Date of birth: 28 April 1927, Edinburgh, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 17 Oct 2002, Jacksonville, Onslow, North Carolina
Franklin Daily Journal, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, December11, 2002
Sylvester Richard Coy
Sylvester Richard Coy,
75, died Oct. 17, 2002, at
Onslow Memorial Hospital
in Jacksonville, N.C. He
was a resident of Richlands,
N.C.
He was born April 28,
1927, in Edinburgh. His par-
ents were James and Maude
(Coy) Coy. He married Bettye
(Williams) Coy. She preceded
him in death Jan. 17, 1985.
Survivors include a daughter,
Carolyn Davis of Lakeland,
Fla.; three grandchildren;
and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
two brothers, Norman and Ray-
mond Coy; and four sisters,
Alvania Lucas, Cecil Titsworth,
Hazel Brown and Freta Bills.
He was previously employed
by Amos Plastics in Edinburgh
and by Camp Atterbury as a
guard.
He attended Carpenter's
Home Church in Lakeland, Fla.
He was a member of the Amer-
ican Legion in Lakeland, Fla.,
and Edinburgh American Legion
Post 233.
He was a U.S. Navy vet-
eran of World War II, the
Korean War and the Vietnam
War, serving from Jan. 17,
1945, to June 1, 1966. He
earned the German Occupation
Ribbon, American Area Ribbon,
European-African Middle East-
ern Area Ribbon and the World
War II Victory Ribbon.
The Rev. Doug Wright
conducted a graveside service
Nov. 26 at Rest Haven Cemetery
in Edinburgh. Edinburgh Amer-
ican Legion and the Veterans
of Foreign Wars conducted mili-
tary graveside rites. Arrange-
ments were handled by Eskew-
Eaton Funeral Home in Edinburgh.
Source: Columbus Republic, Columbus, Bartholowmew County, Indiana, November 23, 2002
Military veteran
Sylvester Coy
Richlands, N.C.
EDINBURGH — Sylvester
Coy, 75, of Richlands, N.C.,
died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2002,
at Onslow Memorial Hospital
in Jacksonville, N.C.
He served in the U.S.
Navy from 1947 to 1966. He
previously worked at Amos
Plastics in Edinburgh and
had worked as a guard at
Camp Atterbury.
He attended Carpenters
Home Church in Lakeland, Fla.,
and was a member of American
Legion in Lakeland and Edin-
burgh.
The graveside service
will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday
at Rest Haven Cemetery in
Edinburgh, with the Rev.
Doug Wright officiating.
Military rites will be con-
ducted by Edinburgh American
Legion and Veterans of For-
eign Wars.
Eskew-Eaton Funeral
Home made the arrangements.
Born in Edinburgh April
28, 1927, he was the son of
James and Maude Coy Coy.
He married Bettye Williams
in 1955.
He is survived by a
daughter, Carolyn Davis of
Lakeland; and three grand-
children.
He was preceded in
death by his parents; his
wife on Jan. 17, 1985;
brothers, Norman and Ray-
mond Coy; and a sister,
Alvania Lucas.
Submitted by Mark Wirey
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