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Obituary
Chester Lee McCoy
79, of Alabaster, AL formerly of Huddy, KY and Delbarton, WV died Friday
August 16, 2013 at home. He was born January 24, 1934 the son of London
McCoy and Lucy Collins McCoy who preceded him in death. He was a graduate of
Crum High School in Crum West Virginia. He was the owner of V&M Coal Company
in McCarr, KY for a number of years. Chester served as Vice President of
Alabama Land and Mineral in Abernant, AL, Vice President of Energy
Development Corporation in Wharncliffe, WV, president of Pond Creek Mining
Company in Rawl, WV as well as numerous other coal jobs in his illustrious
50 year coal mining career. In addition to his parents he was preceded in
death by two beloved sons Dr. Jeffrey McCoy of Logan, WV and Dwight D. McCoy
of Alabaster, AL, two brothers Cleatis McCoy Sr. of Logan, WV and Clarence
McCoy of Crum WV. He was also preceded in death by two sisters Juanita
Browning of Delbarton, WV and Edith Woods of Akron, Ohio. He is survived by
his wife Diana McCoy, daughter Patricia Murphy (Wayne) of Delbarton, WV and
a son Tim McCoy(Sherry) of Pawleys Island, SC, three step-daughters Pam
Bason, Rhonda Bowen and Amy Snow all of Gardendale, AL and a sister Sue
Hamilton of Akron, OH as well as two beloved daughters-in-law Dr. Susan
McCoy of Madison, WV and Shelley McCoy of Alabaster, AL. Chester was also
the proud pa-paw to 18 grandchildren and 16 great grandchildren. Visitation
will be held Monday, August 19, 2013 from 6:00 PM-8:00 PM at the Reger
Funeral Home, Huntington, WV. Funeral service will be Tuesday at 11:00 am at
the Reger Funeral Chapel, Huntington, WV. Burial will follow at McCoy
Cemetery, Webb Road, Crum WV.
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