The funeral service celebrating the life of Marguerite Copenhaver, 75, of Enid will be held 10:00 A.M. Thursday January 26, 2017 in the Brown-Cummings Funeral home chapel with Pastor Kevin Copenhaver officiating and Pastor Chuck Coulter co-officiating. Graveside services will follow in the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Brown-Cummings Funeral Home.
She was born June 29, 1941 in Alva to Harold and Geneva Fish Munger and passed from this life January 21, 2017 at her home with her family by her side.
She was raised and educated between Alva and her family’s farm in Aline graduating from Alva High school in 1959.
She attended North Western Oklahoma College pursuing a degree in Book Keeping and accounting.
She married Dean Copenhaver, her husband of 56 years on January 5, 1961.
The couple moved to Chicago and then Milwaukee before returning to Northern Oklahoma. Later the couple then moved to various locations of Arizona in 1970. They moved to Enid in 1978.
Marguerite loved and cherished her family. She had a special heart for children. She lovingly raised foster children for 15 years. She worked at the Christian Life school as a book keeper and later at Autry Vo-Tech Center.
She was a lifetime member of the Wesleyan and free Methodist denominations.
She is survived by her husband of the home, Daughter; Dee and husband Chris, Son; Kevin and wife Lori Two granddaughters and 5 Great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her Son Harold Dean Copenhaver Jr. and Granddaughter Kristen Talley “Pullin” Harger.
Memorials may be made in her name to Hospice Circle of Love or the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation M.D.S. Leukemia division with Brown-Cummings Funeral Home serving as custodians of the funds.
Condolences may be made online to the family at WWW.Brown-Cummings.com
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