Billy (Bill) Rodell Coppinger, 67, passed away April 22, 2022, at home with his family by his side.  Bill was born September 10, 1954, the only child of George “Lolly” and Wilma (Conner) Coppinger. In 1972 Bill graduated from Jefferson County North High School. He then traveled around the south working with multiple construction companies on various projects. On June 3, 1978, his greatest adventure began when he married Sheryl Domann at Corpus Christi Church, Mooney Creek. Bill worked in the construction trade all his life. He and Sheryl owned and operated B.R. Coppinger Construction, LTD for 40 years building homes and developing subdivisions in Leavenworth, Platte, and Douglas counties. Together they built a thriving business teaching their children the trade along the way.

Bill enjoyed traveling, especially with his kids and grandkids. He also enjoyed warmer weather and an occasional happy hour with his best friends. Bill had a boisterous personality with a gentle soul and was welcoming to even a stranger. He will be remembered for his inappropriate jokes, mischievous stories, “Billisms,” sh** eating grin, and wild laugh, but more than anything, his “I love you” winks.

Bill will be greatly missed by his wife, Sheryl, six children, Aubrey Malsbury (James), Jacob Coppinger (Chelsey), Chelsey Heston (Jeremy), and ten adored grandchildren, Trinity, Cambrey and Presley Malsbury, Avery, Baelyn and Rixton Coppinger, and Knox, Saige, Finn and Vail Heston along with his Domann siblings and nieces and nephews. He leaves behind enough love and laughter to last them all a lifetime. Bill was welcomed home by his loving mother (2005) and his father (1968), who he had missed since the age of thirteen.  

Bill will lie in state for viewing at the Barnett Family Funeral Home in Oskaloosa on Friday, April 29th, from 9:00 AM-7:00 PM.  In “Bill” fashion, a celebration of his life will be held at the Coppinger farm on Saturday, April 30th at 4:00 PM, followed by dinner and stories with friends and family.

In honor of Bill’s courageous fight, donations can be made to the Multiple Myeloma Society, Find a Cure, or Hope Lodge of Kansas City in the care of Barnett Family Funeral Home, P.O. Box 602, Oskaloosa, KS, 66066.   barnettfamilyfh.com