Romona Lee Copeland age 89 of Shawnee, Oklahoma passed from this life Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
She was born Dec. 23, 1934 in Macomb, Oklahoma to Alva and Dorothy (Waldron) Burden.
Romona attended Prairie View Grade School and graduated from Macomb High School in 1952.
She married Orville Romberg on February 18, 1955 at Rock Creek Baptist Church, and he passed away Nov. 13, 1972. She later married Charles Calvin Copeland on May 08, 1980 in Eufaula, Oklahoma.
Romona worked at Sylvania Electric and was a homemaker later in life.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husbands, Orville Romberg and Charles Copeland; sister, Peggy Rooker.
Survivors include sons, Terrell Romberg and Patti of Cordell, and Larry Romberg and Carol of Shawnee; three step-daughters, Pam Chamberlain and James of Tecumseh, Debra Motley and Steve of Shawnee, and Robin Babb and Stephen of Shawnee; 17 grandchildren; 23 greatgrandchildren; brother, Rick and Gypsy Burden; brother-in-law, Howard Rooker; and nieces, nephews and other extended family and friends.
Services were held June 29, 2024 at Rock Creek Baptist Church with Reverend Ted Darling and Reverend Terrell Romberg officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
