Following High School, he joined the United States Army. He was the type who did not love shoes and walked barefoot everywhere he went. He also loved spending time with his family, taking his them to Dan Nicholas Park and riding through the countryside with his wife Betty.
Tony is survived by his daughter Sherry Donaldson (Quinton); his sister Kim Potts, his sister Linda Miller and his brother Jimmie Coppley; his granchild Hannah Coppley, his granchild Ashley Durham, his granchild Brandon Searcy, and good friend Terry Hepler.
Tony was preceded in death by his wife Betty Jo Coppley; his son Tony Curtis Coppley and his son Brian Martin; his father Willie Coppley and his mother Myrtle Effie Owen Coppley; his brother Wilbert Coppley; his brother Bruce Coppley; his brother Hollis Coppley; his sister Minnie Bailey; his sister Ruth Ann Gallimore and his sister Ruth Jean Coppley.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.sechrestdavisthomasville.com for the Coppley family.