Margie Cleo Copeland of Heavener, Oklahoma was born November 1, 1926 in Heavener, Oklahoma to Alex and Claudia (Johnston) Freeman and passed away January 15, 2017 in Poteau, Oklahoma at the age of 90.


She is survived by:


One daughter:
Sharon Copeland-Schrodt


Two sons:
John Mark Copeland
James Vernon Copeland


Three granddaughters:
Tamma Lynn Copeland
Amy Lynn Copeland
Jillian Samantha Copeland


Three grandsons:
James Everett Copeland
Christopher Michael Copeland
Jack Alexander Copeland


Several great grandchildren


One sister:
Jeanne Ellen (Freeman) Warren


One niece:
Susan Demott-Baker


Several great nieces and nephews


Two dear friends:
Juanita and Elizabeth


Margie was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Vernon Copeland: a son, Michael Copeland and her brother, Charles Freeman. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Heavener, Oklahoma, and was a Licensed Practical Nurse at Vista Nursing Home in Heavener, Oklahoma, and an L.P.N Community Health Representative for the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma in Leflore County until retirement.


Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 18, 2017 in the Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Marshall Faulkenberry, Jr. and Brother Truman Hill officiating. Burial will be at Howe Cemetery under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener, Oklahoma.


Pall Bearers will be: Jimmy Simmons, Johnny Johnston, Truman Hill, Jerry Gilliam, Marshall Faulkenberry, Johnny NewcomerViewing will be noon until 8:30 p.m., Tuesday and 8:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m., Wednesday.