ELKIN - Mrs. Betty Lou Belton Copeland, 78, of Knollwood Street passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at her residence. Mrs. Copeland was born Oct. 16, 1925, in Surry County to the Rev. J.O. and Mary Jane Shaw Belton. Betty was a homemaker and a member of West Elkin Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary, a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader and a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Clyde Copeland Sr.; a daughter, Jane Elizabeth Copeland; three brothers, Howard, Carl and Haywood Belton; and three sisters, Aline Chappell, Louise Sprinkle and Ruth Simmons. Survivors include a son, Robert Clyde "Bob" Copeland and his wife, Jennifer of Thurmond; a sister, Doris Belton Gauldin of Mount Airy; two grandchildren, Chastity Copeland and Andrew Copeland, both of Thurmond; a special friend, Clinton Bennett of Elkin; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 10, at Hodges Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Dwayne Byrd and the Rev. Eddie Driver. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today, prior to the service, at the funeral home. The family will accept flowers, or memorials may be made to West Elkin Baptist Church. Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Copeland family.
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 1/10/2004.
Aunt Betty Lou was from Mt. Airy, and along with her future sister-in-law, Mary Bondurant, went to school with Andy Griffith. Quote from Betty Lou about her famous classmate... "He was always acting like a fool!"
She enjoyed being the wife of an executive (Chatham Manufacturing of Elkin), and loved to lunch with the ladies and was very active in her social and civic clubs. She was quite a character herself, and I'll never forget her loud laugh... always fun at family gatherings and never a dull moment. She was a great cook and made wonderful cakes from scratch. She and Clyde had a daughter, Jane, and a son, Bob. The family plot is near the Chatham family in Elkin's Hollywood cemetery.
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 1/10/2004.
Aunt Betty Lou was from Mt. Airy, and along with her future sister-in-law, Mary Bondurant, went to school with Andy Griffith. Quote from Betty Lou about her famous classmate... "He was always acting like a fool!"
She enjoyed being the wife of an executive (Chatham Manufacturing of Elkin), and loved to lunch with the ladies and was very active in her social and civic clubs. She was quite a character herself, and I'll never forget her loud laugh... always fun at family gatherings and never a dull moment. She was a great cook and made wonderful cakes from scratch. She and Clyde had a daughter, Jane, and a son, Bob. The family plot is near the Chatham family in Elkin's Hollywood cemetery.
ELKIN - Mrs. Betty Lou Belton Copeland, 78, of Knollwood Street passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2004, at her residence. Mrs. Copeland was born Oct. 16, 1925, in Surry County to the Rev. J.O. and Mary Jane Shaw Belton. Betty was a homemaker and a member of West Elkin Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Ladies Hospital Auxiliary, a Cub Scout and Girl Scout leader and a volunteer for Habitat for Humanity. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Clyde Copeland Sr.; a daughter, Jane Elizabeth Copeland; three brothers, Howard, Carl and Haywood Belton; and three sisters, Aline Chappell, Louise Sprinkle and Ruth Simmons. Survivors include a son, Robert Clyde "Bob" Copeland and his wife, Jennifer of Thurmond; a sister, Doris Belton Gauldin of Mount Airy; two grandchildren, Chastity Copeland and Andrew Copeland, both of Thurmond; a special friend, Clinton Bennett of Elkin; and several nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted at 3 p.m. today, Jan. 10, at Hodges Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Dwayne Byrd and the Rev. Eddie Driver. Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today, prior to the service, at the funeral home. The family will accept flowers, or memorials may be made to West Elkin Baptist Church. Hodges Funeral Home in Elkin is serving the Copeland family.
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 1/10/2004.
Aunt Betty Lou was from Mt. Airy, and along with her future sister-in-law, Mary Bondurant, went to school with Andy Griffith. Quote from Betty Lou about her famous classmate... "He was always acting like a fool!"
She enjoyed being the wife of an executive (Chatham Manufacturing of Elkin), and loved to lunch with the ladies and was very active in her social and civic clubs. She was quite a character herself, and I'll never forget her loud laugh... always fun at family gatherings and never a dull moment. She was a great cook and made wonderful cakes from scratch. She and Clyde had a daughter, Jane, and a son, Bob. The family plot is near the Chatham family in Elkin's Hollywood cemetery.
Published in the Winston-Salem Journal on 1/10/2004.
Aunt Betty Lou was from Mt. Airy, and along with her future sister-in-law, Mary Bondurant, went to school with Andy Griffith. Quote from Betty Lou about her famous classmate... "He was always acting like a fool!"
She enjoyed being the wife of an executive (Chatham Manufacturing of Elkin), and loved to lunch with the ladies and was very active in her social and civic clubs. She was quite a character herself, and I'll never forget her loud laugh... always fun at family gatherings and never a dull moment. She was a great cook and made wonderful cakes from scratch. She and Clyde had a daughter, Jane, and a son, Bob. The family plot is near the Chatham family in Elkin's Hollywood cemetery.
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