Mrs. Velsie Jones DeStefano, 92, of Waynetown died at 5:20 a.m., Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Crawfordsville, Ind.
She was the daughter of Carlos and Attie (Deckard) Copas, born in Thompkinsville, Ky., on June 19, 1918.
She married Clarence Ree Jones on June 6, 1939. He preceded her in death on March 1, 1961. She then married John Leonard DeStefano on July 3, 1961, and he preceded her in death on January 4, 1997.
Survivors include: Daughter - Jane (husband- Dan) Ryan of Waynetown, In.; Granddaughter: Kristy (husband- Richard) Stoup of Waynetown, In.; Grandson - John Michael Ryan of Washington DC.; Great Grand daughter: Allison Michelle Stoup of Waynetown, In.
She was preceded in death by five sisters: Iova, Retie, Marie, Vealie and Evaun and four Brothers: Adolphus, Raymon, Reed and Creed Copas; and both husbands.
She lived in Mesa, Arizona, from 1970 until 1996 when she moved back to Indiana.
She attended Hackers Branch School, which was a one room school house in Mt. Herman, Kentucky.
She was a former member and officer of the Mesa, Arizona American Legion Aux. She was a : Home maker.
The funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Shoemaker Funeral Home, 202 Bratton Rd. Waynetown, In., with her great Nephew the Rev. Kelvin Copas officiating. Burial will be at Waynetown Masonic Cemetery, Waynetown, Ind.
Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 29th, at the funeral home.
1920 United States Federal Census
about Velsie Copass
Name: Velsie Copass
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Age: 1
[1 6/12]
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
[abt 1918]
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Carlus C Copass
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's name: Attie Copass
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
Carlus C Copass 41
Attie Copass 33
Marie Copass 13
Retie Copass 11
Iova Copass 8
Adolphus Copass 8
Ramon Copass 5
Velsie Copass 1
[1 6/12]
1930 United States Federal Census
about Velsie Copass
Name: Velsie Copass
Home in 1930: Union, Monroe, Kentucky
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Carlus C Copass
Mother's name: Attie Copass
Race: White
Name Age
Carlus C Copass 52
Attie Copass 44
Bettie Copass 21
Iva Copass 19
Adophus Copass 17
Raymon Copass 14
Velsie Copass 11
Nealie Copass 9
Reed Copass 6
Creed Copass 1
She was the daughter of Carlos and Attie (Deckard) Copas, born in Thompkinsville, Ky., on June 19, 1918.
She married Clarence Ree Jones on June 6, 1939. He preceded her in death on March 1, 1961. She then married John Leonard DeStefano on July 3, 1961, and he preceded her in death on January 4, 1997.
Survivors include: Daughter - Jane (husband- Dan) Ryan of Waynetown, In.; Granddaughter: Kristy (husband- Richard) Stoup of Waynetown, In.; Grandson - John Michael Ryan of Washington DC.; Great Grand daughter: Allison Michelle Stoup of Waynetown, In.
She was preceded in death by five sisters: Iova, Retie, Marie, Vealie and Evaun and four Brothers: Adolphus, Raymon, Reed and Creed Copas; and both husbands.
She lived in Mesa, Arizona, from 1970 until 1996 when she moved back to Indiana.
She attended Hackers Branch School, which was a one room school house in Mt. Herman, Kentucky.
She was a former member and officer of the Mesa, Arizona American Legion Aux. She was a : Home maker.
The funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Shoemaker Funeral Home, 202 Bratton Rd. Waynetown, In., with her great Nephew the Rev. Kelvin Copas officiating. Burial will be at Waynetown Masonic Cemetery, Waynetown, Ind.
Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 29th, at the funeral home.
1920 United States Federal Census
about Velsie Copass
Name: Velsie Copass
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Age: 1
[1 6/12]
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
[abt 1918]
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Carlus C Copass
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's name: Attie Copass
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
Carlus C Copass 41
Attie Copass 33
Marie Copass 13
Retie Copass 11
Iova Copass 8
Adolphus Copass 8
Ramon Copass 5
Velsie Copass 1
[1 6/12]
1930 United States Federal Census
about Velsie Copass
Name: Velsie Copass
Home in 1930: Union, Monroe, Kentucky
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Carlus C Copass
Mother's name: Attie Copass
Race: White
Name Age
Carlus C Copass 52
Attie Copass 44
Bettie Copass 21
Iva Copass 19
Adophus Copass 17
Raymon Copass 14
Velsie Copass 11
Nealie Copass 9
Reed Copass 6
Creed Copass 1
Mrs. Velsie Jones DeStefano, 92, of Waynetown died at 5:20 a.m., Sunday, March 27, 2011, at Hickory Creek Nursing Home, Crawfordsville, Ind.
She was the daughter of Carlos and Attie (Deckard) Copas, born in Thompkinsville, Ky., on June 19, 1918.
She married Clarence Ree Jones on June 6, 1939. He preceded her in death on March 1, 1961. She then married John Leonard DeStefano on July 3, 1961, and he preceded her in death on January 4, 1997.
Survivors include: Daughter - Jane (husband- Dan) Ryan of Waynetown, In.; Granddaughter: Kristy (husband- Richard) Stoup of Waynetown, In.; Grandson - John Michael Ryan of Washington DC.; Great Grand daughter: Allison Michelle Stoup of Waynetown, In.
She was preceded in death by five sisters: Iova, Retie, Marie, Vealie and Evaun and four Brothers: Adolphus, Raymon, Reed and Creed Copas; and both husbands.
She lived in Mesa, Arizona, from 1970 until 1996 when she moved back to Indiana.
She attended Hackers Branch School, which was a one room school house in Mt. Herman, Kentucky.
She was a former member and officer of the Mesa, Arizona American Legion Aux. She was a : Home maker.
The funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Shoemaker Funeral Home, 202 Bratton Rd. Waynetown, In., with her great Nephew the Rev. Kelvin Copas officiating. Burial will be at Waynetown Masonic Cemetery, Waynetown, Ind.
Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 29th, at the funeral home.
1920 United States Federal Census
about Velsie Copass
Name: Velsie Copass
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Age: 1
[1 6/12]
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
[abt 1918]
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Carlus C Copass
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's name: Attie Copass
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
Carlus C Copass 41
Attie Copass 33
Marie Copass 13
Retie Copass 11
Iova Copass 8
Adolphus Copass 8
Ramon Copass 5
Velsie Copass 1
[1 6/12]
1930 United States Federal Census
about Velsie Copass
Name: Velsie Copass
Home in 1930: Union, Monroe, Kentucky
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Carlus C Copass
Mother's name: Attie Copass
Race: White
Name Age
Carlus C Copass 52
Attie Copass 44
Bettie Copass 21
Iva Copass 19
Adophus Copass 17
Raymon Copass 14
Velsie Copass 11
Nealie Copass 9
Reed Copass 6
Creed Copass 1
She was the daughter of Carlos and Attie (Deckard) Copas, born in Thompkinsville, Ky., on June 19, 1918.
She married Clarence Ree Jones on June 6, 1939. He preceded her in death on March 1, 1961. She then married John Leonard DeStefano on July 3, 1961, and he preceded her in death on January 4, 1997.
Survivors include: Daughter - Jane (husband- Dan) Ryan of Waynetown, In.; Granddaughter: Kristy (husband- Richard) Stoup of Waynetown, In.; Grandson - John Michael Ryan of Washington DC.; Great Grand daughter: Allison Michelle Stoup of Waynetown, In.
She was preceded in death by five sisters: Iova, Retie, Marie, Vealie and Evaun and four Brothers: Adolphus, Raymon, Reed and Creed Copas; and both husbands.
She lived in Mesa, Arizona, from 1970 until 1996 when she moved back to Indiana.
She attended Hackers Branch School, which was a one room school house in Mt. Herman, Kentucky.
She was a former member and officer of the Mesa, Arizona American Legion Aux. She was a : Home maker.
The funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, March 30, 2011, at Shoemaker Funeral Home, 202 Bratton Rd. Waynetown, In., with her great Nephew the Rev. Kelvin Copas officiating. Burial will be at Waynetown Masonic Cemetery, Waynetown, Ind.
Visitation will be 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 29th, at the funeral home.
1920 United States Federal Census
about Velsie Copass
Name: Velsie Copass
Home in 1920: Temple Hill, Barren, Kentucky
Age: 1
[1 6/12]
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
[abt 1918]
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Carlus C Copass
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's name: Attie Copass
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Female
Household Members:
Name Age
Carlus C Copass 41
Attie Copass 33
Marie Copass 13
Retie Copass 11
Iova Copass 8
Adolphus Copass 8
Ramon Copass 5
Velsie Copass 1
[1 6/12]
1930 United States Federal Census
about Velsie Copass
Name: Velsie Copass
Home in 1930: Union, Monroe, Kentucky
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1919
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's name: Carlus C Copass
Mother's name: Attie Copass
Race: White
Name Age
Carlus C Copass 52
Attie Copass 44
Bettie Copass 21
Iva Copass 19
Adophus Copass 17
Raymon Copass 14
Velsie Copass 11
Nealie Copass 9
Reed Copass 6
Creed Copass 1
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