She was born on September 8, 1931, in Bartow, Florida, to Olive Lucile and James Otis Collier. She married JW Copeland on October 15, 1948. They raised two children and were happily married for 30 years, until his death in 1979. Evelyn was a long-time resident of Punta Gorda, Florida, where she was a beloved member of the Eastside Baptist Church.
Evelyn is survived by her grandson David (Kathryn) Copeland, her treasured great-grandchildren, Daniel and Hannah, her sister Karen (Joseph) Carnal, and many nieces and nephews and friends. She is reunited in her eternal home with her husband, JW Copeland, her children, Richard (Janet) Copeland and Mary Elaine Copeland, and her parents, her sister Viola (Jack) Richardson, Juanita (James) Watkins and her brother Frank Collier.
A celebration of her life will be held on Tuesday, September 21, 2021 at 6:00 PM at the Alvah Halloran & Son Funeral Home, 2125 Chili Ave., Rochester, NY.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her memory to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
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