Leatrice Ann Copous Demery of Savannah, TN, was born August 20, 1947 in Wayne Co., TN, the daughter of the late Raymond Lee and Birdie Nell West Thompson. She was united in marriage to Thomas Earl Demery and he preceded her in death on March 21, 2017.
Mrs. Demery was a retired factory worker and of the Baptist faith. She loved retirement, gardening, attending church and painting ceramics.
Mrs. Demery departed this life on Monday, November 8, 2021 at El Reposo Nursing Home in Florence, Alabama at the age of 74 Years, 2 Months, 19 Days.
She is survived by a son, Kevin Copous and wife, Tammy of Parsons, TN; a daughter, Rhonda Short of Iron City, TN; grandchildren, Anthony Blake Short, Stetson Copous, Seth Renfroe and wife, Chrissy and Peyton Pigg; great-grandchildren, Levi Renfroe and Kenley Thacker; sisters, Kathryn Brison and husband, David of Collinwood, TN and Brenda Faye Allen of Iron City, TN and nieces and nephews.
Services will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 at 3:00 PM at Shackelford Funeral Directors chapel, Collinwood, Tennessee, with Camryn Eaton officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Gardens, Collinwood, Tennessee with Shackelford Funeral Directors assisting the family.
Visitation will be Tuesday, November 9, 2021 from 5 pm to 8 pm and Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from 1 pm to service time at the funeral home.