Wilma "Janey" Copley

Wilma "Janey" Branham Copley, age 82, of Frankfort, Kentucky, formerly of Galion, Ohio, went home to be with the Lord, Sunday, September 28, 2025, at her home surrounded by her loving family.

She was born December 7, 1942, in Carter County, a daughter of the late Edward Branham and Bonnie Irene Gearhart Branham Kiser. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Thomas Edward "Junior" Blankenship on May 6, 1967; her second husband, Lewis Copley, whom she married October 14, 1989, and who passed away April 30, 2018; her stepfather, Charles Douglas Casper Kiser; her brother, Jimmie Kiser; her sister, Rosa Nell Flannery; and her brother-in-law, Harry Gay.

Janey is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Doug Crowe of Frankfort; two grandchildren, Charles Douglas (Elizabeth) Crowe and Emily Dolores Crowe; four stepchildren, Jerry Lewis (Patty) Copley, Donna Sue Stuart, Sharon Elaine (Danny) Thompson, and Jonathan Copley; nine step-grandchildren, Danny Ray (Tina) Thompson, Christopher (Destiny) Copley, Alex (Tiffany) Copley, Heather (Craig) Wilson, Christina Sigler, Geneva (Tom) Tompkins, Lester Tucker III, Allison (Kevin) McQueen, and Joshua Coon; and many cherished step-great-grandchildren.

Other survivors include her sister, Georgia Gay of Morehead; a special friend, Carol Horner; several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, as well as her beloved church family and friends.

A devoted homemaker, Janey was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She was a faithful member of Bucyrus Freewill Baptist Church in Bucyrus, Ohio.

Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with Brother Lyle Arnett officiating. Burial will follow in Kiser Cemetery on Bens Run, Route 986, Olive Hill. Family members will serve as pallbearers.

Visitation will be from 12 noon until 2 p.m. Wednesday, October 1, 2025, at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals, 400 Fraley Drive, Morehead, KY 40351.

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