Arlene “Earline” Faye Pennell Copeland

Mrs. Arlene “Earline” Faye Pennell Copeland, age 84, of Thomaston, passed away March 18, 2024.  She was born September 2, 1939, 1 of 13 children born to the late Hobson Lee Pennell and Dessie Marie Clanton Pennell.  Earline grew up in North Wilkesboro, North Carolina and moved to Florida as a teenager and then to Georgia.  She was a talented singer and often performed on the radio.  She was a homemaker and a wonderful cook.

Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard T. Copeland, Sr., daughter, Cindy Casto and eight brothers and sisters.

She is survived by her children: Lorrie O’Dell (Dennis Bourque) and Ty Copeland; grandchildren: Samantha, (Kevin) Sarah (Tyler), Benjie, Josh, Brandon (Sarah), Dillon (Kaley), and Devin; sisters and brothers: Bonnie Snow (Jack), Kathy Hunter, Kenny Pennell and Donnie Pennell; many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 12 noon, in the chapel of Moody-Daniel Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in Moody Memorial Gardens.

Friends may visit the family on Friday, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., at the funeral home.