Mrs. Mary Louise (Smith) McCoy of Burkesville, Kentucky, passed away on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at the Cumberland Valley Manor in Burkesville, Kentucky, having attained the age of 84 years, 5 months, and 29 days. She was born on Tuesday, April 30, 1940, in Canton, Illinois, the daughter of James “Jimmy” & Mary (Smith) Smith. She was of the Christian faith, a member of the Burkesville Church of Christ, worked as a book keeper for Dr. Robert Flowers Sr. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sisters, Darlene Fletcher, Viola Hurd, and infant brother, Joseph Smith.
She is survived by her husband, Sherman McCoy, whom she wed on Sunday, March 26, 1961, son, James Paul (& Alexis) McCoy of Gallatin, Tennessee, siblings, Betty Cary of Burkesville, Kentucky, Donnie (& Sharon) Smith of Mooresville, Indiana, Anna Jaggers of Greenfield, Indiana, and grandchild, Lennox Whitney McCoy.
The funeral service will be conducted on Saturday, November 2, 2024 at 11:00 A.M in the Memory Chapel of the Norris-New Funeral Home, with Jeff Vibbert, and Morgan Proffitt-Davis officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday November 1, 2024, beginning at 4pm, until the funeral hour on Saturday morning. Burial will be in the Burkesville Cemetery in Burkesville, Kentucky.
Norris-New Funeral Home in Burkesville is honored to be in charge of all the arrangements. Online condolences at https://www.norris-new.com