WAYNE COPE
FITZHUGH-Services for Wayne Dale Cope, 78, of Fitzhugh are 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Ada First Baptist Church, Rev. Steve Wilburn will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Cope died Monday, June 10, 2013 at his home. He was born November 5, 1934 in Ada, Oklahoma to William "Bill" and Helen Loman Cope. He graduated from Ada High School and received a Bachelor's and Master's degree from East Central University in Ada where he was a member of the East Central Tigers Basketball Team.
Mr. Cope moved to Ignacio, Colorado in 1958 and taught high school history and coached basketball and baseball. He moved back to this area in 1971.
He married Brenda Mitchusson on June 4, 1980 in Roff, Oklahoma. Mr. Cope coached baseball and basketball and was also the high school Principal at Roff until his retirement. He was affiliated with the Fitzhugh Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Cope, of the home; two daughters, Karen Lefler and her husband Terry of Fitzhugh, and Sheri Haney and her husband Roy of Ada; a son, William "Wid" Cope and his wife Jenny of Kingston; a step-daughter, Robyn McCoy and her husband Chris of Fitzhugh; his grandchildren, Brandon Lefler and his wife Myka, Wes Haney, Shawna Williams and her husband Bubba, Rachel Cope, Tara Lefler, Dylan Cope and his wife Callie, Chelsey Cope, Taylor McCoy, Ty McCoy, and Taycee McCoy; and five great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by parents.
Bearers will be Tony Wellington, Bill Duty, Steve Burrows, James Cornell, Randy Stephens and Marvin Barbee. Honorary bearers will be Thurman Stephens, Richard Webb, Paul Allen (posthumously), and Aaron Weast.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada