JoElla Whitaker Cope Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

JoElla Whitaker Cope, 80, of Berry, KY, passed away on Sunday, May 23, 2021 at her home after a long illness. Born on December 28, 1940 in Harrison County, KY, she was a daughter of the late Arthur Clark and Elizabeth Earle Courtney Whitaker. On August 22, 1959, she married Roy Bernard Cope, and her dear husband of 60 years preceded her in death on February 14, 2020. JoElla was a member of the Berry Baptist Church, a member of the Hardin-Browning Post #109’s Ladies Auxiliary, a lioness with the Berry Lions Club, and she always looked forward to gatherings with her “Red Hat” friends. Formerly she worked for Dr. Scholl’s Shoe Factory in Falmouth. She is survived by 7 children; Gregory Roy Cope, Sandra Faye (Glenn) Renfro, Rhonda Jo (Tod) Morrison, Melissa Kay (Jim) House, Melinda Lou Boyers, Doug Cope, and Shelley Cope; 16 grandchildren; Jeremy Hill, Dustin Morrison, David Wolfe, Cassandra Wolfe, Nathaniel Boyers, Jacob Cope, Zachary Cope, Lindsey Hays, Aaron Renfro, Elizabeth Burden, T.J. Moore, Katie Moore, Katie Cope, Erica Steele, Lauren Cooper, and Barry Cope, Jr.; several great grandchildren: one sister, Bonnie Milner; two brothers: Arthur Layne Whitaker and Allen Whitaker; and a host of extended family and friends. In addition to her husband and parents, she was preceded in death by her son, Barry Layne Cope, Sr., her granddaughter Heather Ann Stith; and her brother Orla Whitaker. Funeral services will be held at 2pm on Friday, May 28, 2021, at Woodhead Funeral Home in Berry. The visitation will be from 5-8 pm on Thursday, May 27, 2021. Interment will take place in the Pythian Grove Cemetery, Berry. Memorial contributions are suggested to the Berry Baptist Church: 306 Main Street, Berry, KY 41003.

JoElla Whitaker Cope

December 28, 1940 - May 23, 2021