- Collection:
- African American Funeral Programs from the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System
- Title:
- Willie Mae (Williams) Copeland
- Date of Original:
- 2003-02
- Subject:
- African American women--History--20th century
African Americans--Funeral customs and rites--History--20th century
Funeral rites and ceremonies--History--20th century
Funeral service--History--20th century
Mourning customs--History--20th century
African Americans--Genealogy - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Richmond County, Augusta, 33.47097, -81.97484
- Medium:
- church records
programs (documents) - Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
image/jpeg - Description:
- Program for the February 2003 funeral of Willie Mae Copeland.
Original program scanned by OCLC for the Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System and described and presented by the Digital Library of Georgia as a part of Georgia HomePLACE: an initiative of the Georgia Public Library Service and GALILEO. - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/funeral/id:copeland20030128
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_fpro_copeland20030128
- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: [title of program], Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System System, as presented in the Digital Library of Georgia.
- Original Collection:
- Eula M. Ramsey Johnson Memorial Funeral Program Collection, Augusta-Richmond County Public Library System, Augusta, Georgia
- Holding Institution:
- Augusta-Richmond County Public Library
- Rights:
-
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57, made her transition Tuesday, January 28, 2003. An Augusta, GA native, Mrs. CopeCandwas born February 16,1945 at tfie University HosjjitaC and graduated Jrom Lucy C. Laney High Schoofin 1963. Married to MichaeC CopeCand, June 25,1966, their union yroduced two children: Lucy and Tanya. Ajormer longtime resident of Jersey City, NJ, "Wiffie" or "Wiffamae" most recentfy Cived in Hephzibah, GA. A graduate of Jersey City State Coffege and Bank Street Teachers Coffege, Mrs. CopefantC had a diverse jtrofessionaC career, but was always a fife (bng educator, entrepreneur and advocate who dedicated herself to helping others to five their best (ives. Mrs. CopeCand is survived by her mother and stepfather, Mrs. Eunnie Mae (Wiffie) Jennings of Hephzibah, GA; two daughters: Aisha Panya (Lucy) CojteCand LeGarff, Rennes, France and Chary-Sy Tanya CopeCand Evans, Columbia, SC; two sons in Caw: Yves LeGarff, Rennes, France and Mark Evans, Columbia, SC; one grandson: MichaeC A. Evans, Cofumbia, SC; six brothers: Leroy Wiffiams, Augusta, GA, Affonzia Wiffiams, Panama City, FL, Ephraim Wiffiams, Jr., Augusta, GA, Richard E. Wiffiams, Augusta, GA, Ronafd Wiffiams, Augusta, GA, Andrew Wiffiams, Augusta, GA; six sisters: Liffy Mae Moody, Rex, GA, Sara B. Grant, Bridgeport, CT, Frances V. Wiffiams, Augusta, GA, Lynda Wiffiams Beff, Hephzibah, GA, Afice StanCey, East Point, GA, CrystaC Wiffiams, Augusta,GA and a host of uncCes, aunts cousins, nieces, nephews andjriends.
