Mr. Troy Lyles McCoy

Mr. Troy Lyles McCoy, 93, died on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at Culpepper Place in Olive Branch, Mississippi. The funeral will be Friday, November 15, 2024, at 11:00 am at Shiloh Baptist Church with Rev. David Thomas officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the service beginning at 10:00 am. Burial will follow the service in Shiloh Cemetery.

Mr. McCoy was born on October 31, 1931, in Lafayette Springs, Mississippi, to the late Ruby Carl Brummett and William Elbert McCoy. As a member of The United States Air Force, he dedicated his life to the service of his country, rising to the rank of Master Sergeant before his retirement.

In addition to his parents, Mr. McCoy was preceded in death by his wife, Loquita York McCoy; his sisters, Geneva Maples, Wilma McCoy and Bettye McCoy; his brothers, Garland McCoy, James McCoy, and Johnny McCoy and his stepson, Ronald Edward Pierce.

Mr. McCoy is survived by his daughters, Dana G. Dodd and her husband, Steve of Olive Branch, MS, Tammy McCoy Cox and her husband, Bubba, of Olive Branch, MS, and Sandra Pierce and her husband Wayne of Lake Cormorant, MS; his sons, Randall Carl McCoy and his wife, Travon of Memphis, TN and Gary Todd McCoy Fleming and his wife, Barbara of Springfield, MI. Mr. McCoy is also survived by 12 grandchildren, 29 great grandchildren and 8 great, great grandchildren.

Expressions of sympathy or memorial contributions in Mr. McCoy’s memory may be made to Shiloh Baptist Church, 31 County Road 429, Oxford, Mississippi, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, Tennessee or online at www.stjude.org, or to Shriners Hospitals for Children, 2900 N. Rocky Point Drive, Tampa, Florida, 33607 or online at www.donate.lovetotherescue.org.