Howard Richey "Cowboy" Copas^[1]

1924 - 1988  (63 years)

• Name	Howard Richey "Cowboy" Copas
  Born	29 Sep 1924	Kentucky
  Gender	Male
  Died	21 Jul 1988  [2]
  Buried	Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I125882	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	John Logan Copas
  Mother	Letha Zada Bellamy,   b. 23 Jul 1893, Kentucky ,   d. 3 Sep 1972  (Age 79 years)
  Divorced	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F46287	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Rogers,   b. 26 Aug 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 1986  (Age 50 years)
  Children	1. Marion Elizabeth "Betsy" Copas
  Family ID	F46284	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Sep 1924 - Kentucky Buried - - Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 13 May 1986. Evelyn Rogers Copas obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 21 Jul 1988. Copas, Howard Richey (Cowboy) 63 widowed b. 9-29-24 KY d. 7-21-88 107 Oak Dr Sev Ranger US Nat’l Park f. John Logan Copas m. Letha Bellamy WW II Army 120 Army Tec 5 Btry C 229th AAA Sl Bn 6-3-43 Ft Benjamin Harris IN 2-9-46 Sep Center Camp Atterbury IN Shiloh Cem Survivors: 1 dau Betsy Copas 2 step-ch Jackie Crowe Suzy Taylor step-m. Lillie Copas Knowles 2 bro Clifton Murrell 1 sis Marie Copas 2 nieces Jean Smith Alice Gay 260 Skyline Pkwy Athens GA 1 nephew informant Jesse Cate executor associated with Trailway & Sey Bus Lines mem & past president Smoky FOP Lodge # 31 Gatlinburg Elks Club American Legion & VFW Mt Star Lodge # 1 F & AM.