In Loving Memory of

Robert James Copes

1931 - 2013
In Loving Memory of

Robert James Copes

1931 - 2013

Services & Gatherings

Services & Gatherings

Visitation:
Monday, July 08, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Temple Baptist Church
Service:
Monday, July 08, 2013 at 3:00 PM
Temple Baptist Church
Interment:
Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
Titusville, Florida
ROBERT JAMES (R.J.) COPES WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 28, 1931, IN PITTSBURGH, PA. AND ENTERED HEAVEN ON JULY 4th AT HOME WITH FAMILY UNDER THE CARE OF VITAS HOSPICE CARE. HE WAS BORN TO THOMAS AND THEODOSIA COPES WHO IMMIGRATED FROM NORTHERN IRELAND IN 1904. R.J. WAS THE YOUNGEST OF FOUR CHILDREN WHO ALL PRECEDED HIM IN DEATH. HE ACCEPTED CHRIST AS HIS PERSONAL SAVIOUR AT THE AGE OF 15 AND WAS BAPTIZED IN THE SUSQUEHANNA RIVER IN NORTHERN PA. HE MARRIED ALICE FLORENCE MACGREGOR FROM NORTHERN IRELAND ON JULY 12, 1955. R.J. IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 58 YEARS, 3 CHILDREN BARBARA (ED) CROTTEAU, ROBERT (PATTI) COPES, JEFF (PAM) COPES, 4 GRAND CHILDREN ALEXIS MEADOWS, JAMES KERR, MACKENZIE COPES AND VICTORIA COPES AND ONE GREAT GRAND DAUGHTER JULIE PHILPOT. R.J. PROVIDED FOR HIS FAMILY BY WORKING IN SALES IN THE BOSTON, MA. AREA FOR 24 YEARS AND THEN AS MANAGER OF THE RIVER FOREST MOBILE HOME PARK IN TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, FOR NEARLY 30 YEARS. HE WAS A MEMBER OF TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH, TITUSVILLE, FLORIDA, FOR 33 YEARS AND SERVED HIS LORD IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES INCLUDING THE GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL, DEACON, TRUSTEE, USHER, CHOIR MEMBER, GREETER AND SECURITY GUARD. IN LEU OF FLOWERS THE FAMILY REQUESTS ALL DONATIONS BE SENT TO GIDEONS INTERNATIONAL. VISITATION IS SCHEDULED FOR MONDAY, JULY 8, 2013 FROM 2 - 3 PM AT THE TEMPLE BAPTIST CHURCH WITH THE FUNERAL SERVICE TO FOLLOW AT 3PM.

Services & Gatherings

Services & Gatherings

Visitation:
Monday, July 08, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM
Temple Baptist Church
Service:
Monday, July 08, 2013 at 3:00 PM
Temple Baptist Church
Interment:
Oaklawn Memorial Gardens
Titusville, Florida

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