Marianna Lyon Mccoy Obituary (1936

Mrs. Marianna Lyon McCoy, age 84, of Huntsville, Alabama formerly of Madison, the mother of Dr. Keith McCoy, passed away Saturday, August 7, 2021 in Vernon, Alabama. Marianna Lyon McCoy was born on August 26, 1936 in Jefferson County, Indiana, to the late Clarence Leslie Lyon and the late Mildred Rebecca Stewart Lyon. Marianna was a 1954 graduate of Central High School in Madison, Indiana, on Ryker's Ridge. She married the love of her life, Dr. Kenneth Edwin McCoy on June 4, 1961 at the North Madison Baptist Church, in Madison, Indiana. Marianna was a graduate of Hanover College with a degree in education and later retired as a teacher. She resided in Alabama for 50 years, and remained an active member of the Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority, Daughters of the American Revolution, Athens Alabama Garden Club, and the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra Guild. Marianna had a love for her family and friends, her church and music. She enjoyed teaching piano to students from her home through the years, as her health would allow. Marianna was a devout Christian lady and was a member of the First Baptist Church, Huntsville, AL. She loved conversation and socializing, and never met a stranger. Marianna enjoyed golf and gardening. She was especially fond of collecting Spode Christmas pieces and blue vintage glass bottles. She carried with her a gentle spirit of love and kindness, with the warmest smile. She possessed a true spirit of hospitality to all she encountered. She loved and adored her Kenneth Edwin and Keith Edwin McCoy and passed down a legacy of love, wisdom, and caring to all her family. Those who were blessed to know her were truly touched and impacted for eternity and she will be greatly missed. A LOVING FAMILY Marianna will be missed by her loving son, Dr. Keith Edwin McCoy and his wife, Crystal Ann Lockhart McCoy, MSN, CRNP, FNP-C of Vernon, Alabama; her grandchildren, Dr. Justin Michael McCoy and his wife, Meagan McCoy, PA-C of Columbus, Mississippi, Dr. Laurel Elizabeth LouAllen and her husband, Dr. Joseph LouAllen of Tupelo, Mississippi, Madison Varann Kelley of Vernon, Alabama, Lainey Elizabeth McCoy of Vernon, Alabama; her great grandchildren, Mason Heard McCoy and Whatley Thomas McCoy; and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her father, Clarence Leslie Lyon, died August 13, 1979, her mother, Mildred Rebecca Stewart Lyon, died June 2, 1974, her sister, Georgine Lyon, died September 3, 1952, her beloved husband of 43 years, Dr. Kenneth Edwin Lyon, her granddaughter, Caitlin Reed Dobbins, died September 12, 2019. PRIVATE GRAVESIDE CEREMONYA private family graveside with interment will follow in the Springdale Cemetery, 600 West Fifth Street in Madison, Indiana. PRIVATE FAMILY VISITATION Private visitation for the family will be at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Legacy of Love Caitlin Reed Dobbins Memorial Foundation, C/O Bank of Vernon, P.O. Box 309 Vernon, AL 35592, Checks should be made payable to the name of foundation noted above. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com To send a flower arrangement in memory of Marianna Lyon McCoy, please click here to visit our sympathy store.