Walter Laney Copas Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Walter Laney "Buster" Copas, 65, 175 Austin Springs Road, Johnson City passed away while awaiting a lung transplant at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. He was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County and was a son of the late Laney and Amanda Johnson Copas. Buster retired from the Veterans Administration where he had worked in maintenance as a mechanic. He was a great husband, dad, papaw and friend to all. Buster loved the Lord and wanted his life to be a witness. He enjoyed watching the Vols play, fixing anything that was broken, everything outdoors and any good meal and dessert. Anywhere he went, joy and laughter was sure to follow. Buster was definitely the life of the party. In addition to his parents he was preceded in death by four brothers, J.W., Charles, Bobby and Jackie Copas; a sister, Nadine Miller; a half-brother, Horace Copas; two half-sisters, Naomi Dayton and Omi Grace. Survivors include his loving wife, Linda Church Copas of the home; six children, Young Laney Evelyn Beauchamp and husband, Dave of Indianapolis, Walter Laney Copas II and wife, Darlene of Columbus,Indiana, Robert Eugene Beau Copas, Columbus, Sherry Renea Hunt and husband, Billy of Gray, Bleu Laney Copas and husband, Ricky Shaw of Powell, TN and Amanda Louise Brown and husband, John of Johnson City; two brothers, Maynard Copas and Spencer Copas and wife, Joann all of Johnson City; a sister, Wanda Carver of Johnson City; eleven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; several brothers and sisters-in-law and cousins; also many loving nieces and nephews. A Celebration of Life service will be conducted at 7:00 PM Wednesday, January 20, 2016 in the East Chapel of Appalachian Funeral Home, 800 E. Watauga Avenue, Johnson City with Rev. Wes Church officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 PM until the service hour. Graveside services with Military Honors will be held at 10:45 AM Thursday, January 21, 2016 in the Mountain Home National Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. For those attending this service you are asked to meet at the funeral home by 10:30 AM to go in procession to the cemetery. The family would like to give special thanks to the entire staff of Vanderbilt University Medical Center and to their friends and family for all the love and support they provided. Visitation: Wednesday January 20 2016 - 5:00 to 7:00 PM Services: Wednesday 7:00 PM Interment: Thursday 10:45 AM Mountain Home National Cemetery

Walter Laney Copas

January 15, 2016