Mr. Raymond H. Coppedge
Mr. Raymond H. Coppedge
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Mr. Raymond H. Coppedge, 91, transitioned on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at his residence.
He worked on his father's farm until he moved to Winston-Salem to work at his uncle's Quarry. He later moved his family to Newport News, Virginia. He began working at the Newport News Shipyard and eventually became a welder for over 35 years. During his tenure there, he served as the president of the United Steel Workers Union, Local 8888, from 1991 – 1994. He started a taxi cab service for a brief period.
After his retirement, he returned to Castalia and worked for Tar River Transit in Rocky Mount, NC, first as a bus driver and later as a supervisor.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Lucy B. Coppedge; his father, Bollie C. Coppedge; his mother, Pattie Evans Coppedge; his siblings, Helen (Ruby) Jones and Edward Coppedge; and a son, Stanley L. Coppedge.
He is survived by his brother Vernon Coppedge, Hampton, VA; daughter Patricia Coppedge of Castalia, NC; and son Joie Coppedge (Debra), Newport News, VA; six grandchildren and a host of great grandchildren.
The family will celebrate his life in their own way at a later time.
These professional services have been entrusted to H.D. Pope Funeral Home located at 325 Nash Street in Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
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