William David "Bill" Cope^[1]

1929 - 2012

• Born	14 Feb 1929	Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 6, Cocke County, Tennessee   [2]
  _UID	1C905D3828B63746BAD5B3496990866F157D
  Died	16 Apr 2012  [3]
  Buried	19 Apr 2012	Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I38434	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2012

  
  

  Father	John Osborne Cope,   b. 20 Sep 1900, Ducktown, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Apr 1989
  Mother	Maud Ella McMahan,   b. 2 Mar 1898, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Feb 1989
  Married	20 Apr 1926
  Family ID	F14082	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Marilyn Rose Anderson,   b. 12 Oct 1930,   d. 2 Dec 1975
  Children	1. William David Cope, Jr.,   b. 4 May 1951 > 2. Paul Spencer Cope,   b. 19 Sep 1952,   d. 20 Oct 2009 > 3. Elizabeth Carolyn Cope,   b. 16 Aug 1954   4. James Sanford Cope,   b. 9 Aug 1957
  Family ID	F29880	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Alza
  Family ID	F29881	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Feb 1929 - Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - 19 Apr 2012 - Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 25.

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 69. [S112] Census, 1930. Name: William D Cope Event: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 06, Cocke, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 1 Marital Status: Single Race: White Birthplace: North Carolina Estimated Birth Year: 1929 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 0015 Family Number: 380 Sheet Number and Letter: 19B Line Number: 96 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2238 Film Number: 2341972 Digital Folder Number: 4548152 Image Number: 00332 Household Gender Age Parent John O Cope M 29 Parent Maude E Cope F 32 John O Cope M 3 William D Cope M 1 [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 18 Apr 2012. COPE, WILLIAM D. (Bill) age 83 of Knoxville passed away April 16, 2012 after a brief illness. He was born in Newport, TN. He graduated from U.T. and taught school in Knox County. He served his country in the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division. Preceded in death by his first wife Marilyn, son Paul, brothers; Jack, Y.J. and Don. Parents John Osborne and Maude Ella McMahan, step-daughter, Kimberly Green. Survived by wife Alza , children; David (Pam) Cope, Elizabeth (Mike) Smith and Jim (Nancy) Cope. Step Children Teresa (George) Ford, Lisa (Randy) Hodges, Sheri (Arland) York, Jeffrey Pruitt. Sister Beverly (Rankin) Little of Manchester, TN. Grandchildren, Heather Rankin, Lori McDaniel, Bryan Smith, Jonathan Smith, Brandy Cox, Todd Ford, Steven Fairchild, Stephanie Fox, Brittany York, Eric York and Olivia Ford, fourteen great grandchildren. Family will receive friends Wednesday from 6-8 pm at Weavers with a chapel service to follow at 8 pm. Rev. Dana Fachman officiating. Family and friends will meet 12:15 pm Thursday at Union Cemetery in Newport, TN. for a 12:30 pm interment. Condolences may be made on our website www.weaverfuneralservices.com Arrangements by Weaver Funeral Home.