In Alphabetical Order, by Surname
Ca Ch Cl Co Cr Cu
COATS, Homer Tipton (1864-1950)
Homer Tipton Coats, 85-year-old retired farmer, died at his home at Smartts January 6 after an illness of a week. Funeral rites were held the following day at 1 p.m. at Smartts January 6 after an illness of a week. Funeral rites were held the following day at 1 p.m. at the Smartt Memorial Presbyterian Church with Rev. Geddes Orman officiating. Burial was in Bethlehem cemetery. The deceased, native of Kirklin county, Indiana, was born November 22, 1864 and was a son of Elijah Coats and Rachel Pursefull Coats. He was married to Miss Mary Rayburn, who survives, and was a member of the Methodist Church. Besides his wife, Mr. Coats is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Eda M. Sanders, Topeka, Kans., and one son, Kenneth H. Coats. Also a sister. Arrangements were by High's.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 20 Jan 1950, p. 11.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COATES, Robert Elvin (1934-1953)
19-Year-Old Youth Dies In Smyrna Auto Crash
A 19-year-old McMinnville youth - Robert Elvin Coates - met instant death
Saturday morning when the automobile which he was driving crashed one mile north of the main gate of Sewart Air Force Base in Rutherford County. The accident occurring about 8:20 a.m. on Highway 70-S, resulted in the death of the wholesale grocery firm employee, injury to two others and heavy damage to the two automobiles involved in the collision. Injured in the accident were Raymond C. Moore, McMinnville, who was a passenger in the Coates convertible, and Jesse G. Earls, of Manchester, driver of the other car. According to reports reaching here young Coats and Moore were returning from Nashville when they were met at the crest of a hill by the Earls car, reportedly being driven on the left side of the highway. The vehicles collided and the Coates car apparently turned over while the Earls car skidded on the highway for some distance before leaving the road. The three occupants of the two vehicles were rushed to Goodall clinic at Smyrna by a Walter King Hoover ambulance where young Coates was pronounced dead and Moore and Earls were treated for injuries. Moore was released later in the day while Earls is now confined to a Nashville hospital for observation and treatment of possible chest injuries. State highway patrol officers who investigated the accident, reported a charge of possessing whisky was placed against Earls and later in the day, a warrant charging manslaughter was sworn out against the accused man by Donald Coates, brother of the fatally injured youth. Preliminary hearing on the charge has been set for June 4, it was reported. Young Coates was a native of Rutherford county, born April 29, 1934. He was a son of Kenneth Coates and Mrs. Margaret Coates Lynn and he attended elementary and high school here. For a period of two years he was employed by Hyder's Shoe Shop but for the past year he had been working at Womack Brothers, wholesale grocers. He was a member of the Church of the Nazarine and was a private first class in the local National Guard company. Survivors include his parents; two brothers, Donald and Rayburn Coates, McMinnville, and a sister Miss Juanita Coates, McMinnville. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Card of Thanks
We wish to take this means of expressing our deep and heartfelt thanks and appreciation to our dear friends, neighbors and relatives for the beautiful flowers and for the comforting words during the recent loss of our dear son and brother, Robert Coats. Also thanks to Bro. William Middleton and to Mr. High. We shall never forget your many kind deeds.
Margaret Coates Lynn
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Coates
Juanita Coates
Rayburn CoatesSouthern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thurs, 28 May 1953, p. 1.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
COLE, Eugenia Eveline Grove (1877-1952)
Crain Hill Rites For Mrs. Cole, 74
Mrs. Eugenia Eveline Cole, wife of John Cole, died at her home in Spencer
Saturday morning at 1:50 o'clock, following an illness of four months. She was 74. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the Crain Hill Church of Christ, Newton P. Gribble minister of Spencer Church of Christ , and John W. High officiated and burial was in Crain Hill cemetery. Mrs. Cole was a native of Van Buren county, born September 21, 1877. She was daughter of George Grove and Parrot Drake Grove and she was married to Mr. Cole February 4, 1894. She was a member of the Church of Christ. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Leton Cole, Mishhawauka, Ind., and Ray Cole, Logansport, Ind., two daughters, Mrs. Walter Galloway, Seymour, Ind., and Mrs. Raymond Martin Spencer; three brothers, Hiram Grove, Huntsville, Ala., Joe Grove, Spencer, and Everette Grove, Oklahoma City, Okla.; one sister, Mrs. Lou Curtis, McMinnville. Arrangements were by High Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 2 May 1952 , p. 8.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COLLIER, Ada (circa 1892-1952) (Colored)
Colored Woman Dies In Hospital
Ada Collier, about 60, died in a Davidson Southern county hospital Wednesday. She had been ill two weeks. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the Mt.Zion Baptist church. Burial was in Riverside cemetery. The deceased was a native of Warren county, the widow of Henry Collier. She was a member of the Baptist church. She is survived by one grandson, Walter Williams of New York City. Arrangements were by High’s.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Fri, Feb 1, 1952, p. 4.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio from her 4th Obituary book, 2001]
COLLINS, Eunice Truman (1907 - 1953)
Grundy Farmer Dies Sunday
Eunice Truman Collins, 45-year-old Grundy County Farmer, died at Medical Clinic Sunday morning at 6:30 o'clock. He was stricken the previous day. Funeral services were conducted in Guntersville, Ala., Tuesday and burial took place there. Mr. Collins, born at Guntersville, September 23, 1907, was a son of William J. and Cora Bright Collins and he was married in September 1923 to Miss Girlie Simms. She survives. He resided near Altamont. He was a member of the Baptist Church. In addition to his wife, Mr. Collins is survived by six sons and three daughters. Also two brothers and three sisters. Local arrangements were by High's.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Thursday January 22, 1953
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
CONNELL, Sally Cummings (???? - 1953)
Mrs. Connell, Mother Of Mrs. McWhirter, Dies At Cummingsville
Mrs. Sally Cummings Connell, stepmother of Mrs. N.P. McWhirter of Rock Island, died unexpectedly at her home at Cummingsville, Van Buren county, Saturday, a few hours following a coronary thrombosis attack. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at Cummingsville Methodist Church with Rev. W.D. Owen officiating. Burial was in the church cemetery. A native of Van Buren county, Mrs. Connell resided in the community all of her life, except for short periods spent in Mississippi and Alabama. She was a daughter of Joe and Virginia Cummings Denny and was a devoted member of the Methodist Church and was active in community and club affairs. At one time, Mrs. Connell served as Grand Worthy Maton of the Order of the Eastern Star in Mississippi. Her husband preceded her in death seventeen years ago. Besides Mrs. McWhirter, she is survived by a son, Joe Frank Connell, Oak Ridge, with whom she made her home; a brother, Mal Cummings, and two grandsons.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Thursday, Oct. 22, 1953, p. 6.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000.]
COOK, Oliver M. (circa 1911-1984)
Retired Merchant Oliver Cook Dies
Oliver Mayhew Cook II, 73, died of a lingering illness in River Park Hospital at 8:45 p.m. Wednesday. The retired merchant was for a number of years owner and operator of Cook's Department Store here. An elder of Westwood Church of Christ, he was past president of the McMinnvie Exchange Club, a major civic leader here and served for years on the city's Zoning Board. A native of Iowa and son of the late Oliver M. and Pearl Black Cook, he was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Agnes Cook. Survivors include a son and daughter, Oliver M. Cook III of McMinville, Mrs. Mary Lillian Eaton of Murfreesboro and two grandchildren. The body will be in state at the parlorsof McMinnvilleFuneral home, the funeral home in charge, from 10 a.m. Friday until time for the 2 p.m.services in the funeral home chapel. James Vandiver will officiate and interment will be in Bethlehem Cemetery in Wilson County.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Fri, 14 Sep 1984.[Contributor: L.J. Hunter, 2002]
COOLEY, James Franklin (1883-1950)
James Franklin Cooley, 66, mine worker, died in a White county hospital Tuesday evening at 7 o'clock after an illness of a week. Funeral services were held Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Shockley Church of Christ. Burial was in the Shockley cemetery. Native of White county, Mr. Cooley was born Dec. 15, 1883. His parents were Thomas Jefferson Cooley and Josie Louvina Cooley. He was married to Mrs. Myrtle Louis Driver, who survives, and was a member of the Church of Christ. He is also survived, in addition to his wife, by two sons, T.J. Cooley and Jimmy Rufus Cooley, Spencer; one daughter, Miss Josie Louvina Cooley, Spencer; one step-son, Bobby Cope, and three step-daughters, Mrs. Parker Shockley, Evelyn Grace Cope and Billy Marie Cope, all of Spencer. Also one brother, Will Cooley, West Virginia, and four sisters, Mrs. Fred Judkins, West Virginia, Miss Cora Belle Cooley and Mrs. Lizzie Meadows, Bon Air, and Mrs. Harvey Wright, Doyle. High's were in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. Sept 29, 1950.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COOPER, James Thomas (1891 - 1953)
Morrison Farmer Dies of Attack
James Thomas Cooper, well known 10th district farmer, died unexpectedly at his home in Old Well community Saturday morning at 7:30 o'clock. He suffered a heart attack only a few minutes prior to his death. Mr. Cooper was 62. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Morrison Methodist church. Rev. A.C. Starke, the minister and Rev. W. L. Brown, Baptist pastor, officiated and burial was in Morrison cemetery. Mr. Cooper, native of Warren county, was born January 3, 1891. He was a son of Henderson Cooper and Jane Anderson Cooper and he was married in October 1917 to Miss Wilda Truett. She survives. Mr. Cooper was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Methodist Church. Besides his wife he is survived by two sons, Thomas A. Cooper, Huntsville, Ala., and J.W. Cooper, McMinnville; one brother I. W. Cooper, Morrison; two sisters, Mrs. Vergie Simms, Morrison, and Mrs. Myrtle Lockwood, Paragould, Ark. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday, Aug. 20, 1953, p. 9.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000.]
COPE, Abner L. (circa 1871-1949)
Heart Ailment Claims Life of A. L. Cope, 78
Abner L. (Ab) Cope, 78, retired merchant and salesman, died at a local hospital Tuesday evening at 11 o'clock after an illness of several weeks. His death was attributed to a heart ailment. Funeral services were conducted Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Rev. William Moss and Rev. R.C. Reid, Methodist pastors, officiated, and burial was in the Mt. Zion cemetery. Mr. Cope was a Warren county native and had operated a store, later devoting his time to salesman's duties. He had been retired for several years. A member of the Methodist Church, the deceased was affiliated with the Odd Fellows Lodge at Hillsboro, Coffee county. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Zora Bell Cope; one son, Frank Cope of Washington, D.C.; two daughters, Mrs. E. Clyde Green of Chattanooga, and Mrs. Smith Byars of McMinnville; two sisters, Mrs. J.V. Bouldin and Mrs. Will Cunningham, both of McMinnville, several nieces and nephews and grandchildren. Also one great-grandchild. Arrangements were by Bond Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. February 18, 1949.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, Claude (1877-1953)
Claude Cope, 76, Rural Merchant, Dies Of Illness
Claude Cope, 76-year-old retired merchant of the Jessie community, died at his home Saturday morning at 6:15 o’clock, following an extended illness. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock at Concord Baptist Church. Rev. J. Ed Christopher, of Athens, Ala., officiated and burial was in Mt.View cemetery. A native of Cannon county, Mr. Cope was born January 8, 1877. He was a son of Jasper Cope and Sarah Rogers Cope and he was married to Miss Nora Belle Williams December 22, 1897. She survives. For almost forty years, Mr. Cope had been engaged in the general merchandise business in Jessie community. With the late J. Frank Williams he purchased the general store operated by his father-in-law, the late Sol Williams in 1914, and the partnership continued until 1923 when Mr. Cope acquired the business. He continued to operate it until ill health forced his retirement. For the past several years, his daughter, Miss Eva Pearl Cope, has been associated with her father in the operation of the store. The store was destroyed by fire several months ago. Mr. Cope was a member of the Baptist Church. In addition to his wife and daughter, he is survived by two sons, Dr. C. H. Cope, McMinnville Chiropractor, and Dr. Sol F. Cope Corpus Christi, Texas. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday, Sept. 17, 1953, p. 1.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000.]
COPE, Emma Ruth Lawson (1926-1948)
Mrs. Emma Ruth Cope, 22, died suddenly at Spencer Sunday evening at 5 o'clock. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Shockley cemetery in Van Buren county with John W. High officiating. Mrs. Cope, the daughter of Sam Lawson and Ethel Cole Lawson, was born in White county, June 6, 1926. She was married to Donald Keith Cope, who survives. Besides her husband, she is survived by two sons, Larry Keith Cope and Terry Cope, and one daughter, Joy Carol Cope, all of Spencer; three brothers, Carl Lawson of Campaign, Marshall Lawson of Brockdale, Tenn., and Bill Lawson of Cleveland, Ohio. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. July. 2, 1948.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, Fannie Douglas (1869-1950)
Mrs. Fannie Cope Dies Saturday
Mrs. Fannie Douglas Cope, widow of Perry Cope, died at a local sanitarium
Saturday morning at 2:25 o'clock following a brief illness. She was 81 years of age. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock at the New Union Church with J.B. Patton, of Cookeville, officiating. Burial was in the Union cemetery. Mrs. Cope, native of White county, was born June 28, 1869. Her parents were Harmon Lee Jones and Lucy White Jones and she was married to Mr. Cope in January 1888. She was a member of the Baptist church. Survivors are five sons, Esten Cope, Rock Island; Norman Cope, Upton, Ky., Orville Cope, Atlanta, Ga., Gentry Cope, Rock Island, Lively Cope, Morgantown, N.C.; one daughter, Mrs. Effie Vaughn, McMinnville; two sisters, Mrs. J.A. Roberts, McMinnville, and Mrs. A. Cope, Belk, Dekalb county. Also two brothers, John and Wayman Jones, both of Sparta. Arrangements were by High Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. Dec. 22, 1950.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, Flora Etta Glenn (1886-1952)
Rites Sunday For Mrs. Flora Cope
Mrs. Flora Etta Cope, native of Warren county, died at her home near Chattanooga Saturday morning at 7 o'clock, following an extended illness. She was 66. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Bluff Springs Church of Christ. John W. High officiated and burial was in Bluff Springs cemetery. Born in Warren county June 24, 1886, Mrs. Cope was a daughter of Isaac Glenn and Elizabeth Keener Glenn and she was married to Warren Cope on December 25, 1910. For a number of years the family resided in the north part of the county, removing several years ago to Hamilton county. She was a member of the Church of Christ. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons, Alvin, Alton and Edward Cope, all of Chattanooga. Also one sister, Mrs. Jim Greene, Gadsden, Ala.Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. Nov. 20, 1952, p. 8.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, Gaines Edward (circa 1928 - 2000)
Gaines Edward Cope, 72
Warren County native and Battle Creek, Mich. resident Gaines Edward Cope, 72, died May 18 at Battle Creek Health System after a two-week illness. A 40-year employee with Grand Trunk Western Railroad where he retired as a brakeman, and a former elder and deacon with 20th Street Church of God where he was a member, he was the son of Venus Edward and Anna Mary Cope and was preceded in death by his brother, Fred Cope. He is survived by his wife Eleanor Mae West; three daughters Patricia A. Parrott of Battle Creek; Brenda S. Leeser of Grand Rapids; and Debra K. Vargas of East Leroy; son Michael L. Cope of Battle Creek; sisters Peggy Reed of Battle Creek and Lillian Minchey of Austin, Tex; brother Frank Cope of Manchester, Tenn. and his father-in-law Morgan West; and 12 grandchildren. Visitation is today from 2-4 p.m. at Farley-Estes & Dowdie in Battle Creek and Monday from 6-8 p.m. Services are Tuesday at Farley-Estes & Dowdie beginning at 1 p.m. Duane Stuart is officiating. Burial will follow at Floral Lawn Memorial Gardens. Farley-Estes & Dowdie is in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. May 21, 2000
[Contributor: Ladye Jane Hunter, 2000]
COPE, Rev. George H. (circa 1887-1954)
Minister's Rites Held In Cannon
Funeral services for Rev. George H. Cope, 67, pastor of Dycus Methodist Church in Smith county, were held Saturday at Short Mountain Methodist Church in Cannon county. Rev. Chester A. Stephens and Rev. S.D. Organ officiated and burial was in Gunter cemetery. Rev. Cope, a Methodist minister since 1929, died at his home in Campville community of Smith county Friday of a heart attack. He was a native of Cannon county and had served Methodist circuits of Standing Rock, Lutts, Waynesboro and Baxter during his 25 years in the ministry. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Augie Cope; three sons, Malcolm and Austin Cope, McMinnville, and Nolan Cope, Detroit, Mich.; four daughters, Mrs. Eula Jones, Mrs. Florence Hooper, and Mrs. Pauline Redmon, McMinnville, and Mrs. Rosie Bratcher, Smithville; four sisters, Mrs. Harry Daniel, Daylight, Mrs. Callie Davis, McMinnville, Mrs. Maggie Brady, Dibrell and Mrs. Hervey Lassiter, Smithville.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, July 8, 1954, p. 22.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, John Coleman (1871-1953)
John C. Cope, 82, Dies Of Illness
John Coleman Cope, 82-year-old retired Van Buren county farmer, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Bill Delong, in the fourth district in Van Buren County Monday morning at 8:25 o'clock. He had been ill five days. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Crain Hill Church of Christ. John W. High officiated and burial was in Crain Hill cemetery. A native of White county, Mr. Cope was born May 26, 1870. He was a son of William Cope and Manerva Martin Cope and he was married to Miss Mary Roberts. She died July 26, 1933 to Mrs. Cinda Banker and she died in 1946. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Delong and Mrs. E. L. Brock, Spencer; two sons, M.L. Cope and Odie Cope, Spencer; three brothers, Rufus Cope, Springfield, Mo., Will Cope, Haveland, Kansas, and Bluford Cope, Arizona. Also one sister, Mrs. Beckie Clark , Des Moines, Iowa. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thur, 21 May 1953, p. 11.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2000]
COPE, John Rayburn (1919 - 1953)
Warren Native Killed In Kentucky Accident
A 33-year-old Detroit, Mich., automobile worker, native of Warren county, was instantly killed Saturday morning at 1 o’clock when he was driving left the road and overturned near Monticello, Ky. Fatally injured in the accident was John Rayburn Cope, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Cope of the 16th district. According to reports from the scene of the accident, Mr. Cope apparently went to sleep at the wheel of his automobile as he was enroute to McMinnville for the annual Cope reunion held Sunday. The accident occurred 10 miles west of Monticello, near Albany, Ky. Mr. Cope’s car left the road and struck an embankment, causing it to overturn and the body was pinned beneath the wreckage. A Monticello funeral home ambulance rushed the man to a hospital where he was pronounced dead on arrival. The automobile was badly damaged in the crash. Mr. Cope was a native of Warren county, born October 19, 1919. He attended grade school at Bluff Springs and was engaged in farming with his father before accepting employment with the Chyrsler Corp., in Detroit four years ago. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Besides his parents, he is survived by five sisters, Mrs. Norman Turner, McMinnville; Mrs. Clarence Cole, Nashville, Mrs. James Rankhorn, Mrs. Robert Rankhorn and Miss Mary Cope, all of Smithville. Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Bluff Springs Church of Christ. John W. High officiated and burial was in Webb cemetery. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday Sept. 17, 1953, p. 1.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000.]
COPE, Lucinda (circa 1872-1947)
Mrs. Lucinda Cope, 75, wife of John C. Cope, died at 8:40 o'clock Tuesday night, Feb. 25, at her home in the seventh district of Van Buren county. Funeral and burial were Thursday following. The survivors include her husband; eight sons, by a former marriage, Dalton Banker of Lafayette, Indiana, William Banker of Brookstown, Indiana, James Banker of Chalsmes, (Chalmers?) Indiana, John Banker of Quebeck, Andrew Banker of Cleveland, Elmer Banker, Christopher Banker and Aaron Banker , all of Sparta; and three daughters, Mrs. Darrell Johnson of Valparasio, Indiana, Mrs. Walter Cole of Bone Cave, and Mrs. John Chastain of Huntsville, Alabama. Arrangements by the High Funeral company.
Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. Mar. 7, 1947.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, Marvin (circa 1923-1998)
McMinnville resident and DeKalb County native Marvin Cope, 75, died Dec. 8 at his home after an extended illness. A retired Carrier Air Conditioning employee and a member of Madison Street Baptist Church, he was the son of Gentry Gaines Cope of McMinnville and the late Vesta Parlee Cope. He is survived by his wife, Maxine Caplinger Cope; daughters and sons-in-law, Janice and Pat Hyder of McMinnville and Joanna and Ron Kuegler of McMinnville; two sisters, Juanita Walker of Huntsville, Ala., and Marguerite Close of McMinnville; two brothers, R.L. Cope of McMinnville and Larry Cope of Ohio; double first cousin, Inez Stewart of McMinnville; and grandchildren, Jonathan Hyder of Chattanooga, Joseph Hyder of McMinnville; Michelle, Melody and Holly Martin, all of McMinnville. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at McMinnville Funeral Home Chapel with Carl Smith officiating. Burial will follow at Gardens of Memory. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Thursday, 2 to 9 p.m. Friday and 11 a.m. until time of service Saturday at McMinnville Funeral Home. McMinnville Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Wed, 9 Dec 1998.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, Nora Belle Williams (1881 - 1953)
Jessie Woman Dies In Plunge
Mrs. Nora Belle Cope, well known resident of Jessie community, plunged to her death in a well at the barn of her 14th district home at 2 p.m. yesterday. She had been despondent and in a highly nervous state since the death of her husband, Claude Cope, veteran rural merchant, eight weeks ago, and she was a patient at Madison Sanitarium for two weeks following Mr. Cope’s death. She was 72. Mrs. Cope had been in McMinnville yesterday morning and visited with her son, Dr. C.H. Cope, at that time. She had returned home only a short while before the fatal plunge. McMinnville Fire Department answered a call to the scene and removed the body from the 40 ft well, with assistance from residents of the area. A native of Warren county, Mrs. Cope was born February 25, 1881. She was a daughter of the late Sol C. and Connie Cantrell Williams and she was married to Mr. Cope January 25, 1897. The Cope family had resided at Jessie for almost half a century and Mrs. Cope was a member of Concord Baptist Church. In addition to her son, she is survived by another son, Dr. S. F. Cope, Corpus Christi, Texas; one daughter, Miss Eva Pearl Cope, who made her home with her mother; two sisters, Mrs. Sophia J. Locke, McMinnville, and Mrs. Mayo Kendall, Funston, Ga. Also four granddaughters. Funeral services will be held today (Thursday) at 4 p.m. at the parlors of High Funeral Home. Elder Ed Christopher of Athens, Ala., will officiate and burial will be in Mt. View cemetery. High Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Thursday, Nov 5, 1953, p. 1.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000.]
COPE, Perry (1868-1947)
Perry Cope, 78-year old fifteenth district farmer, died in Good Samaritan
Hospital in Woodbury at 12:15 o'clock Tuesday morning, Dec. 31. Funeral and burial were in New Union. Born in Dekalb county May 16, 1868, he was a son of Hurd Cope and Elizabeth Winstead Cope. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Fannie Jones cope; five sons; Eston Cope and Gentry Cope, both of this county, Norman Cope, Upton, Kentucky, Orville Cope, Sylvia, North Carolina, and Lively Cope of Morgantown, North Carolina; three brothers, Elijah Cope of McMinnville, Ambrose Cope of Dekalb county, and Taylor Cope of Winchester, North Carolina; and four sisters, Mrs. Elijah Vaughn of McMinnville, Mrs. Fannie Heffer and Mrs. Bill Doon, both of White county, and Mrs. Cora Pennington of Cookville. Arrangements by the High Funeral company.Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. Jan. 17, 1947.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, Robert R. (1874-1949)
Mr. Cope's Rites Held In White Co.
Funeral services for Robert R. Cope, 74-year-old White county farmer, were conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Spring Hill church in White county. Revs. Johnson and Leslie officiated and burial was in the Spring Hill cemetery. Mr. Cope died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Austin Clark, in the fifth district of White county. He had been in ill health about a year and a half. A native of White county, Mr. Cope was born December 28, 1874. His parents were Jim Cope and Nancy Harris Cope and he was married to Miss Florence Atnip, who survives. He had been a lifelong resident of White county. Besides his wife, he is survived by two sons, Manuel and Thanuel Cope both of Walling; three daughters, Mrs Della Rankhorn, McMinnville, Mrs. Effie Gooch, Walling, and Mrs. Jeffie McBride, Rock Island. Also one brother, Finley Cope, Sparta, and a sister, Nancy Jane Hill, Walling. Arrangements were by High Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Nov. 4, 1949, p. 7.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, Samuel Gordon (1878-1952)
Samuel Gordon Cope, 74-year-old Warren county farmer, died unexpectedly at his home near GreenHill Monday morning at 1o'clock. He had not been ill previously. Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at Providence Baptist church. Rev. P.E. Maples of Dowelltown and Rev. J. J. Thomas of Alexandria officiated and burial was in Providence cemetery. A native of Cannon county, Mr. Cope was born February 11, 1878. He was a son of G.A. Cope and Dollie Ferrell Cope and he was married to Miss Harriet Francis in 1896. He was a member of the Baptist Church. Mr. Cope had been engaged in farming all of his life and had been a resident of Warren county for a number of years. Surviving in addition to his wife, are two sons, Sammy and Henry Cope, Daylight; five daughters, Mrs. Frank Warren, Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Thomas Roller, Mrs. Robert, Roller and Mrs. Charles Hildreth, Dibrell, and Mrs. B. A. Adamson, Daylight; one brother, George Cope, Baxter, and four sisters, Mrs. Hattie Daniel, Cannon county, Mrs. Estell Lassiter, Smithville, Mrs. John Davis, McMinnville, and Mrs. John Brady, Dibrell. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. Nov. 6, 1952, p. 1.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, Venus C. (1874-1952)
Venus C. Cope, 77. Retired Merchant Dies Of Illness
Venus C. Cope, retired Warren county merchant and well known McMinnville citizen, died at his home on North Spring street Thursday morning at 5:45 o'clock following an illness of six months. He was 77. Funeral services were held Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the chapel of High Funeral Home with Elder J. E. Christopher of Athens, Ala., officiating. Burial was in Concord cemetery. Mr. Cope, a native of Cannon county, was born July 12, 1874. He was a son of Jasper Cope and Sarah Rogers Cope and he was first married to Miss Sally Williams. She died in 1931. He later married Miss Bernice J. Rymer, who survives. Mrs. Cope for a number of years operated a general store at Tanyard Springs. In recent years he had been engaged as an insurance salesman in McMinnville and he was a member of the Baptist Church. In addition to his wife, Mr. Cope is survived by one son, Charlie Cope, McMinnville, and a daughter, Mrs. H. S. Burnett, Chattanooga, both by his first marriage, and two daughters by his last marriage, Mrs. John D. Green and Miss Dianna Cope, both of McMinnville; one brother, Claude Cope, McMinnville, and two step-sisters, Mrs. Florence Schrock, McMinnville, and Mrs. Frances Dodson, Shawne, Okla. Arrangements were by High Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville,TN. Nov. 13, 1952, p. 2.[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPE, W. R. (circa 1874 - 1953)
W. R. Cope, 79, Dies; Rites At Whorton Springs
W. R. (Bill) Cope, DeKalb county farmer and nurseryman, died at a Smithville clinic Sunday, following an illness of several months. He was 79. Funeral rites were held the following day at Whorton Springs Baptist Church with burial in the Whorton Springs cemetery. Revs. Fenton Warren and John Henry Taylor officiated. Mr. Cope was a half-brother of Jim Capshaw of McMinnville, and is survived by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Susie Cope, with whom he made his home; another half-brother and a half-sister.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, Thursday, April 9, 1953, p. 14.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, Bethany, OK, 2000.]
COPE, Zora Belle Martin (circa 1874-1950)
Rites Held For Mrs. A. L. Cope
Mrs. Zora Belle Cope, widow of A.L. Cope, died at a local hospital Thursday evening at 11:30 o'clock after a brief illness. Mrs. Cope was stricken at her Mt. Zion home some 7 hours earlier. Death was attributed to a cerebral hemorrhage and she was 75 years of age. Funeral rites were held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Officiating were Revs. William H. Moss, Allen Hardison and R.C. Reid, Methodist ministers, and burial was in the Mt. Zion cemetery. Mrs. Cope was a native and lifelong resident of Warren county. She was born May 29, 1874, the daughter of Joe Martin and Bettie Martin. She was married to Mr. Cope in 1893 and he died February 15, 1949. She was a member of the Methodist church. Mrs Cope is survived by one son, Frank Cope, Washington, D.C. and two daughters, Mrs. Smith Byars, McMinnville, and Mrs. E. Clyde Green, Chattanooga. Also one brother, W.S. Martin, El Paso, Texas, seven grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Arrangements were by High Funeral Home.Southern Standard, McMinnville, Warren Co., TN. 14 Apr 1950, p. 4.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COPPINGER, Nora (circa 1877 - 1936)
Mrs.Nora Coppinger died at home near Morrison, Monday, 3rd, aged 59 years. Survived by three sons and five daughters. Her husband preceded her to the grave eight years ago. Funeral services conducted by Rev. Piery, Methodist pastor, at home August 4. Interment in Morrison Cemetery.(Reported by W. J. Bond Co.)Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN, 1936.[Contributor: Miss Dean Brewer, McMinnville, TN, 1999.]
COPPINGER, Theodore (Ted) (1908-1954)
LEWIS, James D. L. (Puck) (1928-1954)Drivers Killed In Truck Accidents On Highway 41
Two truck accidents, which paralleled each other in location and occurrence, took the lives of two Warren countians Wednesday night. Both occurred on Highway 41, near Jasper.
A Viola truck driver, James D.L. (Puck) Lewis, burned to death when his blazing tractor trailer rammed a cliff overlooking the TVA's Hale's Bar Power Plant about 7:30 p.m. and Theodore (Ted) Coppinger, Beersheba Road, died in a Bridgeport, Ala., hospital Friday at 7 p.m. of injuries received when he jumped from a runaway truck on a grade approaching the Marion county town about 9 p.m. Wednesday.
Mr. Coppinger, who operates a grocery store on the Beersheba highway near the Grundy county line, was enroute to McDonald , Ga. with a load of lumber for Burroughs-Ross-Colville Company, his employer, when his truck went out of control on the steep grade approaching Jasper. He jumped from the truck , which crashed off the highway, and suffered serious head injuries in the leap. Hubert Pendergraph, who was following Mr. Coppinger in another B-R-C truck, witnessed the accident and rushed the injured man to the hospital, where his injuries were reported "serious, but not critical" late Wednesday.
Mr. Lewis, a 25-year-old Korean War veteran, was trapped in the cab of his truck and perished in flames which destroyed the vehicle after it crashed into the mountainside. Another trucker following Mr. Lewis' vehicle told investigating officers that the brakes on the Viola-bound Truck caught fire prior to the crash and it is presumed that the fatally-burned driver headed it into the cliff, rather than ride it in a plunge over the embankment which overlooks Tennessee river at the point of the accident. The 12-ton load of fertilizer which Mr. Lewis was hauling from Atlanta, Ga., to Viola for Bonner Supply Company smashed into the cab of the truck in the wreck impact and electric torches were required to remove the man's body some two hours after the accident. Mr. Lewis owned the tractor-trailer which he was driving. A report that a colored youth who accompanied Mr. Lewis on trips occasionally, was with him at the time of the accident proved false.
Mr. Coppinger was driving a B-R-C-owned "straight job" truck at the time of the accident which later claimed his life. W.B. Whitson, president of the firm, said it was apparent that the brakes on the truck driven by Mr. Coppinger failed and he chose to jump from the vehicle rather than chance an impending crash. Both drivers were regarded as capable truck operators.
Mr. Lewis was a native of Warren county, born near Viola August 7, 1928. He was a son of Dudley Lewis and Lillie Mae Haston Lewis and he was educated at Viola school and Central high here. Inducted into the Army in December 1950, the trucker received basic training with the 2nd Military Police Company a Camp Breckinridge, Ky., and he was assigned to overseas duty in Korea with the 5th Regimental Combat Team in May 1951. He was discharged in September 1952 and had been engaged in trucking and farming since that time. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Harold Benton Lewis, Viola; four sisters, Mrs. Ray Freeman, Attala, Ala., Mrs. John Kilby, Tracy City, Misses Betty Helen Lewis and Patty Jo Lewis, Viola. Funeral services for Mr. Lewis were held Friday at 3 p.m. at Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Rev. W.B. Snipes, minister of White Hall Presbyterian Church, officiated and burial was in Mt. Zion cemetery.
Mr. Coppinger, native of Grundy county, was born May 15, 1908. He was a son of Gilbert Coppinger and the Mrs. Martha Hobbs Coppinger and he was married to Miss Ezell Wannamaker in 1932. She survives. In addition to his wife and father, he is survived by a son, Parker Coppinger, McMinnville; two daughters, Miss Jean Coppinger, Indianapolis, Ind., and Miss Margaret Coppinger, McMinnville; a brother, Willie Coppinger, McMinnville, and two sisters, Mrs Zada Belle Wannamaker and Mrs. Naomi Wannamaker, both of McMinnville. Funeral rites were held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Philadelphia Baptist Church in Grundy county. Rev. Burl Killian officiated and burial was in Philadelphia cemetery.
High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements for the Lewis services and Putnam Funeral Home, Whitwell, was in charge of the Coppinger rites.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. Mar. 18, 1954, p. 1.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
COTTEN, Frank (1961-1999)
McMinnville resident and Warren County native Frank Cotten, 37, died April 17 at River Park Hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. The owner of Cotten Properties, he was the son of the late Everett Ray and Joyce Marie Fults Cotten; and was preceded in death by paternal grandfather, Euclid Cotten; and maternal grandparents, Grover and Maggie Fults. He is survived by his wife, Lisha Hillis Cotten; one son, Matthew Franklin Cotten of McMinnville; one daughter, Rachel Denise Cotten of McMinnville; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Evelyn and Larry Self and Sharon and Randy Walker, all of McMinnville; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bernie and Melba Hillis of Irving College; sister-in-law and brother-inlaw, Sherry and Stan Jacobs of McMinnville; nieces and nephews, Kristy, Alex, Eric and Kerry Self, Nick and Kelly Walker, and Sarah Jacobs, all of McMinnville; several aunts, uncles and cousins. Services were held Tuesday at High's Chapel with David Costello and Jerry Reynolds officiating. Burial followed at Mt. View Cemetery. Memorial donations may be made to the Frank Cotten Memorial Scholarship Fund at First National Bank. High Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Southern Standard, McMinnville, Tennessee, April 21, 1999, p. 2.
(Contributor: Sharon Haggen, Murfreesboro, TN, 2000)
COWAN, Rev. Alexander (????-1902)
Death of Rev. Alex Cowan
Rev. Alexander Cowan died at his home in Hendersonville, Tenn., on Thursday June 19th. While his health and Strength had been failing for some months, he was confined in his last sickness but a short time. He was stated Clerk and Treasurer of Nashville Presbytery, and also of the synod of Tennessee. In his death the Presbytery loses one of its most faithful and earnest ministers who was thoroughly consecrated to the master's service. Life's sorrows and disappointments, if any come to him, only intensified his spirited nature and he grew gentler and more lovable in character as the years of his life lengthened out. To know Mr. Cowan was to love him, and his death saddened the hearts of hundreds of them who knew and loved him. He was Pastor of the McMinnville Presbyterian Church during the years of 1879 -80 an had frequently visited the church since. His wife and two daughters survive him.Southern Standard, McMinnville, TN. 29 March 1902.
[Contributor: Maxine Reggio, 2001]
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