In Memoriam: John Coppley Jr.
John Raymond Coppley Jr, 91, of Davidson County, passed away Saturday, July 8, 2023, at his home.
A funeral will be held 11 AM Thursday, July 13, 2023, at the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, Lexington, with Pastor Craig Bartholomew officiating. Burial will follow the service at Salisbury National Cemetery located at 501 Statesville Blvd. in Salisbury, NC.
The family will receive friends 6- 8 PM Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at the funeral home, and also immediately following the committal service at the Coppley residence.
John was born on April 30, 1932, in Davidson County, to the late John Raymond Coppley Sr. and Blanche Copela Yarbourgh. He proudly served his country in the Vietnam War, and toured thirteen different countries, living for a time in Germany and Iran; after twenty-one years, he retired from the Army as a Lt. Col. After retirement, he worked for Lexington Furniture. He was a member of Stoner’s Grove Baptist Church. John loved to horseback ride and trail ride with his father; and he loved to fish. He enjoyed spending time on Oak Island with his family and was a beach goer. John took pride in his land and the horses and was a former director of the American Morgan Horse Association. John and his wife Joyce truly built a beautiful life together.
Left to cherish his memory is his loving wife of 36 years, Joyce Metters Coppley, of the home; son, John Wesley Coppley and wife Meg, of Clemmons; daughter, Anne Coppley Prudente and husband John, of Greensboro; sisters, Alice Long, of Fl, and Olive Stutts “Punkin”, of Oak Island; and six grandchildren, John Prudente and wife Natalie, Michael Prudente, Evan Prudente, John Coppley, Heather Parker, and Rebecca Coppley; 3 great-grandchildren, Maddy, Marion, Owen; fur baby Heidi; and the Metters family and extended friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hinkle Hospice House, The Alzheimer’s Association, or The Children’s Hospital.