Gladys Lavaughn Copeland

Gladys Lavaughn Copeland, age 97, of Taylor, AZ passed away in Flagstaff, AZ on October 9, 2009. Gladys was born in Memphis, Missouri on August 1, 1912. She and her family moved to Phoenix, AZ when she was 11 years old and lived there for 46 years before moving to Vista, CA., Show Low, AZ, and finally to Taylor in 1987. She and her husband Wilford Copeland were instrumental in bringing the White Mountain Christian Church into existence in Show Low. Gladys was a homemaker first and foremost, but also worked as a cafeteria manager in Phoenix for many years. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed. She unselfishly cared for her own mother for 20 years before her mother's death. Her family has been blessed with her presence in our lives. She is survived by her only daughter, Carol (Barry) Henderson; 5 grandchildren: David (Marlo) Henderson, Brian (Helen) Henderson, Leslie (Robin) Cornell, Donna (Scott) McNeil and Lee Henderson; 18 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, Wilford Copeland; parents, Charles and Fannie Morton; 1 sister, Harrietta Talbot. A visitation will be held from 7-8 PM Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the Owens Livingston Mortuary-Heritage Chapel 84 E. 19 S., Snowflake, AZ. Burial will be at the East Resthaven Cemetery in Phoenix 4310 E. Southern Ave. at 12 Noon, Thursday, October, 15, 2009.