––– • Native of Hertford County, N.C. • Member of Mount Sinai Baptist Church in Como, N.C. • Army veteran of World War II [Contributed by Bruce Saunders, bs4403@verizon.net] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may have contributed to the creation of this text. Please verify critical information, as AI-generated content can include errors.] [This file is https://go-stp.com/BruceObituaries/ShowText.html?Copeland, Raymond Clayton.txt]