Date of birth: 31 Mar 1914, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana
Date of death: 29 Oct 2003, Greenwood, Johnson County, Indiana
Source: Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, October 31, 2003
Herbert LeRoy Coy
Herbert LeRoy Coy, 89, died Wednesday,
Oct. 29, 2003, in Greenwood. He was a resi-
dent of Greenwood.
He was born March 31, 1914, in Indian-
apolis. His parents were John Samuel and
Della Myrtle (True) Coy. He married Lillian
Blanche (Kaufman) Coy on June 22, 1939.
She survives. Other survivors include three
sons, Melvin Coy of New Whiteland, Richard
Coy of Marana, Ariz., and Dennis Coy of
Rosebud, Mo.; a daughter, Dorothy Jackson
of Valparaiso; 15 grandchildren; 33 great-
grandchildren; and five great-great-grand-
children.
He was employed by Shuron Continental
Optical Co. as a machinist for 37 years,
retiring in 1976. He was a union shop
steward. He was also employed by the Daily
Journal as a route manager in the late 1970s.
He attended New Whiteland Christian
Church and served as past president of
Roswell, N.M., AARP.
A service will be conducted at 2:30
p.m. Monday at N.F. Chance Funeral Home,
504 E. National Ave. in Indianapolis.
Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday
at the funeral home. Burial will be at
Forest Lawn Memory Gardens in White River
Township.
Memorial contributions may be made to
Bluff Creek Christian Church, 6286 W. State
Road 144, Greenwood, IN 46143.
Submitted by Mark Wirey
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