Evangeline Colleen Mendeblis Cope

Evangeline Colleen Mendeblis Cope, 78, of Old Salisbury Road, Lexington, died Tuesday November 17, 2009, at the Hinkle Hospice Home in Lexington. A funeral service will be held 10:00am Friday November 20, 2009 at the Davidson Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Randy Hall officiating, burial to follow at the National Cemetery in Salisbury at 12:00pm. Mrs. Cope was born October 6, 1931 in King County, Ca., to Thomas Mendeblis and Jovita Pineda Mendeblis. She was a homemaker and of the Christian faith. She was preceded in death by her parents and three brothers. Surviving are her husband Bobby Cope Sr. of the home, two sons; Bobby Cope Jr. of Winston Salem and David Cope and wife, Donna, of Lexington; one daughter, Melissa Buchanan and husband, Kevin, of Lexington; one brother, Pete Mendeblis of California; one sister, Delia Garcia and husband, Richard, of California; six grandchildren, Dalton Cope of Winston Salem, Ashlyn Cope, Amber Haley, Stephanie Haley, all of Lexington, Nik Chavers of Statesville, Kristan Chavers of Linwood and Heather Beck of Greensboro. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 Thursday at Davidson Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel. In Lieu of flowers the family request donations be made in memory of Mrs. Cope to the Hinkle Hospice Home, 200 Hospice Way, Lexington NC 27292.