"Reflections on the Tragic Passing of Alabama Mayor Bubba Copeland"

F.L. "Bubba" Copeland, the mayor of Smiths Station, Alabama, who died by suicide after photos of him dressed in women's clothing were made public, will be buried on Thursday. Copeland, a senior pastor at First Baptist Church of Phenix City, had apologized to his congregation for any embarrassment caused by his "private and personal life." He was mourned during a tearful Sunday mass and remembered as someone who loved his church and community.