Wayne Alan Coppers
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 4D - October 25, 2020
Wayne Alan Coppers was
born on October 5, 1943, to Fred
Coppers and Teresa Diamond
in Compton, California. Wayne
was called home to his Lord
and Savior October 18, 2020,
at the HopeWest facility in
Grand Junction, Colorado,
after battling heart and kidney
disease and strokes.
Wayne loved gardening, camping, fishing, hunting, and had a
passion for riding and racing motorcycles. He proudly served in
the U.S. Army in Germany and Vietnam. He was a truck driver
and heavy equipment operator. He was also past president of the
Grand Junction chapter of Christian Motorcycle Association and
volunteered with St. Mary’s Senior Companions.
Wayne is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Dennis
Coppers, and first wife, Linda Brown.
He is survived by sisters, Shirley Hoyle and Gail Knight; most
recent wife, Gloria Stone, and step-children, Jarod Stone and Anjie
Sage (Ron); second wife, Jan Hickman and sons, Damion Hickman
(Andrea) and Travis Hickman; son, Gary Coppers (Diana) from
first wife Linda Brown; grandsons, Austin, Ryan, Xavier, Alex,
Bradley, Ian, and Alexander; granddaughters, Zoe and Isabella;
multiple nieces, nephews, extended family, friends, and his beloved
dog Wesson.
Services will be held at 3:00 p.m., Thursday, October 29, at the
Veteran’s Cemetery on D Road in Grand Junction, Colorado.
