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Name |
Copp, Francis Lewis |
Genealogy ID |
65760 |
Born |
1911 |
Deceased |
20 JUN 1948 |
Deceased where |
Rutland, Tioga PA |
Cemetery |
Watson Cemetery |
Education |
Mansfield High School 1929 Mansfield State Teachers College 1933 |
Occupation |
Teacher |
Titles & honors |
Athens F&AM Knights Templar of Towanda American Legion Post of Sayre Howard Elmer Hose Company Sayre-Athens Lions club district commissioner of Boy Scouts. Navy |
Military |
World War Two - Navy |
Father |
Lewis Copp |
Mother |
Alma May Stout |
Spouse |
Esther Potter |
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Obit |
Notes |
Francis L. COPP, 37, of Sayre, Sunday, June 20, 1948, at the home of parents Mr. and Mrs. Louis Copp of Roseville. The body is at the Kolb Funeral Home, Sayre, and today will be removed to the family home, where funeral will be held Wednesday, 2 p.m. The Rev. Paul D. Wells. Burial in Roseville Cemetery. Masonic service and full military burial rites by American Legion at the grave. Survived by parents; wife, Mary; son James Edward; brother Lester of Roseville; grandmother, Mrs. Rosetta Stout of Roseville. COPP - Francis Copp, Sayre Teacher, Dies Suddenly Francis Copp, 37, of 515 Stevenson St., Sayre, popular member of the Sayre High School faculty and faculty athletic adviser, died unexpectedly Sunday morning at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Copp, in Roseville. He was active in civic affairs, a member of the Sayre Presbyterian Church; Athens F&AM, Knights Templar of Towanda; American Legion Post of Sayre; Howard Elmer Hose Company and Sayre-Athens Lions club, and district commissioner of Boy Scouts. He was a science teacher in the Sayre High School for 13 1/2 years and also served in the U.S. Navy in World War II. He was a graduate of Mansfield Senior High School, Mansfield State Teachers College and Pennsylvania State College. Surviving are his parents: wife, Mrs. Mary Copp; son, James Edward; brother Lester, of Roseville, and grandmother, Mrs. Rosetta Stout, Roseville. Funeral services were held today at 2 p.m. at the home of his parents, the Rev. Paul D. Wells officiating. Burial in the Roseville Cemetery. Masonic service and full military burial rites by the American Legion at the grave. THREE PERSONS INURED IN AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT Three persons were injured in an automobile accident this morning when two cars came together in a head on collision on the Mudge curve at the eastern line of Mansfield and Richmond Township. The injured are Francis Copp, of Roseville, who was cut about the mouth and knee, Mrs. Bert Bowman, of Elmira, who has a dislocated hip, and her daughter, Margaret, who received a fractured wrist and lacerations of the face. The injured people were taken to the Meaker Clinic, where their injuries were dressed. Mrs. Bowman was later taken to the Blossburg hospital. Mr. Copp, driving a Ford coupe, was going to the Teachers College, where he is teaching in the summer school, and Mr. Bowman was driving a Studebaker, going toward Elmira.Both cars were demolished. Both drivers blame the other. Patrolman A. R. Barrett, of the Mansfield Patrol Station, was called and is make a further investigation. Mr. Bowman is a taxi driver. (handwritten on article July 1933) TO BE BRIDE The engagement of Miss Esther POTTER to Francis COPP of Rutland, Pa., has been announced by Mr. and Mrs. E. Mac Potter of Antes Fort, Pa., parents of the bride-elect. Mr. Copp is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Copp of Rutland, Pa. Miss Potter teaches at Antes Fort. Mr. Copp, who teaches in Sayre, Pa., is a graduate of Mansfield High School and Mansfield State Teachers’ College. Copp-Potter The marriage of Miss Mary Esther Potter, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Potter of Antes Fort to Francis Lewis Copp of Rutland took place at noon Saturday, June 15, at the home of the bride. The Rev. Percival H. Lynch, pastor of the First Baptist church of McKeesport, who performed the ceremony, had officiated at the wedding of the bride's parents during his pastorate in Jersey Shore. Dressed in a white satin gown, fashioned along princess lines, and carrying the white lace handkerchief carried by her mother at her wedding, the bride was given in marriage by her father. She carried a bouquet of white roses and baby's breath. Miss Edna Williamson of Antes Fort and Donald Benson of Mansfield attended the couple. The maid of honor wore a turquoise blue chiffon gown made on long lines with accordion pleated cape and skirt. Her hat, which was of rough straw, matched the white of her sandals, and she carried a bouquet of mixed flowers. Mrs. Potter, mother of the bride, wore a triple-sheer blue crepe. The mother of the bridegroom, Mrs. Copp, wore a powder blue chiffon gown with white accessories. A reception was held immediately after the ceremony at the Potter home. The bride and groom left later in the day for Yellowstone National park. The bride was graduated from the Susquehanna University in the class of 1932. She taught in Antes Fort 1934-35. Mr. Copp received his B.S. degree from Mansfield State Teachers College in 1933, and is now a teacher in the Sayre high school. |
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