Age 36 years and 2 months at the time of his death.
Rex is the only son of John Jr and Eppie (Mauk) Copp. He married Berniece Davis in 1923, they have four daughters: Catherine, Rexine, Lorene and Jackie.
Rex loved to travel, he visited 44 of the 48 states in the United States, Canada and Mexico before his death in 1939. He took his growing family on many of these trips.
At one time he was the editor of the "Weekly Philatelic Gossip". He had two articles written about him in the Kansas City KANSAN and one in the Kansas City STAR newspapers. His philatelic hobby was collecting first day air mail covers. He also liked to fly and had a great friend in Doctor John Brock, who took him flying many times. Before his death he worked for the United States Post Office.
He left a legacy for his descendants in the form of a Journal of his life and three photo albums.
bio by SMG
He appears on the 1910, 1915, and 1920 Censuses with his parents, John and Eppie.
Rex O Copp (21y) and Berniece C Davis (19y) married 22 October 1923 in Leavenworth County, Kansas. States original marriage place as Kansas City, Kansas.
source details: p 373, C 26698
"Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935"
FamilySearch (no image available)
1930/ Kansas/ Wyandotte
h/ Rex Copp, 26y b.KS/TN/TN, occ: Laborer/Mail Bag Depository PO
w/ Berniece, 25y b.KS/KS/MO
d/ Catherine, 4y b.KS/KS/KS
d/ Rexine, 2y b.KS/KS/KS
residence: 1933 N 14th Street, KCK
FUNERALS
COPP, Rex Orlando, age 36 years, residence 1933 North 14th. Funeral services 3:30 Monday at the London Heights Methodist Episcopal church, 15th and Garfield. Interment Mt Hope cemetery. Service by Eads Brothers funeral home.
The Kansas City STAR
04 June 1939
Rex is the only son of John Jr and Eppie (Mauk) Copp. He married Berniece Davis in 1923, they have four daughters: Catherine, Rexine, Lorene and Jackie.
Rex loved to travel, he visited 44 of the 48 states in the United States, Canada and Mexico before his death in 1939. He took his growing family on many of these trips.
At one time he was the editor of the "Weekly Philatelic Gossip". He had two articles written about him in the Kansas City KANSAN and one in the Kansas City STAR newspapers. His philatelic hobby was collecting first day air mail covers. He also liked to fly and had a great friend in Doctor John Brock, who took him flying many times. Before his death he worked for the United States Post Office.
He left a legacy for his descendants in the form of a Journal of his life and three photo albums.
bio by SMG
He appears on the 1910, 1915, and 1920 Censuses with his parents, John and Eppie.
Rex O Copp (21y) and Berniece C Davis (19y) married 22 October 1923 in Leavenworth County, Kansas. States original marriage place as Kansas City, Kansas.
source details: p 373, C 26698
"Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935"
FamilySearch (no image available)
1930/ Kansas/ Wyandotte
h/ Rex Copp, 26y b.KS/TN/TN, occ: Laborer/Mail Bag Depository PO
w/ Berniece, 25y b.KS/KS/MO
d/ Catherine, 4y b.KS/KS/KS
d/ Rexine, 2y b.KS/KS/KS
residence: 1933 N 14th Street, KCK
FUNERALS
COPP, Rex Orlando, age 36 years, residence 1933 North 14th. Funeral services 3:30 Monday at the London Heights Methodist Episcopal church, 15th and Garfield. Interment Mt Hope cemetery. Service by Eads Brothers funeral home.
The Kansas City STAR
04 June 1939
Age 36 years and 2 months at the time of his death.
Rex is the only son of John Jr and Eppie (Mauk) Copp. He married Berniece Davis in 1923, they have four daughters: Catherine, Rexine, Lorene and Jackie.
Rex loved to travel, he visited 44 of the 48 states in the United States, Canada and Mexico before his death in 1939. He took his growing family on many of these trips.
At one time he was the editor of the "Weekly Philatelic Gossip". He had two articles written about him in the Kansas City KANSAN and one in the Kansas City STAR newspapers. His philatelic hobby was collecting first day air mail covers. He also liked to fly and had a great friend in Doctor John Brock, who took him flying many times. Before his death he worked for the United States Post Office.
He left a legacy for his descendants in the form of a Journal of his life and three photo albums.
bio by SMG
He appears on the 1910, 1915, and 1920 Censuses with his parents, John and Eppie.
Rex O Copp (21y) and Berniece C Davis (19y) married 22 October 1923 in Leavenworth County, Kansas. States original marriage place as Kansas City, Kansas.
source details: p 373, C 26698
"Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935"
FamilySearch (no image available)
1930/ Kansas/ Wyandotte
h/ Rex Copp, 26y b.KS/TN/TN, occ: Laborer/Mail Bag Depository PO
w/ Berniece, 25y b.KS/KS/MO
d/ Catherine, 4y b.KS/KS/KS
d/ Rexine, 2y b.KS/KS/KS
residence: 1933 N 14th Street, KCK
FUNERALS
COPP, Rex Orlando, age 36 years, residence 1933 North 14th. Funeral services 3:30 Monday at the London Heights Methodist Episcopal church, 15th and Garfield. Interment Mt Hope cemetery. Service by Eads Brothers funeral home.
The Kansas City STAR
04 June 1939
Rex is the only son of John Jr and Eppie (Mauk) Copp. He married Berniece Davis in 1923, they have four daughters: Catherine, Rexine, Lorene and Jackie.
Rex loved to travel, he visited 44 of the 48 states in the United States, Canada and Mexico before his death in 1939. He took his growing family on many of these trips.
At one time he was the editor of the "Weekly Philatelic Gossip". He had two articles written about him in the Kansas City KANSAN and one in the Kansas City STAR newspapers. His philatelic hobby was collecting first day air mail covers. He also liked to fly and had a great friend in Doctor John Brock, who took him flying many times. Before his death he worked for the United States Post Office.
He left a legacy for his descendants in the form of a Journal of his life and three photo albums.
bio by SMG
He appears on the 1910, 1915, and 1920 Censuses with his parents, John and Eppie.
Rex O Copp (21y) and Berniece C Davis (19y) married 22 October 1923 in Leavenworth County, Kansas. States original marriage place as Kansas City, Kansas.
source details: p 373, C 26698
"Kansas Marriages, 1840-1935"
FamilySearch (no image available)
1930/ Kansas/ Wyandotte
h/ Rex Copp, 26y b.KS/TN/TN, occ: Laborer/Mail Bag Depository PO
w/ Berniece, 25y b.KS/KS/MO
d/ Catherine, 4y b.KS/KS/KS
d/ Rexine, 2y b.KS/KS/KS
residence: 1933 N 14th Street, KCK
FUNERALS
COPP, Rex Orlando, age 36 years, residence 1933 North 14th. Funeral services 3:30 Monday at the London Heights Methodist Episcopal church, 15th and Garfield. Interment Mt Hope cemetery. Service by Eads Brothers funeral home.
The Kansas City STAR
04 June 1939
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