Eldora P. McCoy: 1920 – 2010
Eldora P. McCoy, 89, of Albion died Thursday, July 29, 2010 at North Ridge Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Albion.
Born December 21, 1920 in Whitley County, she was the daughter of the late Oscar and Etta Fulk. She married Leland McCoy in Columbia City on May 7, 1938. He died on February 12, 1985.
Mrs. McCoy was a nurses aid at the Luckey Hospital in Wolf Lake as well as at Sacred Heart in Avilla.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Stanley and Pansy McCoy of Churubusco; daughters and son-in-law Peggy and Keith Rupert of Albion and Donna Coleman of Albion; sisters, Gertrude Fulk of Albion and Laurel Wilson of Uniondale: 7 grandchildren; 15 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Leland McCoy in 1985; a son, Robert McCoy in 2010; two sisters and five brothers.
Funeral service is Monday at 11 am with calling one hour prior at the Sheets and Childs Funeral Home. The Rev. Nancy Fergusson will be officiating. Burial will be in Christian Chapel Cemetery in Merriam.
The family will receive friends on Sunday from 2-4 and 6-8 pm at the funeral home.
Eldora’s great granddaughter, Ashlynn, was born with Rett Syndrom which affects the nervous system. In Eldora’s memory, please make your contributions to Jodi Coil (McCoy) so Eldora’s memory may continue to help care for Ashlynn.
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July 30th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
I was Eldora’s nurse at North Ridge Village. I was blessed to have been able to meet and spend time with her. Please know I am thinking of all of you in your time of grief. Your mother was a wonderful woman and was loved very dearly by the staff and myself at North Ridge Village.
Thinking of You,
Rachel Farris
July 31st, 2010 at 8:33 pm
Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. May your memories of Eldora comfort you in your time of grief.
With deepest sympathy,
Stacy, Krista, Jacob & Logan