Jane McFarland (Davis) Copsey was born on January 23, 1932 in Huntington Beach, West Virginia to parents Clifford Thompson Davis and Katherine Jane (Kump) Davis. Jane graduated from Sullivan High School in Missouri, and later Drury College with a degree in political science. While attending Drury College she met Evan Copsey.
On January 29, 1955 she married Evan Reese Copsey II in Sullivan, and they became parents of three children. Jane and Evan owned the Fidelity, Holway, and KLM Telephone companies for many years.
Evan passed away on November 14, 2022. Jane passed away on September 19, 2024 at a Mound City, Missouri care center at the age of 92.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and by a brother, John T. Davis.
Survivors include their children, Evan Reese (Tresa) Copsey III of Rich Hill, Missouri, Bruce (Paula) Copsey of Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, and Jennifer (Darren) Newbanks of Sullivan; eight grandchildren, Sarah and Samantha Newbanks, Steve and Kyle (Devon) Copsey, Karen (Richard) Kithcart, Amanda Long, James Latzel, and Brian Copsey; eight great grandchildren, Logan, Halie, Ethan, Eric, Zack, David, Evan, and Finley; and nieces and nephews.
Family visitation: Saturday, September 21, 2024, 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, Chamberlain Funeral Home, Mound City. Graveside services and interment: I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Sullivan, Missouri, under the direction of Eaton Funeral Home, 347 N. Clark St, Sullivan, Missouri.
