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Lorene Mary Copeland

Graveside services for Lorene Mary Copeland, 92, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, October 10, 2020 at Howell Memorial Park Cemetery, under the direction of Robertson-Drago Funeral Home.

Mrs. Copeland passed away at 7:27 p.m., Wednesday, October 7, 2020, at Ozarks Medical Center.

She was born May 19, 1928, at Leota, Missouri, to Tinker Douglas and Agnes Elsie Joice Douglas.  Before her retirement, Mrs. Copeland worked in housekeeping at Ozarks Medical Center.  She enjoyed bluegrass music, singing at area nursing homes, reading western books and loved embroidery.  Mrs. Copeland attended West 160 Church of Christ.

She is survived by one daughter, Darlene Johnson and husband, Larry, Grove, Oklahoma; two grandchildren, Stacy Maute and Larry Gene Johnson; five great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; one brother, Tommy Douglas; two sisters, Barbara Brower and husband, Clyde and Tammy DeVault; and many nieces and nephews.

Her parents and three sisters, Rosie Burgess, Maxine Burks and Hope Douglas, preceded her in death.

Memorial contributions may be made to American Heart Association and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 West Main, West Plains, MO  65775.