A retired employee of the LSU animal science department and the Phi Kappa Phi National Honor Society, she died Sunday, March 1, 2009, at Baton Rouge General Medical Center-Bluebonnet. She was 87, a native of Crystal Springs, Miss., and a resident of Baton Rouge. Visiting at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 825 Government St., on Tuesday, March 3, from 9 a.m. until religious service at 11 a.m., conducted by the Rev. Larkin J. Harris. Interment in Resthaven Gardens of Memory. She is survived by a son, Stewart William Wilson; two grandchildren, Wendy Wilson Schiele and Mark Wilson; and six great-grandchildren, Kristan Schiele, Jonathan Schiele, Nathan Schiele, Grace Wilson, Emily Wilson and Chelsea Richard. Preceded in death by her parents, John and Edna Copmann; two sisters, Inez Hood and Johnette Clegg; and grandson, Stewart William Wilson Jr. She was a recipient of the Charles E. Dunbar Jr. Louisiana Career Service Award, a member of the First Baptist Church of Baton Rouge and the AC Chapter of PEO. Memorial donations may be made to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 9141 Interline Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70809 or a favorite charity.
