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Arl Cope Jr. Obituary
Arl Lee Cope Jr., 75, of Cabot died Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015.
He was born Sept. 19, 1939, in Alamogordo to the late Arl Lee Cope Sr. and Emma Marie Yarbrough Cope.
He is preceded in death by his sister, Marie Drake.
After graduating from Alamogordo High School, Arl spent four years in the Navy aboard the carrier Midway. He and Marilyn lived in Madagascar and England where Arl tracked satellites for NASA. After working telemetry jobs at Holloman Air Force Base. He bought Tularosa Cable Television and built other cable systems in New Mexico which he sold and continued to work in the Cable Industry, retiring as chief executive officer of Bufford Satellite Systems. After selling Quiznos in Jacksonville, Fla., he retired for good.
Arl is survived by his wife of 51 years Marilyn Cope; children, Arl Lee Cope III (Frances) of La Luz, Avery Cope of Phoenix, Ariz., Arletta Bledsoe (Greg) of Leesburg, Va., and Walter Cope (Virginia) of Cabot, Ark.; siblings, Carol Murdock of Wasilla, Ark., Howard Cope (Cheryl) of Wylie, Texas, Dee Cope of Alamagordo. He is also survived by sister-in-law and brother-in-law Geri and David Herrera of Tucson, Ariz., eleven grandchildren; Joshua, Anesia, Briana, Janae, and Avery Cope Jr., Taylor, Zoe , Sophie , Declan, and Molly Bledsoe, Lindsey Jones (Nathaniel), one great-grandchild Kali Cope, with another on the way, Clementine Jones and a host of nieces and nephews.
Arl's greatest joy was his kids and being grandpa and papa to his grandkids. He loved following what his nieces and nephews were accomplishing. His second joy was restoring Mustangs.
He wished for people not to smoke and he was known to walk up to a young smoker, showing them his inhaler and giving them a short lecture. He fought his lung disease with all his strength and now he doesn't have to labor for every breath. This gives us peace.
Memorial services were held Feb. 1, 2015, at Moore's Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation was held prior to the service.
Memorials may be made to the Arkansas Hospice Foundation, 14 Parkstone Circle, NLR, AR 72116.
Arrangements were by Moore's Funeral Home in Cabot. Online condolences at www.moorescabotfuneralhome.com
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jewel jones
March 9, 2015
Iam so sorry tor your lost A encouraging word from the Bible at Act 24: 15, it ralk about a Rrsurrestion we will see our love ones again.
D
March 6, 2015
May you find comfort in the wonderful memories you have and in the love of God and family during the days ahead. John 3:16
Sally Singleton
February 26, 2015
Marilyn and Family
I was sorry to hear of Arl's passing. I remember how good you all were to me. I had so much fun with your kids when they were little. Remember the king ugly contest we made so many carmel apples he will be deeply missed you both were great
February 19, 2015
I remember my husband Bob Dardin working with him in the telemetry. So sorry to hear of his loss - Prayers to the family.
Ramona Vallejos
February 16, 2015
Marilyn and family, my condolences on Arl's passing, I so appreciated Arl being so nice to me. God bless Arl and all of you.
Richard
February 15, 2015
My heartfelt sympathies go out to the family and friends during this difficult time. I hope that the promise found in 1 Thessalonians 4:14 can bring you some comfort. Knowing that there is a future for the ones we have lost in death can be so reassuring.
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