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Rev. Joseph M. Copeland
April 22, 1922 - August 15, 2020
Rev. Joseph M. Copeland, Retired Pastor of Zion UCC (Suffolk); Macedonia UCC (Norfolk) and Union UCC (Norfolk)
VIEWING:
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
2PM – 7PM
Corprew Funeral Home
CELEBRATION OF LIFE:
Thursday, August 20, 2020
10:00AM
E.G. “Tip” Corprew, Jr. Memorial Chapel of
Corprew Funeral Home
FINAL RESTING PLACE:
Albert G. Horton Veterans Memorial Cemetery
5310 Milners Road
Suffolk, VA 23434
Due to the current pandemic, a facial covering is required to attend the viewing at Corprew Funeral Home and graveside services at Albert G. Horton Veterans Memorial Cemetery. Seating is limited to 50 People maximum at the service. Social Distancing is required and mandated.
Rev. Joseph M. Copeland, age 98, passed away on August 15, 2020. He was born in 1922 in Portsmouth and received his early childhood education in the Portsmouth Public School System. He was employed with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard for 28 years as a shipfitter and retired as a nuclear structure instructor. He pastored Macedonia Christian Church (Norfolk), Zion United Church of Christ (Suffolk) and Union Congregational Christian Church (Norfolk) where he served for 26 years.
He leaves behind his wife of 77 years, Lillian Copeland; two sons – Joseph (Francine) of Maryland and Wayman (Joan) of Virginia Beach; two sisters – Annie (Eugene) Jones and LilliMarie Baysmore; seven grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and a host of loving nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Services for immediate family will be held Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Corprew Funeral Home, Portsmouth, VA. Live Streaming will be available.