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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Billy Joe "BJ"
Copous Sr.
February 25, 1934 – March 29, 2026
Visitation
Shackelford Funeral Directors - Collinwood
11:00 am - 1:00 pm (Central time)
Funeral Service
Shackelford Funeral Directors - Collinwood
Starts at 1:00 pm (Central time)
Burial
Memorial Gardens of Wayne County - Collinwood
Billy Joe Copous Sr., 92 of Waynesboro, TN passed away Sunday, March 29, 2026.
Visitation will be 11:00 am to 1:00 pm, Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Shackelford Funeral Directors, Collinwood, TN with funeral services following at Shackelford Funeral Directors in Collinwood, TN. Internment will be held at Memorial Gardens in Collinwood, TN with Bobby Gobble officiating and Shackelford Funeral Directors directing.
He was born in the McCall Ridge Community of Collinwood, TN. He served in the U.S. Army for 2 years, a truck driver, and merchant. He was preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Barbara Ann Sutton Copous; parents, Ed and Vada Daniel Copous; siblings, Evelyn Holt, Warren Copous, Bonnie Diviney, Tommy Copous, Earl Copous, and Ronald Copous.
He is survived by daughter, Kim (Tim) Morgan of Sheffield, AL; son, Billy J. (Rhonda) Copous Jr. of Nashville, TN; grandsons, Ross (Meredith) Morgan, and Reed (Christen) Morgan; great-grandchildren, Caroline, Emily, Avery, Paige, and Evan Morgan.
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