Ruth Copeland Young Obituary
Ruth Copeland Young of Atlanta, Georgia passed away on July 11, 2026. Ruth, born on December 26, 1935 in Arab, Alabama, shared life alongside family, friends, and others. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Ruth Copeland Young to show support.
She was predeceased by: her grandfather Haden Copeland; her parents, Haden Copeland and Jimmie Copeland; her siblings, Paul (Claire Copeland), Dr. Robert (Jenny Copeland), Mary Jo (Walter Cochran) and Faye (Ross Markham); her nephews, Hayden and Theodore Copeland; her former husband James Macbeth; and her grandmother Mimi Ruth.
She is survived by: her sister Jane Walley (Bill); her cousin Martha Deane Giles; her children, Alicia Macbeth Jacobs (Hal), Alec Macbeth (Linda) and Amy Macbeth (Greg Harbeson); her grandchildren, Daniel Jacobs-Nhan (Vi), Henry Jacobs (Robin), Haden Macbeth (Emily) and Alice Harbeson; and her niece Ruth.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions in memory of Ruth Copeland Young to be given to the Apalachicola Riverkeeper https://apalachicolariverkeeper.org.
