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Arnetta June Copelin

Arbovale, WV

May 8, 1935 - August 19, 2022

Arnetta June Copelin Obituary

Arnetta June Copelin passed away in the home of her daughter on Thursday, August 18, 2022. June was 87 years old. I June was born in Ada, Oklahoma, on May 8, 1935, to Ed and Maggie Stephens. June married Farrell F. Copelin in the First Baptist Church of Granite, Oklahoma, on October 11, 1952. She graduated from high school in Lawton, Oklahoma. During the early years of her marriage to Farrell, they lived in Lawton, Stillwater, Arnett, Woodward, and Edmond, Oklahoma. Later they lived in Lakewood, Colorado, and then returned to Edmond. After retirement, she and Farrell moved to Bartow, West Virginia, to live near their youngest daughter. For several years she also lived in Elkins, West Virginia, before returning to Bartow. During the last year of her life, she lived with her daughter Laura. June was saved and baptized at Union Valley Baptist Church at the age of 13. She was a faithful member of her church, wherever she lived, and often taught pre-school Sunday School classes. June was a woman of service, always putting the needs of her family before herself. She always said that was what God intended for her to do. When her girls were young, she sewed dresses for herself and her girls and made numerous quilts. She preserved the produce from Farrell's big garden and was a devoted grandma. The most important thing she did during her life was caring for her daughter Kim, who was rendered disabled in 1968 when she was 8 years old. June often told stories about how, as a young girl, she had to milk the cows, pick cotton, bring in the wood, and other outdoor jobs. During her adult life she worked as a secretary for three church pastors and three college department heads. She typed 80 wpm and took shorthand at 120 wpm. She loved her flower gardens, jigsaw puzzles, and her Reader’s Digest books. June is survived by daughter Marilyn Allen of Edmond, OK; daughter Kim Copelin of Marlinton, WV; daughter Laura Hise of Dunmore, WV; brother James Stephens of Coalgate, OK; sister Kay Cannon of Edmond, OK; six grandchildren, eight great grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild. June was preceded in death by her husband Farrell Franklin Copelin in 2000; daughter Dian Copelin in 2009; grandson Zachary Allen in 1986; granddaughter Katie Allen Anderson in 2019; and sisters Nevajo Sanders in 1968 and Mary Sue McCulley in 2015. A service will be 4:00PM on Sunday August 21, 2022 at the Wallace and Wallace Funeral Home in Arbovale, West Virginia. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. An 11:00 am graveside service will be on August 26, 2022 at Gracelawn Cemetery in Edmond, Oklahoma. Pallbearers will be grandsons Paul Henry, Randy Sanders, Matt Allen, Tyler Hise, Isaac Hise, and Jacob Hise. Baggerly Funeral Home in Edmond, Oklahoma, will be in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made payable to Sister Doris Clay for Honduras Missions, 3565 Timberglen Road, Apartment 103, Dallas, TX 75287, United States. As a faithful believer in Jesus Christ, June asked that the following be included in her service: the hymn “When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder, I’ll Be There” and the scripture reading of Proverbs 3:1-6. God was always her strength.

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