Gloria Clara Copper, 82

LAUREL -- Gloria Clara Copper, 82, of Laurel, passed away at the Seaford Center on Oct. 3, 2008. She was born in Baltimore on May 28, 1926, daughter of the late Joseph and Eva Ryan. She retired as an administrative assistant for Maryland National Bank. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church in Laurel; and the Order of the Eastern Star and was the Grand Esther in 1995. She is survived by her husband, Ralph T. Copper; daughters, Nancy Riggin and Diana Follin; grandchildren, Nicholas Stacey and Tina Russell; great-grandchildren, Stuart Follin and Arwen Lundgren; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her children, Rebecca and Cassandra Copper. All services will be private at her request. Arrangements by the Hannigan, Short, Disharoon Funeral Home, Laurel.