Cora E. Copeland
Goose Creek, South Carolina and Orrington, M.
Cora E. Copeland, 89 of Goose Creek, South Carolina, and a long time resident of Orrington, Maine passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023.
Born in Brewer, Maine, Cora was the daughter of George Legasse and Mary Legasse (Moran). After graduating from Brewer High School in 1952, she married her husband, Albert W. Copeland. Cora’s professional life included many memorable years in the offices of the Orrington Town Hall, H.E. Hanscom & Sons Oil Company, and Center Drive School. She also assisted her husband with the family vegetable stand for many years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Orrington, a dedicated member of Vashti Rebekah Lodge, and a former member of Enterprise, Penobscot Pomona, Maine State, and National Grange Associations.
Cora was predeceased by her parents, her beloved husband, her son Rodney Copeland, and her brother George Legasse, Jr. She is survived by her children Cathleen Hudson, her husband, Tony; Thomas Copeland, his wife, Judy; Christopher Copeland; her brother Michael Legasse, his wife, Margaret; her grandchildren Angela Copeland; Rebecca Chapin, her husband, Bradley; Matthew Hudson, his wife, Erin; Nicole Baker, her husband, Evan; Ryan Copeland; her great grandchildren Kiley, Evan, Bayleigh, Jackson, and Naomi; along with nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday June 12, 2023, at the Brewer Chapel of Brookings-Smith, 55 South Main St., Brewer, where family and friends are invited to call beginning at 12:00 p.m.
The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments in the Family Reception Rooms, of Brookings-Smith, following the service. A private graveside service will be at Pine Hill Cemetery in Orrington.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in honor of Cora to First United Methodist Church of Orrington, P.O. Box 108, Orrington, ME 04474 or the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at Brookings-Smith.com.
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Goose Creek, South Carolina and Orrington, M.
Cora E. Copeland, 89 of Goose Creek, South Carolina, and a long time resident of Orrington, Maine passed away on Friday, June 2, 2023.
Born in Brewer, Maine, Cora was the daughter of George Legasse and Mary Legasse (Moran). After graduating from Brewer High School in 1952, she married her husband, Albert W. Copeland. Cora’s professional life included many memorable years in the offices of the Orrington Town Hall, H.E. Hanscom & Sons Oil Company, and Center Drive School. She also assisted her husband with the family vegetable stand for many years. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Orrington, a dedicated member of Vashti Rebekah Lodge, and a former member of Enterprise, Penobscot Pomona, Maine State, and National Grange Associations.
Cora was predeceased by her parents, her beloved husband, her son Rodney Copeland, and her brother George Legasse, Jr. She is survived by her children Cathleen Hudson, her husband, Tony; Thomas Copeland, his wife, Judy; Christopher Copeland; her brother Michael Legasse, his wife, Margaret; her grandchildren Angela Copeland; Rebecca Chapin, her husband, Bradley; Matthew Hudson, his wife, Erin; Nicole Baker, her husband, Evan; Ryan Copeland; her great grandchildren Kiley, Evan, Bayleigh, Jackson, and Naomi; along with nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Monday June 12, 2023, at the Brewer Chapel of Brookings-Smith, 55 South Main St., Brewer, where family and friends are invited to call beginning at 12:00 p.m.
The family invites relatives and friends to share conversation and refreshments in the Family Reception Rooms, of Brookings-Smith, following the service. A private graveside service will be at Pine Hill Cemetery in Orrington.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in honor of Cora to First United Methodist Church of Orrington, P.O. Box 108, Orrington, ME 04474 or the American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Ct., Glen Allen, VA 23060.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at Brookings-Smith.com.
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