Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMartha Jeannine Wells 
Birth26 Oct 1931, Monmouth, Warren Co, IL
Death14 Nov 2015, Enid, Garfield Co, OK
Burial21 Nov 2015, Cherokee Municipal Cem, Cherokee, Alfalfa Co, OK
OccupationNurse
FatherJoseph Laughlin “Joe” Wells (1871-1958)
MotherClara Beatrice Brown (1904-1997)
Misc. Notes
Married Bruce Coppock.
Children: Bruce Eldon b. 10 Nov 1953, Keith Dean b. 26 May 1956, and Pamela Jean b. 10 Aug 1957
[Obituary]
CHEROKEE, Okla. — Funeral service for Martha Jeannine Coppock, 84, will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Cherokee First United Methodist Church, with The Rev. Robert Duran officiating. Burial will be in Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Viewing will be 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, with family present at Lanman Funeral Home Inc. in Cherokee.
Martha was born on Oct. 26, 1931, to Joseph and Clara Brown Wells in Monmouth, Ill., and passed from this life Nov. 14, 2015, in Enid. The family moved to Oklahoma before she was one year of age, and settled on a farm outside Lahoma. Martha attended Lahoma High School, graduating in 1949. Upon graduating from high school, she attended Wesley School of Nursing. After graduating from nursing school in 1952, she started her nursing career at St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid. On Dec. 7, 1952, she married the love of her life, Bruce Coppock, in Enid and to this union, three children were born.
After their marriage, Martha continued her nursing career in Norfolk, Va., while Bruce finished his tour of duty with the U.S. Navy. Upon completion of Bruce’s active duty, they moved to Cherokee, where she worked for over 40 years as a nurse at Cherokee and Kiowa, Kan., hospitals. Martha was an active member of the Cherokee First United Methodist Church.
Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Eldon Coppock; one son, Bruce Eldon Coppock Jr.; one daughter, Pamela Jean Theisz; grandchildren, Andria Leah and Sarah Elizabeth Coppock and her parents, Joseph and Clara Wells.
Martha is survived by one son, Keith Coppock and wife, Sherri of Ponca City; one brother, Milton Wells and wife, Lottie of Lahoma; two sisters, Phyllis Wedel of Enid and Janice Wehrman of Lahoma; six grandchildren, Anna Fenner of Cheyenne, Wyo., Marty Coppock of Midland, Texas, Cassie Copeland and husband, David of Denver, Colo., Bryan Coppock and wife, Stacy of Kansas City, Mo., Abbie Applegate of San Diego, Calif., and Courtney Applegate of Denver, Colo.; five great grandchildren, Marcus and Sophie Fenner, Vox and Felix Copeland, Tegan Coppock and many nieces and nephews.
Children: Bruce Eldon b. 10 Nov 1953, Keith Dean b. 26 May 1956, and Pamela Jean b. 10 Aug 1957
[Obituary]
CHEROKEE, Okla. — Funeral service for Martha Jeannine Coppock, 84, will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at Cherokee First United Methodist Church, with The Rev. Robert Duran officiating. Burial will be in Cherokee Municipal Cemetery. Viewing will be 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, with family present at Lanman Funeral Home Inc. in Cherokee.
Martha was born on Oct. 26, 1931, to Joseph and Clara Brown Wells in Monmouth, Ill., and passed from this life Nov. 14, 2015, in Enid. The family moved to Oklahoma before she was one year of age, and settled on a farm outside Lahoma. Martha attended Lahoma High School, graduating in 1949. Upon graduating from high school, she attended Wesley School of Nursing. After graduating from nursing school in 1952, she started her nursing career at St. Mary’s Hospital in Enid. On Dec. 7, 1952, she married the love of her life, Bruce Coppock, in Enid and to this union, three children were born.
After their marriage, Martha continued her nursing career in Norfolk, Va., while Bruce finished his tour of duty with the U.S. Navy. Upon completion of Bruce’s active duty, they moved to Cherokee, where she worked for over 40 years as a nurse at Cherokee and Kiowa, Kan., hospitals. Martha was an active member of the Cherokee First United Methodist Church.
Martha was preceded in death by her husband, Bruce Eldon Coppock; one son, Bruce Eldon Coppock Jr.; one daughter, Pamela Jean Theisz; grandchildren, Andria Leah and Sarah Elizabeth Coppock and her parents, Joseph and Clara Wells.
Martha is survived by one son, Keith Coppock and wife, Sherri of Ponca City; one brother, Milton Wells and wife, Lottie of Lahoma; two sisters, Phyllis Wedel of Enid and Janice Wehrman of Lahoma; six grandchildren, Anna Fenner of Cheyenne, Wyo., Marty Coppock of Midland, Texas, Cassie Copeland and husband, David of Denver, Colo., Bryan Coppock and wife, Stacy of Kansas City, Mo., Abbie Applegate of San Diego, Calif., and Courtney Applegate of Denver, Colo.; five great grandchildren, Marcus and Sophie Fenner, Vox and Felix Copeland, Tegan Coppock and many nieces and nephews.
Spouses
Birth13 Feb 1929, Cherokee, Alfalfa Co, OK
Death30 Jan 2006, Cherokee, Alfalfa Co, OK
BurialCherokee Municipal Cem, Cherokee, Alfalfa Co, OK
ReligionQuaker
Misc. Notes
Son of Francis Willard and Esther Marie Coppock. Attended Cherokee High and Oklahoma State University before joining the Navy - Norfolk, VA aboard USS Sanborn. After getting out of the Navy, he farmed in Cherokee until retiring in 1997.
He was survived by his wife and son Keith (Ponca City). One son and daughter preceded him in death.
He was survived by his wife and son Keith (Ponca City). One son and daughter preceded him in death.
Marriage7 Dec 1952, Enid, Garfield Co, OK