Myra J. Copeland, 77, of Gouverneur, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at Gouverneur Hospital.
A celebration of life was held on Thursday, October 27 from noon to 3p.m. at the Gouverneur VFW. Arrangements are with the Green Funeral Home, Gouverneur.
Myra was born in Westville, N.Y. on August 24, 1939, the daughter of Harvey and Hazel Robinson Jones.
She attended schools in the North Country and attended Mater Dei College.
Myra drove bus for NYSARC, worked as a waitress, was employed at the Tru-Stitch Factory in Malone, and owned Myra's Corner Pub in Massena.
She enjoyed playing bingo, going to the casino, shopping, and liked to go out dancing with her family.
Myra is survived by her longtime companion, Edward McBroom, her brother Donald Jones of North Carolina, her sister Esther and Wayne LaRocque of Bangor, nieces and nephews.
She is predeceased by her parents, a son Scott Pitts, and a sister, Margaret Vermette.
Memorial donations in Myra's memory may be made to the Gouverneur Breast Cancer Fund, PO Box 64, Gouverneur, NY 13642.