Tawanna Barnes Copeland, a 41-year-old single mother who was killed in her Southwest D.C. home Dec. 6, will be buried tomorrow (Wednesday) at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Suitland-Silver Hill, Md.
A viewing is scheduled for tonight and a funeral service will be held at St. Matthew’s Baptist Church on New Jersey Ave., SE tomorrow, according to Copeland’s obituary.
A guestbook in memory of Copeland is also online.
Georgetown’s The Hoya reported on Copeland’s death yesterday:
GU Hospital Employee Stabbed to Death
The Hoya | Dec 13, 2010
“I always knew her as real outgoing, real friendly. I would always ask her how she liked her work and she always said she really enjoyed it,” Elaine Purchas, receiving and accessioning technician at the hospital, said.
