Ruby Helen (Stuckey) McCoy

Ruby Helen (Stuckey) McCoy, 84, of Convoy, went to be with her Lord and Savior at 1:37 a.m. Friday, December 16, 2011. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, and will be missed by her family.

She was born April 23, 1927, in Union Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Doyle and Jennie (Mefferd) Stuckey. On August 1, 1945, she married Charles Robert McCoy in a military ceremony in Dothan, Ala. Her husband preceded her in death on January 3, 2008.

Mrs. McCoy was a homemaker and helped her husband on their grain and dairy farm. She was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church in Convoy, where she formerly served as a Sunday school teacher, directed the children’s choir and was a member of the Redeemer Ladies Guild. She was a member of the adult choir for 62 years. She was a Red Hat member, both in Van Wert County and in North Fort Myers, Fla. She enjoyed spending many winters with her husband in warm, sunny Florida. She had attended 83 Van Wert County fairs and had helped in showing the family (MACABOB) dairy herd with her husband, children and grandchildren. She enjoyed attending her family’s Crestview sporting events. She loved spending time with her family and the many cookouts at the family pond. She graduated from Union School in 1945 and participated in school as a cheerleader and drum major. She and her husband were both active in the Farmers Institute at Union School and were in a number of plays.

Mrs. McCoy is survived by her children, Dennis (Jill) McCoy, Jeff (Gale) McCoy, Kathy (Randy) Custer and Rick McCoy, all of Convoy, and Sherri (Dave) Springer of Van Wert. Also surviving are 17 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren, plus two sisters, Naomi Jane Mason and Deloris (John) Myers, both of Van Wert, and MaryLou Taylor of Rockford.

A brother, William B. Stuckey, preceded her in death.

Funeral services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 20, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Convoy, with the Rev. Michael Saylor officiating. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery in Convoy.

Calling hours are from 2-8 p.m. Monday, December 19, and an hour prior to services, all at the church.

Preferred memorials: Lutheran Hour of Worship or Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert is handling arrangements.

Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.alspachgearhart.com.