Betty Louise Kinney was born December 30, 1935, in Coldwater, Kansas to L.E. "Bud" and Opal (Parsons) Galusha, and passed away Sunday, May 2, 2021, at her home in Corn, Oklahoma having reached the age of 85 years, 4 months and 2 days.

She was raised and attended school in Enid, Oklahoma. After graduating high school in 1955 she married Jack Lee Copeland at Vance Air Force Base and later made their home in Berryville, Arkansas. After Jack passed away, she earned her teaching degree from Northwestern College in 1969. After graduating college, she taught school in Leavenworth, Kansas and Fort Smith Montana.

She then moved to Enid, Oklahoma to care for her mother. Betty was also a substitute teacher in Enid. Then she began teaching again in Hennessey, Oklahoma where she retired in 2006.

She moved to Corn in 2012 to be near family. Betty enjoyed reading, teaching and making bulletin boards, and spending time with family and friends.

Betty is survived by one son, Allen Kinney and wife Claudia of San Antonio, Texas; two daughters, Janet Sauber and husband Bill of North Dakota and Brenda Heinrichs and husband Robert of Corn, Oklahoma; six grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and a daughter-in-law, Nancy Copeland.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Jack; three brothers, Delbert, Doyle and Gary; and two sisters, Ramona and Naomi; and her son, Jack Lee Copeland Jr.