When Irma Shumway was born on 10 November 1895, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, her father, Richard Franklin Shumway, was 27 and her mother, Margaret Hannah Johnson, was 19. She married James Austin Cope Sr. on 24 May 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. They were the parents of 9 children. She lived in Tropic, Garfield, Utah in 1930. She died on 15 September 2001, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, at the age of 105 and was buried in Spanish Fork.
Irma Shumway Cope died September 15, 2001 in Spanish Fork, Utah at the age of 105. Born Nov 10, 1895, Irma was the third born, but first surviving child, of Richard Franklin Shumway and Margret Hannah Johnson. She attended school in Tropic and Panguich, Utah.
She married James Austin Cope, Sr., May 24, 1916 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They made their tourist camp three miles north of Bryce Canyon National Park. In the fall of 1940, they moved to Spanish Fork, where she worked with her husband in the operation of the Spanish Fork Livestock Auction.
She served faithfully in all the auxiliary organizations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and attended the temple faithfully. She served a Stake Mission and she and her husband served a mission in Australia.
Irma was an avid reader and started oil-painting at the age of 80. She always had a beautiful flower garden and worked in it until age 98. She was a charter member of the USHARA Club, member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, American Legion Auxiliary and the Centenarian Club. She was the oldest Gold Star Mother in the nation.
She is survived by her children, Clyda Cope (Veon) Smith, Sherwood, Oregon; James Austin (Florence) Cope, Jr., Spanish Fork; Evan (Jeanne) Cope, Bountiful; Ray (Renee') Cope, Springville; Donna Cope (Clark) Nelson, Salem; Margaret Cope (Orin) Daley, Spanish Fork; and Beth Cope (Thomas) Peterson, Pleasant Grove. She was preceded in death by her husband; and two sons, Bernard Cope; and Lloyd Cope, who is survived by his wife, Kathleen. Also surviving are nearly 600 who call her grandma, great- grandma, and great- great- grandma. Services were held Tues. Sept 18, 2001 in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Interment, Spanish Fork City Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the staff of the Hales Rest Home, including two of Irma's great- granddaughters, Kelly and Erin, for their tender loving care. [Deseret News, Monday, September 17, 2001) bio per member tribe hunter 46984618
Irma Shumway Cope died September 15, 2001 in Spanish Fork, Utah at the age of 105. Born Nov 10, 1895, Irma was the third born, but first surviving child, of Richard Franklin Shumway and Margret Hannah Johnson. She attended school in Tropic and Panguich, Utah.
She married James Austin Cope, Sr., May 24, 1916 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They made their tourist camp three miles north of Bryce Canyon National Park. In the fall of 1940, they moved to Spanish Fork, where she worked with her husband in the operation of the Spanish Fork Livestock Auction.
She served faithfully in all the auxiliary organizations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and attended the temple faithfully. She served a Stake Mission and she and her husband served a mission in Australia.
Irma was an avid reader and started oil-painting at the age of 80. She always had a beautiful flower garden and worked in it until age 98. She was a charter member of the USHARA Club, member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, American Legion Auxiliary and the Centenarian Club. She was the oldest Gold Star Mother in the nation.
She is survived by her children, Clyda Cope (Veon) Smith, Sherwood, Oregon; James Austin (Florence) Cope, Jr., Spanish Fork; Evan (Jeanne) Cope, Bountiful; Ray (Renee') Cope, Springville; Donna Cope (Clark) Nelson, Salem; Margaret Cope (Orin) Daley, Spanish Fork; and Beth Cope (Thomas) Peterson, Pleasant Grove. She was preceded in death by her husband; and two sons, Bernard Cope; and Lloyd Cope, who is survived by his wife, Kathleen. Also surviving are nearly 600 who call her grandma, great- grandma, and great- great- grandma. Services were held Tues. Sept 18, 2001 in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Interment, Spanish Fork City Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the staff of the Hales Rest Home, including two of Irma's great- granddaughters, Kelly and Erin, for their tender loving care. [Deseret News, Monday, September 17, 2001) bio per member tribe hunter 46984618
When Irma Shumway was born on 10 November 1895, in Kanab, Kane, Utah, her father, Richard Franklin Shumway, was 27 and her mother, Margaret Hannah Johnson, was 19. She married James Austin Cope Sr. on 24 May 1916, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. They were the parents of 9 children. She lived in Tropic, Garfield, Utah in 1930. She died on 15 September 2001, in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah, at the age of 105 and was buried in Spanish Fork.
Irma Shumway Cope died September 15, 2001 in Spanish Fork, Utah at the age of 105. Born Nov 10, 1895, Irma was the third born, but first surviving child, of Richard Franklin Shumway and Margret Hannah Johnson. She attended school in Tropic and Panguich, Utah.
She married James Austin Cope, Sr., May 24, 1916 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They made their tourist camp three miles north of Bryce Canyon National Park. In the fall of 1940, they moved to Spanish Fork, where she worked with her husband in the operation of the Spanish Fork Livestock Auction.
She served faithfully in all the auxiliary organizations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and attended the temple faithfully. She served a Stake Mission and she and her husband served a mission in Australia.
Irma was an avid reader and started oil-painting at the age of 80. She always had a beautiful flower garden and worked in it until age 98. She was a charter member of the USHARA Club, member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, American Legion Auxiliary and the Centenarian Club. She was the oldest Gold Star Mother in the nation.
She is survived by her children, Clyda Cope (Veon) Smith, Sherwood, Oregon; James Austin (Florence) Cope, Jr., Spanish Fork; Evan (Jeanne) Cope, Bountiful; Ray (Renee') Cope, Springville; Donna Cope (Clark) Nelson, Salem; Margaret Cope (Orin) Daley, Spanish Fork; and Beth Cope (Thomas) Peterson, Pleasant Grove. She was preceded in death by her husband; and two sons, Bernard Cope; and Lloyd Cope, who is survived by his wife, Kathleen. Also surviving are nearly 600 who call her grandma, great- grandma, and great- great- grandma. Services were held Tues. Sept 18, 2001 in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Interment, Spanish Fork City Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the staff of the Hales Rest Home, including two of Irma's great- granddaughters, Kelly and Erin, for their tender loving care. [Deseret News, Monday, September 17, 2001) bio per member tribe hunter 46984618
Irma Shumway Cope died September 15, 2001 in Spanish Fork, Utah at the age of 105. Born Nov 10, 1895, Irma was the third born, but first surviving child, of Richard Franklin Shumway and Margret Hannah Johnson. She attended school in Tropic and Panguich, Utah.
She married James Austin Cope, Sr., May 24, 1916 in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. They made their tourist camp three miles north of Bryce Canyon National Park. In the fall of 1940, they moved to Spanish Fork, where she worked with her husband in the operation of the Spanish Fork Livestock Auction.
She served faithfully in all the auxiliary organizations of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and attended the temple faithfully. She served a Stake Mission and she and her husband served a mission in Australia.
Irma was an avid reader and started oil-painting at the age of 80. She always had a beautiful flower garden and worked in it until age 98. She was a charter member of the USHARA Club, member of the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, American Legion Auxiliary and the Centenarian Club. She was the oldest Gold Star Mother in the nation.
She is survived by her children, Clyda Cope (Veon) Smith, Sherwood, Oregon; James Austin (Florence) Cope, Jr., Spanish Fork; Evan (Jeanne) Cope, Bountiful; Ray (Renee') Cope, Springville; Donna Cope (Clark) Nelson, Salem; Margaret Cope (Orin) Daley, Spanish Fork; and Beth Cope (Thomas) Peterson, Pleasant Grove. She was preceded in death by her husband; and two sons, Bernard Cope; and Lloyd Cope, who is survived by his wife, Kathleen. Also surviving are nearly 600 who call her grandma, great- grandma, and great- great- grandma. Services were held Tues. Sept 18, 2001 in Spanish Fork, Utah.
Interment, Spanish Fork City Cemetery. The family wishes to thank the staff of the Hales Rest Home, including two of Irma's great- granddaughters, Kelly and Erin, for their tender loving care. [Deseret News, Monday, September 17, 2001) bio per member tribe hunter 46984618
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