Coppock family reunion held at Marr Park

The descendants of Homer Coppock (1885-1937) held their triennial reunion at Marr Park near Ainsworth from July 29-31, 2022.

More than 90 people attended, many from Iowa but others coming from as far away as California, Washington State, Colorado, Texas, Missouri, Minnesota, Michigan, Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, Massachusetts, and New York. The person who came the farthest was Marilyn White Sansom, born in Washington, Iowa, in 1939 and residing in England for the past many years.

Descendants young and old participated in a wide-ranging talent show Friday evening. Peg Reich of New York State presented a program of slides and selections of letters telling about the lives of Homer Coppock and his family from 1919 until his death in 1937. Bob McConnell gave an informative tour of his farm outside of Washington, to his cousins, the youngest of whom had the fun of climbing into his nice clean hog transport trailer.

A large group drove out to the Eagle’s Nest on the Skunk River in Coppock, Iowa, near the site of the old Coppock mill which was founded by John Coppock in 1852. Visits to local restaurants, and especially ice cream shops like the Korner Kremery and Dairy Mart, are an important part of this triennial event, and this year was no exception.

Local people who are part of the Coppock clan include Sandy and Larry Krotz, Fran Langenberg, Jana Nieman, Gwen Ying, and Jim Goff.