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Joel Milton Copeland, Sr. Veteran
May 17, 2017

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Joel Milton Copeland, Sr., 83, of Alapaha passed away Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at his residence. His funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 19, 2017, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Pete Jones officiating. Mr. Copeland will be laid to rest at Tift Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends Friday, May 19, 2017, from 10:00 a.m. until the hour of the service at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.

Chris Tipper, James Akins, Tim Copeland, Wayne Phagan, John Phillips and Andrew Westbrook will serve as pallbearers.

Born December 7, 1933 in Ocilla, Mr. Copeland was the son of the late Harris Little Copeland, Sr. and Sally J. Sandifer Copeland. He was also preceded in death by four brothers, Benjamin Harold “Bo” Copeland, Alvin Randall “Buck” Copeland, James Rudolph “Jim” Copeland and Harris Little “Bea” Copeland, Jr.; and two sisters, Margaret Hilda Tribble and Etta Grey Copeland Camp. He retired from Tifton Aluminum Company as a die repairman, after 30 years of service. He also worked for Elixir for eleven years and served in the United States Air Force for four years.

Mr. Copeland is survived by his wife of 62 years, Barbara Sue Akins Copeland of Alapaha; one son and daughter-in-law, Joel M. Copeland, Jr. and wife, Renee of Alapaha; two daughters and one son-in-law, Nancy C. and Mitch Smith and Susan C. Tucker, all of Warner Robins; his grandchildren and their spouses, Eve and Peter Guevara of Tifton, Tyler and Crystal Copeland of Brookfield, Lacey and Korey Merritt of Alapaha, Audrey and T. J. Powell of Alapaha, Adam and Shannon Smith of Kathleen, Brett Smith of Centerville and Hannah Tucker of Warner Robins; and his great-grandchildren, Abby Laine and Kole Merritt of Alapaha, James Arthur Guevara of Tifton and Camdyn Blake Smith of Kathleen.

Flowers will be accepted or memorial gifts may be made to Enigma Baptist Church, P. O. Box 10, Enigma, GA 31749.

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