Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Richard Strode Jr. COPELAND
Intelligencer Journal (Lancaster, PA) - October 27, 1997
Deceased Name: RICHARD COPELAND JR., 77, WAS TEACHER
Richard S. Copeland Jr., 77, of Coatesville, died Sunday at home following a lengthy illness.
He was a teacher in the Coatesville School District, retiring from the Brandywine School in 1982 after 26 years.
He served on the Brandywine and Coatesville school boards.
Copeland was a dairy farmer from 1941 to 1956.
He served on the Valley Township board of supervisors and was a district justice there for six years.
He was a 50-year member of Goddard Lodge 383 Free & Accepted Masons, Coatesville, and the Highland Grange, Cochranville.
He was a member of Octorara Presbyterian Church and the church's board of trustees.
Born in Valley Township, he was the son of the late Richard S. and Mary H. Copeland.
He was married to Margaret Gill Copeland for 53 years.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by four daughters, Margaret A., wife of Miguel Collado of Willow Street, Sara J., wife of Daniel S. Bready of Tuckahoe, N.J., Mary L., wife of the Rev. Robert Holland of Jamaica and Barbara J., wife of Dr. Jeffrey Thome of Hesperia, Mich.
Also surviving are 10 grandchildren; a great-granddaughter; two brothers, George B. of Coatesville and James H. of Bradenton, Fla.; and a sister, Elizabeth C. Woodlen of West Chester.
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