Eleanor M. Shell, 79, of Troy and formerly of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2003 in her home. She was born in Xenia on Sept. 22, 1923, a daughter of the late Raymond O. and Mary Catherine Turner Copsey.
Mrs. Shell was a 1941 graduate of Christiansburg-Jackson High School, St. Paris, and retired in 1985 from Arc Abrasives, Troy. She was a member of the Christiansburg United Methodist Church and also a member of Olivet Chapter No. 538 Order of Eastern Star, Christiansburg.
Survivors include two daughters, Jody and Gary Stephens of Cincinnati and Linda and Doug Ray of Troy; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband Joseph W. Shell, whom she married July 17, 1942. He passed away Sept. 26, 1988; one son, Jimmy Charles Shell; one sister, Virginia Campbell; and one brother, Charles Edward Copsey.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 25 in the Christiansburg United Methodist Church, on the corner of Third and Monroe streets with the Rev. Douglas Flinn officiating. Burial will take place in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery near Christiansburg.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 407, Christiansburg, OH 45389.
Richeson-Wickham and Atkins Funeral Home, St. Paris, is serving the family.
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Eleanor M Copsey
Home in 1930: Xenia, Greene, Ohio
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Raymond O Copsey
Mother's Name: Mary K Copsey
Race: White
Parents' birthplace: Ohio
Neighbors: Roy Bales, Mary T. Sutton
Household Members:
Name Age
Raymond O Copsey 44
Mary K Copsey 34 (C.)
Charles E Copsey 10
Eleanor M Copsey 6
Virginia M Copsey 3 11/12
Source Citation
Year: 1930; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1804; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341538
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Eleanor Copsey
Respondent: Yes
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1940: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio
Map of Home in 1940:
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 4A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: Rbt. Timmerman; Mary Briggs
Household Members:
Name Age
Raymond Copsey 54
Mary C Copsey 44
Charles Copsey 20
Eleanor Copsey 16
Virginia Copsey 13
Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: T627_3037; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 11-9
Mrs. Shell was a 1941 graduate of Christiansburg-Jackson High School, St. Paris, and retired in 1985 from Arc Abrasives, Troy. She was a member of the Christiansburg United Methodist Church and also a member of Olivet Chapter No. 538 Order of Eastern Star, Christiansburg.
Survivors include two daughters, Jody and Gary Stephens of Cincinnati and Linda and Doug Ray of Troy; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband Joseph W. Shell, whom she married July 17, 1942. He passed away Sept. 26, 1988; one son, Jimmy Charles Shell; one sister, Virginia Campbell; and one brother, Charles Edward Copsey.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 25 in the Christiansburg United Methodist Church, on the corner of Third and Monroe streets with the Rev. Douglas Flinn officiating. Burial will take place in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery near Christiansburg.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 407, Christiansburg, OH 45389.
Richeson-Wickham and Atkins Funeral Home, St. Paris, is serving the family.
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Eleanor M Copsey
Home in 1930: Xenia, Greene, Ohio
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Raymond O Copsey
Mother's Name: Mary K Copsey
Race: White
Parents' birthplace: Ohio
Neighbors: Roy Bales, Mary T. Sutton
Household Members:
Name Age
Raymond O Copsey 44
Mary K Copsey 34 (C.)
Charles E Copsey 10
Eleanor M Copsey 6
Virginia M Copsey 3 11/12
Source Citation
Year: 1930; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1804; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341538
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Eleanor Copsey
Respondent: Yes
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1940: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio
Map of Home in 1940:
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 4A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: Rbt. Timmerman; Mary Briggs
Household Members:
Name Age
Raymond Copsey 54
Mary C Copsey 44
Charles Copsey 20
Eleanor Copsey 16
Virginia Copsey 13
Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: T627_3037; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 11-9
Eleanor M. Shell, 79, of Troy and formerly of Christiansburg, passed away Monday, Jan. 20, 2003 in her home. She was born in Xenia on Sept. 22, 1923, a daughter of the late Raymond O. and Mary Catherine Turner Copsey.
Mrs. Shell was a 1941 graduate of Christiansburg-Jackson High School, St. Paris, and retired in 1985 from Arc Abrasives, Troy. She was a member of the Christiansburg United Methodist Church and also a member of Olivet Chapter No. 538 Order of Eastern Star, Christiansburg.
Survivors include two daughters, Jody and Gary Stephens of Cincinnati and Linda and Doug Ray of Troy; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband Joseph W. Shell, whom she married July 17, 1942. He passed away Sept. 26, 1988; one son, Jimmy Charles Shell; one sister, Virginia Campbell; and one brother, Charles Edward Copsey.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 25 in the Christiansburg United Methodist Church, on the corner of Third and Monroe streets with the Rev. Douglas Flinn officiating. Burial will take place in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery near Christiansburg.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 407, Christiansburg, OH 45389.
Richeson-Wickham and Atkins Funeral Home, St. Paris, is serving the family.
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Eleanor M Copsey
Home in 1930: Xenia, Greene, Ohio
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Raymond O Copsey
Mother's Name: Mary K Copsey
Race: White
Parents' birthplace: Ohio
Neighbors: Roy Bales, Mary T. Sutton
Household Members:
Name Age
Raymond O Copsey 44
Mary K Copsey 34 (C.)
Charles E Copsey 10
Eleanor M Copsey 6
Virginia M Copsey 3 11/12
Source Citation
Year: 1930; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1804; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341538
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Eleanor Copsey
Respondent: Yes
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1940: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio
Map of Home in 1940:
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 4A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: Rbt. Timmerman; Mary Briggs
Household Members:
Name Age
Raymond Copsey 54
Mary C Copsey 44
Charles Copsey 20
Eleanor Copsey 16
Virginia Copsey 13
Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: T627_3037; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 11-9
Mrs. Shell was a 1941 graduate of Christiansburg-Jackson High School, St. Paris, and retired in 1985 from Arc Abrasives, Troy. She was a member of the Christiansburg United Methodist Church and also a member of Olivet Chapter No. 538 Order of Eastern Star, Christiansburg.
Survivors include two daughters, Jody and Gary Stephens of Cincinnati and Linda and Doug Ray of Troy; five grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents, Eleanor was preceded in death by her husband Joseph W. Shell, whom she married July 17, 1942. He passed away Sept. 26, 1988; one son, Jimmy Charles Shell; one sister, Virginia Campbell; and one brother, Charles Edward Copsey.
Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, Jan. 25 in the Christiansburg United Methodist Church, on the corner of Third and Monroe streets with the Rev. Douglas Flinn officiating. Burial will take place in Upper Honey Creek Cemetery near Christiansburg.
Visitation for family and friends will be from 10 a.m. until the time of services Saturday. Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 407, Christiansburg, OH 45389.
Richeson-Wickham and Atkins Funeral Home, St. Paris, is serving the family.
1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Eleanor M Copsey
Home in 1930: Xenia, Greene, Ohio
Age: 6
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Raymond O Copsey
Mother's Name: Mary K Copsey
Race: White
Parents' birthplace: Ohio
Neighbors: Roy Bales, Mary T. Sutton
Household Members:
Name Age
Raymond O Copsey 44
Mary K Copsey 34 (C.)
Charles E Copsey 10
Eleanor M Copsey 6
Virginia M Copsey 3 11/12
Source Citation
Year: 1930; Census Place: Xenia, Greene, Ohio; Roll: 1804; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0025; Image: 379.0; FHL microfilm: 2341538
1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Eleanor Copsey
Respondent: Yes
Age: 16
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1924
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter (Child)
Home in 1940: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio
Map of Home in 1940:
Inferred Residence in 1935: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 4A
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 1st year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Neighbors: Rbt. Timmerman; Mary Briggs
Household Members:
Name Age
Raymond Copsey 54
Mary C Copsey 44
Charles Copsey 20
Eleanor Copsey 16
Virginia Copsey 13
Source Citation
Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Champaign, Ohio; Roll: T627_3037; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 11-9
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