Friday, May 11, 2018

Karl Kent Coppock (May 3, 2018)

Karl Kent Coppock, age 69 of Arcanum, Ohio passed away at 8:24 PM Thursday May 3, 2018 at the State of the Heart Hospice Care Center in Greenville. Kent was born October 30, 1948 in Greenville and the son of the late J.C. and Cristal (Wion) Coppock.

Kent retired in 2015 from the Wayne Division of Smith Dairy in Richmond, Indiana and was a veteran of the Vietnam War serving from December 1966 until December 1969 in the U.S. Army. Kent enjoyed spending time with his family.

In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by a sister Frances Shank.

Kent is survived by his wife Karen S. (Hetzler) Coppock of Arcanum. They were married December 8, 1968. Also daughters Michelle (Bryce) Shaffer of Kewanna, Indiana, Jaclyn Bailey and fiancé Stacy Phillips of Connersville, Indiana and Christina (Eric) Hester of Greenville; grandchildren Malici Shaffer, Kent Shaffer, Hunter Shaffer, Deirdre Bailey, Charlie Bailey, Shalya Phillips, Jacob Cain, Levi Cain, Carolynn Bruce, Christopher Hester and Charles Hester; great grandchildren Rozalin Lewis, Boston Bruce, Paisley Bruce and Theo Bruce; brother Wayne (Mary) Coppock of Greenville; sister Melinda Shahan of Brighton, Michigan as well as numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday May 8, 2018 in the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home Greenville, Ohio. Burial will follow in the Abbottsville Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 1:00 PM until time of the services in the funeral home. The Greenville Veteran’s Honor Guard will conduct Military Honors at the Abbottsville Cemetery.

Condolences for the family may be sent to www.zecharbailey.com.