Verda Cope Sr. (1911 - 1984)

Born 3 Sep 1911 in Sunbright, Morgan County, Tennessee, USA

Husband of Geneva (West) Cope — married 6 Apr 1935 (to 12 Oct 2008) in Scott, Tennessee, United States

Died 6 Apr 1984 at age 72 in Oneida, Scott County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Verda was born on September 3, 1911at Sunbright in Morgan County, Tennessee. He was the son of Jessie Andrew Cope and Lola Alberta ( Couch ) Cope. Verda was a twin to his sister Lena Cope. He married Geneva West on April 6, 1935 in Scott County, Tennessee. Verda passed away on Friday, April 6, 1984 at home in Oneida in Scott County.

Obituary,

Verda Cope, Sr., 72, of the Oak Grove community, Oneida, passed away suddenly Friday morning, April 6, 1984, at his home. He was the father of former Scott County Judge Verda Cope, Jr. Mr. Cope, who was born in Sunbright, was the son of the late Rev. J. A. Cope, and the late Lola A Couch Cope and was also preceded in death by three sisters; and six brothers. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Robbins, and sang with the Jubilee Quartet for many years. He is survived by his wife, Geneva West Cope of Oneida; one daughter, Mrs. Ben Bailey (Joyce) Bowling of Oneida; one son, Verda (Buddy) Cope, Jr. of Robbins; five granddaughters: Marcia Elaine Bowling of Oneida, Karen Ann Cope and Sabra Renee Cope, both of Robbins, Lee Ann Bowling of Oneida, and Ketruah Shay Cope of Robbins; one grandson, Eric Durand Cope of Robbins; two sisters: Lena Cope of Robbins, and Linnie Boone of Covington, Ky.; several nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and friends. Funeral services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 8, at the West-Murley Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Hubert Terry and Rev. Carl Jeffers officiating. The Bethlehem Baptist Church Choir sang. Burial was in the Robbins Memorial Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Dan Carson, Claude Duncan, Ricky Duncan, Ervin Jeffers, Ray Shoemaker, and Claude Terry, Jr. West-Murley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements. (Source: The Scott County News, 12 Apr 1984, p14)

Sources

Burial : Robbins Memorial Cemetery, Robbins, Scott County, Tennessee, U.S.A. Burial Date : Sundry, April 8, 1984, Find A Grave memorial # 40052552, [1]

Robbins Memorial Cemetery also known as : Baptist Memorial Cemetery, Brickyard Cemetery, New Cemetery, New Robbins Cemetery, Oak Ridge Cemetery

• Find a Grave, database and images ( https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40052552/verda-cope: accessed 24 October 2023), memorial page for Verda Cope Sr. (3 Sep 1911–6 Apr 1984), Find a Grave Memorial ID 40052552, citing Baptist Memorial Cemetery, Robbins, Scott County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Dorothy Young (contributor 47116377).

• "Tennessee Births and Christenings, 1828-1939", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6LB-SJF : 27 January 2020), Verda Cope, 1911.

• "Tennessee, Birth Records (ER Series), 1908-1912", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2H5-4PHH : Mon Oct 02 23:55:05 UTC 2023), Entry for Verda Cope and Jesse Andrew Cope, 03 Sep 1911.

• "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNCG-NBP : 4 December 2014), Verda Cope and Geneva West, 06 Apr 1935; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 22, Scott, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch  : Thu Oct 05 21:53:08 UTC 2023), Verda Cope in entry for Jessie A Cope and Lola A Cope, 1930. From <https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SPQ1-ZS7>

• "United States Census, 1940", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4ZP-WQ8 : Fri Oct 06 06:31:54 UTC 2023), Entry for Verda Cope and Geneva Cope, 1940.

• "United States 1950 Census", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6FS9-L8WW : Wed Oct 04 20:39:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Verda Cope and Geneva Cope, 4 April 1950, Oneida, Scott, Tennessee.