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Carrol Vinson Copeland

23 Jan 1937 – 31 Dec 1972

Birth23 Jan 1937
Death31 Dec 1972
CemeteryShamrock Cemetery
Shamrock , Wheeler County , Texas , USA
Added byShamrock Genealogical Society on 14 May 2012
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10216937

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Funeral services for Carrol Vinson Copeland were conducted today at 2:30 p.m. in Shamrock's First Baptist Church with the Rev. Marion Fry of Ada, Oklahoma, officiating, assisted by Bill Lewis, pastor of the 11th Street Baptist Church in Shamrock. A Wheeler County deputy sheriff serving the Shamrock area, Carrol was gunned down Sunday night, December 31, 1972, while in the performance of duty. Born January 23, 1937, in Shamrock, he would have been 36 years old his next birthday. Pallbearers were Stephen O'Gorman, Kenneth Stokes, Wayne Henry, Jimmy Al Anderson, Jackie Woodruff, Jim Smith, Donald Settles and Leon Pepper. Interment was in Shamrock Cemetery with Richerson Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Copeland was appointed Deputy Sheriff on August 21, 1972, replacing George W. Hooten, who became Chief of Police for the City of Shamrock. A resident of Shamrock most of his life, Copeland moved to Idaho Springs, Idaho 15 years ago and returned to accept the law enforcement job. A staff supervisor working on nuclear reactors under government contract, primarily in material testing, Carrol spent 13 years in Idaho, and more recently was working for a trucking firm in Borger when contacted by Sheriff Bus Dorman about the deputy's job. Copeland attended Shamrock High School and took special training in business management following graduation in 1955. He was a past president of the Arco, Idaho Lions Club, a member of the Baptist Church and the Texas Sheriff's Association. He was graduated in mid September from the Amarillo Police Academy. In a tribute to the slain officer, Dorman said, "Carrol, with his varied work experience and training, brought outstanding qualifications to the deputy position and performed his job with dedication and a high sense of duty. His untimely death has saddened not only the citizens of his own community but those living in a wide surrounding area". Survivors include his wife, Delores, of the home, 400 South Madden in Shamrock; town sons: Mike 14, and Kirk, 8; a daughter, Leslie, 10, all of Idaho Springs, Idaho; a stepson, David Nelms, 7, of Shamrock; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L.B. Copeland of Shamrock; four brothers: Don and Steve of Shamrock, Grant of Baytown and Johnny of Hereford; three sisters: Mrs. Nancy Fenley, Enid, Oklahoma; Mrs. Linda Garris of Smokes, South Carolina; and Mrs. Pat Leverett of Conroe. Shamrock Texan January 4, 1973 first spouse - Shirley Ann Miller, born 9/19/1934 TX

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