Individual Details
Elena Mabel Copenhaver
(6 Aug 1903 - 20 Jun 1994)
Mrs. Elena Copenhaver Watson, 90, of 9 River Pine Drive, died Monday at a Rome hospital.
Mrs. Watson was born in Smyth County, Va., on Aug. 6, 1903, daughter of the late William Lilburn Copenhaver and Mollie Cornett Copenhaver. She graduated from Marion Junior College, Marion, Va. with a degree in secondary education. She received her bachelor of arts degree from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and her master of arts degree from Columbia University, New York.
She was a member of St. Peter's Episcopal Church, a member of St. Hilda's Altar Gild, and a former member of the Chapel of the Cross. She was a member of the Sigma Kappa Sorority, the League of Women Voters, Shared Learning, the American Association of University Women, and the Society of Mayflower Descendants.
She was married to Dr. Robert Biggs Watson who preceded her in death, Nov. 25, 1931.
Survivors include: two daughters, Mary Kyle Watson Crowner, Sherman Oaks, Calif. and Sarah Watson Killion, Indianapolis, Ind.; a son, Robert Briggs Watson Jr., Rome; four grandsons; two granddaughters; a niece.
Burial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at Ridge Springs, S.C.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Rome.
Events
| Birth | 6 Aug 1903 | Atkins, Smyth, Virginia |  | ||
| Residence | 1910 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Atkins, Smyth, Virginia | | ||
| Residence | 1920 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Marion, Smyth, Virginia | | ||
| Residence | 1922 | Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee | | ||
| Residence | 1930 | Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - Marion, Smyth, Virginia | | ||
| Marriage | 25 Nov 1931 | Robert Briggs Watson | |||
| Death | 20 Jun 1994 | Rome, Floyd, Georgia | | ||
| Burial | 20 Jun 1994 | Ridge Spring, Saluda, South Carolina | |
Families
| Spouse | Robert Briggs Watson (1903 - 1978) |
| Child | Robert Briggs Watson Jr. |
| Child | Mary Kyle "Kyle" Watson |
| Child | Sarah Margaret Watson |
| Father | William Lilburn Copenhaver (1862 - 1922) |
| Mother | Mollie Emma Cornett (1863 - 1943) |
| Sibling | Kyle Cornett Copenhaver (1886 - 1952) |
| Sibling | Una Catherine Copenhaver (1888 - 1977) |
Endnotes
1. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Atkins, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T624_1649; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1375662.
2. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 109.
3. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0005.
4. Ancestry.com, Virginia, Birth Records, 1912-2014, Delayed Birth Records, 1854-1911 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015).
5. Ancestry.com, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1922.
6. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014), Number: 242-76-6027; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1963.
7. Ancestry.com, Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001), Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 026251.
8. Ancestry.com, Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
9. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006), Year: 1910; Census Place: Atkins, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T624_1649; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1375662.
10. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Year: 1920; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 109.
11. Ancestry.com, U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-1990 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; Year: 1922.
12. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Marion, Smyth, Virginia; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0005.
13. Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014), Number: 242-76-6027; Issue State: North Carolina; Issue Date: 1963.
14. Ancestry.com, Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001), Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records; Georgia, USA; Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998; Certificate Number: 026251.
15. Ancestry.com, Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).
16. Ancestry.com, Web: South Carolina, Find A Grave Index, 1729-2012 (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012).