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HARRY F. COPELAND
MR. SPEAKER: Your committee, appointed to prepare a suitable resolution commemorating the life, character and public service of the late Honorable Harry F. Copeland, begs leave to submit the following memorial.
Harry F. Copeland was born in Illinois, on December 16, 1877. In 1894 he moved to Dallas County, Iowa, with his parents, and spent the remainder of his life near Waukee. He passed away on April 3, 1956, at the Mercy Hospital in Des Moines.
On March 24, 1904, Mr. Copeland was married to Abbie Ellen Jones and to this union two children were born. He leaves to mourn his passing a daughter, Wilma Ann Nissly of Des Moines; a son, Ralph C. of Waukee; one sister, Mrs. Nannie Elson of Mesa, Arizona, and five grandchildren.
Mr. Copeland was a farmer and made detailed studies of marketing and feeding trends. He was a Dallas County supervisor for a number of years and a director of the Farm Mutual Telephone Company for fifty years.
Mr. Copeland served at State Representative in the Forty-second, Forty-second Extra, Forty-sixth, Forty-sixth Extra and Forty-seventh sessions of the General Assembly.
Therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the Fifty seventh General Assembly of Iowa: That in the passing of the Honorable Harry F. Copeland, the state has lost an honored citizen and a faithful, useful public servant, and the House, by this resolution, would express its appreciation of his service, and tender its sympathy to the members of his family.
Be It Further Resolved: That a copy of this resolution be spread upon the Journal of the House and that the Chief Clerk be directed to forward an enrolled copy to the family of the deceased.
DON G. ALLEN, JR.,
ROBERT McCRACKEN,
RAYMOND D. BREAKENRIDGE,
Committee.