Funeral for Sharon Copeland Gamble, 58, of Decatur will be Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, at 1 p.m. at First United Methodist Church with Dr. Huey Reynolds of First United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be at 11:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mrs. Gamble died Thursday, Oct. 26, 2017. She was born Aug. 20, 1959, in Birmingham to Dr. Sage Donald Copeland and Emogene Kinney Copeland.
Sharon was previously married to Kenneth Gamble of Decatur and is survived by her son, Jackson Gamble of Decatur and a daughter, Dr. Georgia Gamble of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Sharon is survived by two brothers, Steve Donald Copeland (Joan) of Birmingham and Dr. Sage Kinney Copeland (Ann) of Decatur and a sister, Julianne O’Hara (Vann) of Decatur. Her nieces and nephews are: Kathleen O’Hara, Hattie O’Hara, Katie Copeland Daggett (Jeremy), Sage Copeland (Bailey), Chris Copeland (April), Lindsey Copeland, Matt Copeland, Ben Copeland and Jonathan Copeland.
Sharon graduated from Decatur High School in 1977 where she was a cheerleader. She graduated from the University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa) and obtained her master’s degree from the University of Alabama in Birmingham.
Sharon was retired from the Decatur School system. She taught physical education at several Decatur City Schools for 25 years with the majority of those years at Eastwood Elementary School where she was known and loved by her students as Gamble One. She was especially proud to have been chosen Teacher of the Year while at Eastwood.
Sharon was a longtime member of First United Methodist Church, loved animals and had a passion for rescuing dogs and was known for her uplifting social media posts.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to the First United Methodist Church, 805 Canal St. NE, Decatur, AL 35601 or the Decatur General Foundation’s Lee Lott Power of Pink Walk for Breast Cancer Awareness or the Animal Friends Humane Society of Decatur.
