Mr. Jack Cope, age 86, Jonesborough, passed away Tuesday, April 1 2015 at the Johnson City Medical Center.
Mr. Cope was born in Sylva, North Carolina son of the late Dillard and Hattie Grace Sherrill Cope. He was preceded in death by his son, Robert Michael Cope.
Mr. Cope was a United States Army veteran and was wounded in Korea. He retired from General Telephone Company in Florida, where he was a supervisor of telephone equipment installers. Mr. Cope was a lifetime Master Gardener, member of the Southern Appalachian Plant Society, and a member of the Watauga Valley Chapter of the National Railroad Historical Society where he worked as a member of the mechanical crew.
Survivors include his wife of 62 years, Jeanne Cope, Jonesborough; son, Charles Douglas Cope, California; daughter-in-law, Carolyn Cope, West Virginia; granddaughters Corinna and Delilah, California, and cousin Walter Cope, South Carolina.
A memorial service will be held April 23rd, 2015, 2 PM, at Jonesborough Prebysterian Church.
In lieu of flowers, Jack requested donations be made to the George L. Carter Railroad Museum on the campus of East Tennessee State University (P.O. Box 70703, Johnson City, TN 37614).
Condolences may be sent to the Cope family online at www.dillow-taylor.com.
Dillow-Taylor Funeral Home & Cremation Services, Jonesborough, 753-3821