Evelyn D. McCoy, 97, of Clearfield died Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2014 at Clearfield Penn Highlands.
She was born June 30, 1917 in Asheville, NC, a daughter of the late Lonnie W. and Bessie (Brown) Caldwell.
Mrs. McCoy retired in 1979 from the former Marjax Industries of Curwensville. She’d also cooked and tended to various people and groups around the area. Mrs. McCoy took special joy in caring for her family.
She was a member of former Allen AME Church of Clearfield. She was a past member of the Order of Eastern Star.
She’s survived by three sons, Ronald McCoy, Leslie McCoy and Geoffrey McCoy, all of Clearfield; 11 grandchildren, Stephanie Siedel, Simmone Price, Erica McCoy, Eric McCoy Jr., Aaron McCoy, Namon McCloe, Robert S. Hall, Marcus McCoy, Darnell McCoy, Jilynn Salter and Dyna Aughenbaugh; several great-grandchildren; a brother, Calvin Caldwell of Harrisburg; and several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Mac McCoy Jr. on April 23, 1995.
She was also preceded in death by her son, Eric McCoy; five sisters, Ruth Washington, Lorraine Jeffries, Artis Caldwell, Henrietta Enoch and Vermell Plato; and three brothers, Gerald, Lonnie and James Caldwell.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Kevin A Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield, with Pastor Robert F. Henry officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery, Clearfield.
Friends will be received from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday and from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made to American Cancer Society, 26 S. Second St., Clearfield.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.beardsleyfuneralhome.com.
