Carolyn Rose Cope, age 81 of Warren, AR passed away on July 4, 2023, in Midlothian, Texas, where she had lived the last year with her daughter, Karen, while battling a lengthy illness. She was born February 18, 1942 in Warren, AR to the late Dwight Ferguson and Lena Hagood Ferguson. Carolyn graduated from Warren High School in 1960 and attended Arkansas A&M College for two years. She married Emmett Cope on July 29, 1962, and they were married 55 years prior to Emmett’s death in 2017. Carolyn worked in various businesses in Warren, including Wilson’s Photography (later known as Gazebo Gifts), Hankins Hardware, and Warren Bank & Trust from which she retired after 24 years in 2008. Carolyn was a member of the First Baptist Church and had attended Christian Fellowship Church in recent years.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her husband Emmett Cope; her sister, Linda Ferguson Green; and sister-in-law Dorothy Cope Brightwell.
Survivors include her daughter, Karen Cope Smith and husband Neil, of Midlothian, TX; cousins, Hannah Huitt of Brinkley, AR and Nona Trussell of Dickinson, TX; sister-in-law Jerrilyn Bulloch (Bobby) of Huntsville, TX; brother-in-law David Cope (Mary) of Helena, AR; and several nieces and nephews.
Carolyn loved spending time with her family, cooking, quilting, and watching her humming birds return to her flower garden every summer. She especially enjoyed adding to her tomato-themed collection of dishes and items.
Services was held at Frazer’s Funeral Home on Sunday, July 9, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. followed by burial at Union Hill Cemetery, Ingalls, AR. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society. All arrangements are by Frazer’s Funeral Home.
