Mr. James Arthur Cope, 86, of McMinnville died Thursday, July 5, at Raintree Manor Nursing Center in McMinnville. He was born June 2, 1932 in Smithville, was a retired truck driver with McMinnville Block & Concrete Company, attended New Union The Baptist Church, and was a devout Christian. Mr. Cope was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie Dillard and Retha Ann Jones Cope, his first wife, Melba Geraldean Romans Cope, second wife Molly Ann Copenhaven Cope, and sister Wilmoth Ellen Cope.