Verlene Howell Pope

Mrs. Verlene H. Pope, age 97 of Ft. Oglethorpe, Georgia passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2025 in a Rome hospital.

Mrs. Pope was born in Hamilton, Alabama on August 24, 1927, daughter of the late James Monroe Howell and Nicie Everlyne Sumner Howell. She had worked at Riegel Manufacturing, the Trion Glove Mill and Dean’s Auto Parts. In her later years, she was a homemaker who loved raising and supporting family, but loved all children, near and far, taking each in as her own and making them feel loved. Mrs. Pope was a member of the Newnan Springs United Methodist Church in Rossville and was a former member of the Trion Heights Baptist Church. She enjoyed traveling, “spinning yarns” and using her writing skills to write poems and skits. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Pope was preceded in death by her 1st husband, Jack Choate; Second Husband, Stanton Dean; and 3rd husband,Fred Pope; son, Stan Dean;granddaughter, Kimberly Dean; sisters, Stella Beaird, Jessie Bethune, Ethel Brown, Lura Bell Precise, Dorothy Byrd, Doris Nixon and Dean Page; and brothers, Wallace Howell, Cleveland Howell, Max Howell, Wilburn Howell and Dennis Howell.

Mrs. Pope is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Steve and Ann Choate; daughter-in-law, Dianna Dean; grandchildren, Pamela Dean, Jeremy(Stephanie) Dean and Kayla(Sean) Grubb; great grandchildren, Brynn Dean, Colton James, Sydney James, Elijah Dean and Aubrey Dean; and a number of nieces and nephews.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Pope will be held Thursday, August 21, 2025 at 3:00 P.M. in the Chapel of the Coffman Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Green Hills Memory Gardens.

Mrs. Pope’s family will receive friends Thursday from 1:00 P.M. until the funeral hour.

Coffman Funeral Home and Crematory is honored to be serving the family of Mrs. Verlene H. Pope. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and post condolences.