Cheryl Walker

Cheryl Walker

Female 1947 - 2015  (67 years)

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  • Name Cheryl Walker 
    Birth 13 Dec 1947 
    Gender Female 
    Death 23 Aug 2015  Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 1 Sibling 
    Person ID I18482  Main Tree
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2022 

    Father Edward Lee Walker,   b. 17 Dec 1922, Putnam, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1972, Anderson, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Hazel Thompkins,   b. 16 Apr 1922, Scott, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 2019 (Age 97 years) 
    Family ID F6388  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Robert Paul Copeland 
    Children 
     1. Anna Christine Copeland
     2. Cathy Lee Copeland
    Last Modified 25 Aug 2015 
    Family ID F6385  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    • Cheryl Copeland

      BORN: December 13, 1947
      DIED: August 23, 2015
      LOCATION: Clinton, Tennessee

      Cheryl Walker Copeland, age 67, departed this life on Sunday, August 23, 2015 after a lengthy battle with Pancreatic Cancer. Cheryl grew up in Oliver Springs, TN as the oldest child of Edward and Hazel Walker. She was a charter student of Norwood Elementary School, a graduate of Oliver Springs High School, and of Knoxville Business College. After college she met the love of her life, Robert Copeland, and on April 15, 1967, they were married. They then were blessed with two children, Anna Christine, and Cathy Lee.

      Cheryl was instrumental in helping her husband and brothers-in-law start an electrical contracting company, Copeland Brothers, Incorporated. She worked there for many years as their secretary and book keeper. In her free time, she enjoyed working in the garden, reading, just spending time outdoors and most of all, spending time with her grandchildren.

      Cheryl was a faithful member of Pine Ridge Baptist Church.

      She is preceded in death by grandparents, Clarence and Anna Tompkins of Elgin, TN; Ezra and Hallie Walker of Byrdstown, TN, and her father, Edward Walker of Oliver Springs, TN.
      She is survived by her husband, Robert Paul Copeland of Clinton, TN; daughter Anna Christine Caldwell and her husband, David James Caldwell of Clinton, TN; Daughter Cathy Lee Hill and her husband, David Scott Hill of Heiskell, TN; grandchildren Jessica Lee Hill and Jacob Scott Hill of Clinton, TN; mother Hazel Walker of Oliver Springs, TN; brother James Maurice Walker and wife Brenda of Oliver Springs, TN and a host of family and friends.

      The family will receive friends Thursday, August 27th, from 6-8 PM at Holley-Gamble Funeral Home in Clinton and on Saturday, August 29th, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. at Pine Ridge Baptist Church, Clinton, TN, with funeral service and burial in church cemetery to immediately follow. Rev. J.J. Patterson, Rev. Clifford Fraker and Rev. Jerry Copeland will be officiating. Holley Gamble Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. www.holleygamble.com