Emma Nell Freedman

Services for Emma Nell Freedman, 83, formerly of Ore City, will be held 11:00 AM Saturday, July 13, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Ore City with Reverend David Williamson and Nellson Burns officiating. Interment will follow at Ore City Cemetery. Mrs. Freedman passed away on Tuesday, July 9, 2019, in Dallas.
Mrs. Freedman was born on August 5, 1935 in Roscoe, TX, to Charles C. and Velia Coppedge. She was a teacher in Deer Park ISD for many years. Her accomplishments include Teacher of the Year in Deer Park; Past President of the Ore City Garden Club and Ore City AARP Chapter; Past Board Member of the Upshur County Museum and Rangerettes Forever. Preceding her in death is her husband, Richard.
She is survived by sons and daughters-in-law, Nellson and Melissa Burns, David and Billie Jo Burns; brother, Conrad Coppedge; sister, Judy Markham; and grandchildren, Jack and Katherine Burns.
A visitation will be held Friday, July 12, from 6 to 8PM at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home in Diana.