Edna Juanita Barfield Copeland's Obituary
Edna Juanita Barfield Copeland, 96, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, April 22, 2018, at Perry Hospital. A Graveside Service will be held in Sebring, Florida, where she will be laid to rest beside her loving husband. In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial contributions to Heart of Georgia Hospice, 1120 Morningside Drive, Perry, Georgia 31069. Mrs. Copeland was born January 19, 1922, in Worth County, Georgia, to the late Jasper and Ida Kendall Barfield. She was one of nine children. She was active during World War II. She ran a lathe machining parts for the war. Edna met and married the love of her life, Joe Copeland, to whom she was married for 66 years, and she was always a homemaker. Mrs. Copeland loved the Lord and was an active member of Second Memorial Baptist Church. She will be missed by many loved ones and dear friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Joe; and her eight siblings. Left to cherish the memories they made with Mrs. Copeland are her children, Benita Gay (Norman) of Perry, GA, Janice Nickerson (Dana) of San Antonio, TX, and Danny Copeland (Denise) of Sebring, FL; her grandchildren, Darren Gay, Chad Gay, and Amber Copeland; several great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews. Condolences for the family may be left in the online guestbook at www.watsonhunt.com. Watson-Hunt Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.
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