Dwayne Copeland

Dwayne "NewYork" Copeland, 54, of Chattanooga passed Friday, July 12, 2013.He is survived by his children, Karen Skillen-Copeland and Shelton Copeland; mother, Ruby (Darrell) Blunte, of Pasadena, Calif.; grandchildren, Kylia, Kyiana and Ronnesha; sister, Dalaia (Tony) Brittden, of Lancastor, Calif.; uncle, Billy (Sue) Copeland and other nieces, nephews and friends.Funeral: at noon today, July 18, in the chapel with Minister Dorothy Graves as Eulogist.The body will lie in state from 10 a.m. today until the funeral hour.Arrangements entrusted to Advantage Funeral & Cremation Services Franklin-Strickland-Pinkard-Bryan-Smith Funeral Directors, 1724 McCallie Ave., 423-265-4414.