Kenneth Gordon Cope

Kenneth Gordon Cope of Sulphur, passed away on Friday March 17, 2023, at the age of 75 years, 5 months 3 days. Cope was born on Oct.14, 1947 in Detroit, Mich. to Gordon and Verna (Beach) Cope.
He grew up in Michigan, graduating from high school in Melvindale, Mich. Cope graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in Business. He served in the U S Navy during the Vietnam Era. He worked as a U. S. Postal Inspector in St. Louis, Mo. where lived until moving to Sulphur. He and Bobbye (Priddy) Brown were married in Sulphur on Dec. 30, 2000.
Cope is survived by his wife: Bobbye Cope of Sulphur; 3 sons: Greg Cope of Charlotte, N.C.; Craig Cope of Key Largo, Fla.; and Barry Cope of Pueblo, Colo.; daughter: Heather Summers of Sulphur; sister: Phyllis Marks of AuGres, Mich.; and two grandsons.
Military Services by the U.S. Navy Honors Team are Wednesday (today) March 22, 2023 Graveside at Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur and officiated by Rev. Bill Leveridge and assisted by Craig Cope and Greg Cope.
Arrrangements by DeArman Funeral Home of Sulphur. Online condolences may be sent to www.dearmanfuneralhome.com.