This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Coy, Rush, Pease, Rogers, Coleman Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/ok.2ADE/1597 Message Board Post: THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD. February 17, 1921. "Farragut News".--A gloom of sadness passed over the community Thursday morning when it ws learned that W.S. Coy, Sr. had passed away at 6 o'clock that morning. Two days previous he had helped his son, Arthur, and nephew E.C. Coy, load a car of hogs at this place. The deceased was born November 29, 1850, two miles north of Abbingdon, Illinois. In the spring of 1856 he moved with his parents and family to Ringgold county, Iowa, where they lived one year. In the spring of 1857 they located on the old Major W.D. Coy farm where Frank Rush now lives. There he grew to manhood and stayed in the home until both his parents passed away. He saw, he experienced, he endured all that took place on the pioneer prairie of the west. No railroads, no schools, no churches, just a broad tract of prairie. His education was finished at Manti school. He always regretted his inability to acquire an education, but lived to see his children college graduates. His future education was the newspaper, the chautauqua, the church and the general school of expeirence. On January 18, 1863 he was married to Miss Phelina Pease of this vicinity. To this union were born five children, two of whom died in infancy and Miss Clara who was killed in a automobile accident at Phelps, Missouri, July 22, 1911. The two other two children, Arthur and Miss Ramona are at home. After their marriage they at once located on his farm north of town where they have since resided and always actively engaged in stock farming. With his family he made several trips to the west, Colorado, southern California, Oregon and Washington with a view of locating, but nothing ever looked as good to him as did his home in the Nishna Valley and where he planted every tree, set every post and built every building. Here he planned to live and die. The farm and its improvements, one among the best in the community, stands as a material monument to their efforts. He was a charter member of the Congregational church and for years in his early life sang in the choir. He was a member of the Modern Woodman Lodge and held a financial interest in nearly all the enterprises in town and was president of the Farragut Service Co. The deceased was a likeable man personally, of clean habits, a favorite with children, always congenial with hired help and tenants and had an active constructive disposition in every business way. He was one of the true pioneers of the vicinity. He was a brother-in-law of Henry Rogers, J. A. Coleman and J. E. Pease and his mother was of the well known Latimer family. He leaves to mourn his loss his wife, two children, numerous relatives, besides friends and neighbors of nearly 51 years standing. The funeral was held at the home Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock conducted by his old friend, Rev. J. H. Skiles of Shenandoah. The music was furnished by Mesdames A.D. Coleman, C. A. Vaughn, Messrs. G.C. Baker and Seth Cox with Miss Grace Clark at the piano. The pall bearers were Messrs. E.D. Coy, Loren Coy, Wm. S. Coy, Jr., Dr. Herbert D. Coy, Harry Coy and A. D. Coleman. The funeral was largely attended. Burial was made in the Farragut cemetery.