Cecil D. Copeland

Funeral services for Cecil D. Copeland, 85, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 20, 2022, at the Wrightsville Church of the Nazarene with Rev. Billy Brinson, Rev. Louis Pearce, and Rev. Stephen Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Corinth Church Cemetery.

Mr. Copeland was born on March 3, 1937, in Wrightsville, Georgia to Harlie D. and Mattie Lee Copeland. Cecil was owner and operator of Copeland Service Station from 1965 up until 1992. He then went to work for Holox Industrial Welding in Sandersville, working on until he retired at the age of 70. Cecil's greatest joy was spending time with grandchildren, family, farming and fishing. Oh, the stories he could tell! In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 grandsons, Jared Mimbs and Adam Mimbs, son-in-law, David Martin, and brother-in-law, James Buttersworth. Mr. Copeland passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2022, at Community Hospice of Vidalia.

He was a devoted husband of 64 years to his wife, Shirley B. Copeland, loving father to his daughter, Denise Martin, beloved grandfather to SFC Garrison Mimbs (Caroline) and Bethany Crawford (Phillip), great grandfather to Carter Mimbs, James Mimbs and Mattie Crawford, brother to Bobby Copeland (Frankie) and brother-in-law to Shirley Buttersworth.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, November 19, 2022, from 6:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at the funeral home. The family will be meeting at the home of Bethany Crawford, 637 Wade Lord Rd., Wrightsville, Georgia.

Pallbearers will be Clay Claxton, Mike Sheppard, Phillip Crawford, Garrison Mimbs, Wain Sweat and Raymond Wilson.

Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory/Wrightsville Chapel is in charge of the funeral arrangements.