Reuben Pope

DUNLAP Reuben Jackson Pope, 83, died on Monday, Aug. 27, 2012, at his home.He was a faithful member of Ebenezer Baptist Church where he served as a deacon for 54 years. He retired in 1992 from Coors Ceramics, formerly General Electric, 3M, and American Lava, after 39 years of service. He was the devoted and loving patriarch of his family. He was a veteran of the United States Marine Corp, and cruised the Mediterranean with the Navy for a year during his service.Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 58 years, Ina Ruth Pope; brother, Don (Doris) Pope; sisters-in-law, Carolyn Hatfield and Mary Ellen Pope; children, Linda (Jerome) Johnson, Lonnie (Angela) Pope, Terri (Kimball) McAfee, all of Dunlap; grandchildren, Darla (Nate) Jourdan, of Ocean Springs, Miss., April (Matt) Lewis, Andre Pope-Johnson, Christian and Jackson Pope, Justin, Leigh Ann, Lauren, and Alayna McAfee; one great-grandchild, Zoe Lewis, all of Dunlap; and several nieces and nephews.He was preceded in death by his parents, Lawrence and Nellie Pope; sister, Barbara Wolfe; brothers, Billy Pope, Bobby Hatfield and Jimmy Pope.Funeral services will be held 1 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Eugene Kilgore officiating.Burial will be at Sequatchie County Memorial Gardens. Online condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com.Arrangements by Standefer-Reed Funeral Home, 50 May Road, Dunlap.Family will receive friends 4-9 p.m. CDT today.Those wishing to send a memorial contribution in lieu of flowers may send them to Ebenezer Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 1254, Dunlap, TN 37327.