Myrtle Copeland

RINGGOLD — Myrtle Louise Nicholson Copeland, 92, passed away Sunday – Sept. 30, 2018. She was born in Montezma, Ga., to the late Ralph and Carrie Louise Lentz Nicholson. She had resided most of her life in the LaFayette and Fort Oglethorpe, Ga area. She was a former employee with Eckerds Drug Store in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia for many years. She was a member of Peavine Baptist Church. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Stanley Burgess, James Brice Copeland; grandson, Mickey Jolley; great-grandson, Troy Williams Jr.; sisters, Evelyn Smith, Vera Fulton and brother, George Nicholson. She is survived by her daughters, Linda Burgess (Randy) Goins, of Spring City, Tenn., Cathy Burgess Carter, of Ringgold, Ga.; grandchildren, Tammy Roberts, Terri (Troy) Williams, Tim (Nikki) Jolley; great-grandchildren, Megan Williams, Kelley (Nick) Carroll, Wade Jolley, Annslea Jolley; three great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Tuesday from 2 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday morning prior to the service. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday – Oct. 3, 2018, in the chapel with Freddy Huey presiding. Burial will follow in LaFayette Memory Gardens – LaFayette, Georgia. The family would like to Thank Caris Hospice and the caregivers for their excellent care for Myrtle. Arrangements by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Homes – Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Online guest book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com.