Franklin D. “Pete” McCoy
Franklin D. “Pete” McCoy, age 91, of Kanawha City, passed away peacefully at his residence surrounded by his loving family.
He was born June 17, 1933 in Danville, WV, son of the late Charles Sullivan McCoy, I and Callie Caroline Garrison McCoy. He is also preceded in death by his wife, Ellen McCoy; sister, Clara Nichols and brother-in-law Don Nichols; brother, Lawrence McCoy; brothers-in-law, Johnny Angius, Junior Angius, Frank Angius, and Sam Angius; sister-in-law, Trace Sykes;
He was a member of Kanawha City Baptist Church and retired as a truck driver at Krogers. He was a dedicated Coach of Basketball, Baseball and Football for nearly 40 years, touching many lives.
Pete is survived by his children, Wayne (Carla) McCoy of Charleston, Carolyn Sue Devitt of Charleston, and Charles S. II ( Leora) McCoy of St. Albans; sisters-in-law, Rose (Jim) Hayes of Radford, VA, Mary (Harold) Webb of NC, Patty Wooten of Oak Hill, and Josie (Artie) Wriston of Oak Hill; brother-in-law, Jackie Angius of Oak Hill; sisters in law, Brenda and Sandy Angius; six grandchildren, Elissia Devitt, Jeremy (Tressie) McCoy, Zach (Trinity) McCoy, Alex (Alan) Martin, Charles “Chaz” (Meen) McCoy III, and Ella (Garrett) McCoy; and eighteen great grandchildren.
A service to honor Pete’s life will be held at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at Kanawha City Baptist Church with Pastor Don Toler officiating. Entombment will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley, WV. Committal service will be in the mausoleum chapel at 2:30 pm. The family will receive friends beginning at 10:30 am until service time at the church.
In lieu of flowers the family requests donations be made to: St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org/ ; HospiceCare of Charleston 1606 Kanawha Blvd. W, Charleston, WV 25387-2536; or Exceptional Possibilities of WV at exceptionalpossibilitieswv@gmail.com.
The family wishes to thank Amanda Hackney at CenterWell Health and HospiceCare, for all his care and love.
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My family & myself send our deepest condolences. We love Pete & Ellen. Pete had the sweetest heart/spirit. He is greatly missed. I always enjoyed conversations and time spent with Pete & Ellen. I love and miss Pete, Ellen & family. Love you all. 🙏🏻✝️😢 💔
I have loved Pete and Ellen for over 30 years that Wayne and I worked together. Great people! I know they are happy to be together again. Love and prayers for all of his family.
Les & Sharon Melton
Many loving thoughts and prayers are with Pete’s family at this difficult time. May God comfort and give you peace and strength in the days ahead.
Mr McCoy was a patient at the clinic where I work. We always looked forward to his visits. He was such a good man; friendly and caring to all. We will miss him.
Pete was such a character – always joking around and had a smile on his face. He loved company and always made you feel so welcome. We loved him & Ellen. We appreciated Elissia keeping his church family up-to-date. We will miss him dearly at church. Prayers for the family and all his friends who loved him.
Pete McCoy: no one could have a better neighbor, usually smiling and kind. His wife, Ellen also a sweet neighbor.
When in better health and good weather they would both sit together just inside the garage area happy to talk to anyone and visit. We shall miss both of them, however they told us they knew Jesus Christ as their Savior.