A Friend passed this week

Marion was my friend.  Each afternoon he would come around to empty the trash, later I'd find him sweeping or buffing floors.  Marion was the side kick to James (or so James thought).  I remember James giving direction and Marion looking bemused and normally complying.  You can tell from the way a person carries himself how he sees the world.  Marion was confident but not arrogant.  He was thoughtful of others.  He was kind and polite.  I looked forward to his daily stop by my office.

About a year ago we got the news that Marion was sick, they'd found lung cancer.  Surgery and therapy seemed to go okay but Marion never returned to brighten our halls.  It wasn't until after I heard he was sick that I realized that his daughter also worked at the school.  I'd worked with Mary and she is a good representative of her dad's character.   This week we received word that Marion was back at the hospital and not doing well.  Thursday he passed.

Today there was a viewing and funeral for those who wanted to show support to the family.  The Coosa Valley Technical College family showed up to demonstrate their love for Marion and Mary.

Rest in Jesus my friend Ira Marion McCoy,

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Ira Marion McCoy

Mr. Ira Marion McCoy, age 63, 2 Midway Park Road, SE, Silver Creek, passed away Wednesday evening, September 8, 2010 in a local hospital.

Mr. McCoy was born in Floyd County on April 11, 1947, son of the late Felix and Annie Akins McCoy. Prior to his retirement, he was employed for 30 years with General Electric here in Rome. Following his retirement, he was employed with Georgia Northwestern Technical College for nearly 5 years until he became ill. Mr. McCoy was a veteran of the United States Army, having served during Vietnam. He was a long-time member of the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church where he was a member of the Adult Men’s Sunday School Class.

Survivors include his wife, the former Amy Davis, to whom he was married on November 22, 1980; a daughter, Ms. Mary McCoy, Silver Creek; a son, Paul McCoy, and his wife, Rebecca, Silver Creek; a sister, Mrs. Annette Liddell, Ft. Mill, SC; nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 11, 2010, at 11am in the Chapel at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home with his Pastor, Dr. Philip May officiating. Interment will follow on Monday, September 13, 2010, at 11am in the Georgia National Cemetery near Canton with military rites provided by the American Legion Post #5 Honor Guard.

The family will receive friends at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home on Saturday from 9am until the service hour. At other times, they may be contacted at the residence.

Honorary pallbearers are requested to assemble at Henderson & Sons Funeral Home on Saturday at 10:30am and include: Tony Walker, Kenneth Plemons, Tim Mathis, Hugh Don Abbott, and the Adult Men’s Sunday School Class at Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church.

Flowers will be accepted or memorials may be made to the Pleasant Valley South Baptist Church Building Fund, P. O. Box 519, Silver Creek, GA 30173.

Henderson & Sons Funeral Home has charge of the funeral arrangements.