COPELIN, BRO. JOHN ROBERT, age 100, passed away Sunday morning, February 13, 2005 at his home in the Mossy Grove Community. He was a member and past pastor of the Mossy Grove Primitive Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Kohl Copelin, daughter; Virginia Copelin Marks, infant son; John Robert Copelin, Jr., brothers; Ray, Fred, Earl and Glen Copelin, Sisters; Marie Blank and Mildred Lueschen. Surviving; Daughters; Ruth Yetsko, of Harriman, Tn., Mary Sanders and husband, Lewis, of Clearwater, Fla., Anna Marie Annis, of Greeneville, Tn.
Martha Schrik, of Greeneville, Tn., Sharon Petersen, of Knoxville, Tn.
Kristine Hankins, of Knoxville, Tn. 20 grand children, 30 great grand children and 2 great great grand children. Brother; Roy Copelin, Nampa, Id. Sisters; Mabel Irene Keehn, of Merrillville, Ind., Nettie Mae Adcock, of Loretto, Tn.
Frances Gimbel, of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Funeral services will be Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, 11 A.M. Schubert Funeral Home Chapel, Wartburg. With Bro. Troy Thomas and Bro. Jimmy Barber officiating. Interment will be in the Mossy Grove Primitive Baptist Cemetery. The family will receive friends Tuesday evening from 5 to 8 P.M. at the Schubert Funeral Home, Wartburg. [Schubert Funeral Home]