Archie Robert Coppock
Archie Robert Coppock, age 77, died at Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, Seattle, on March 17, 2012. The son of Benjamin and Evalyn (Cooper) Coppock, he was born in Borger, Texas, on June 23, 1934. He spent his early years in Lenapah, Oklahoma; graduating from Lenapah High School. He joined the Air Force and trained as a firefighter at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. He was stationed in Mountain Home, Idaho and in French Morocco. Mr. Coppock married Sylva Jean Glazier on April 8, 1956 in Lenapah and they had three children. He graduated from Coffeyville Junior College in Kansas, and in 1963 accepted a job with The Boeing Company in Wichita, and then transferred to Renton, Washington, where he enjoyed a long career building airplanes. Divorced in 1985, Mr. Coppock subsequently married, Elizabeth (Betty) Cannizzo in 1991, and the couple lived in Yuma, Arizona for twelve years. His wife died in 2010, and he returned to Renton.He is survived by children: Rick (Marlys) Coppock, Debbie Brenner, and Susan (Dan) Trujillo, all in Renton. He has one surviving brother, Arthur Ben Coppock of Nowata, Oklahoma. His grandchildren are: Stefanie (Mrs. Kelly) McGill, Sierra Kauzlarich; Ricki-Lyn Coppock; Amanda (Mrs. Casey) Henderson; Randi, Hunter and Trey Trujillo. Two grandchildren, Joshua Baker and Shelby Kauzlarich, preceded him in death. Other family member include: Kelly (Mrs. DeWayne) Hanson and Ann Baker. Four toddlers call him great-grandpa. Remaining close to Betty’s five children, he enjoyed being a grandfather to their children. His ashes will be interred at Tahoma National Cemetery, 18600 SE 240th Street, Kent, Washington. A military service is planned for March 26, 2012 at 1 PM; immediately followed by a celebration of his life at the Kent Memorial Park Building, 850 N. Central, Kent. Mr. Coppock requested that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Seattle Children’s Hospital Foundation, S200, P.O. Box 5371, Seattle, WA 98145-5005. Services are under the direction of Yahn and Son Funeral Home, Auburn, Washington.
