Date of birth: 25 Oct 1903 Edinburg, Johnson County, Indiana
Date of death: 26 Oct 1962 Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana
Source: Seymour Daily Tribune, Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, October 26, 1962
DONALD L. COY, BUSINESSMAN, LEADER, DIES
Donald L. Coy, 59, prominent Seymour
businessman and a leader in many civic
activities here for 28 years, died this morning
in Schneck Memorial Hospital, where he
had been admitted after becoming suddenly
ill 10 days ago. His condition had been critical
for eight days.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10
a.m. Monday from the Voss Chapel with the
Rev. Charles A. Wells, pastor of the First Metho-
dist Church, in charge. Burial in Riverview
Cemetery.
Friends may call at the Voss Mortuary after
3 p.m. Saturday.
Mr. Coy, who resided on South Drive, Sunset
Parkway, was owner manager of the Seymour
Finance Company and the Don Coy Ins. Agency,
102 East Second Street, which he had operated in
this city for a number of years.
A native of the Edinburg vicinity, he was
born October 25, 1903, the son of the late Robert
E. and Harriett Dragoo Coy. He was a graduate
of the Edinburg High School and in 1926 he was
graduated form DePauw University, Greencastle,
where he was a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha
fraternity.
On August 15, 1929, he was married at Green-
castle to Zelma Robards, who survives. After being
in an insurance agency at Franklin for two years,
Mr. Coy affiliated with a finance company in
Indianapolis, being transferred to Seymour in April
of 1934. After managing the office for approxi-
mately 10 years, he opened the loan and insurance
business here above Kamman’s Jewelry Store.
After operating his business there for several years,
he moved it to its present location.
An active member of the Seymour Rotary Club
since 1935, Mr. Coy was a past president of the
local club and was district governor of Rotary
in 1941. While attending the International
Rotary Assembly, he was called on to represent
the U.S.A. and made the final speech of the
International Assembly before the district gover-
nors from all over the world. He had served on
many district committees of the organization and
his counsel was valued by Rotarians throughout
the area. He was a member and past president of
the Seymour Chamber of Commerce and was a
member of Seymour Lodge No. 451 B.P.O. Elks.
He served for many years as secretary-treasurer of
the Young Men and Young Woman’s Christian
Association here and was still a member of that
board. He was one of those active in first establishing
youth organizations in Seymour and had served on
those boards, taking an active part in many details
necessary for their success. He was a member
and past president of the Jackson County Lake and
Forest Club.
A member of the First Methodist Church, he had
been a member of its choir. He was one of the charter
members of the former Seymour Chapter of the Society
for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber
Shop Quartets Singing in America, Inc. and had
served as its president and as a member of its out-
standing Quartet.
In addition to the widow, he is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. Jane Witte, of Cincinnati, O.; a sister,
Mrs. Nellie Henderson, of Greensburg; two grand-
children, Mirth Ann and Carl C. Witte, both of
Cincinnati; a niece, Mrs. Robert Vermilver, of
Lafayette; and a nephew, Clyde Henderson, of Edin-
burg. One sister preceded him in death, dying in infancy.
Source: Columbus Evening Republican, Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, October 27, 1962
D.L. Coy Dies at Seymour
Funeral services will be conducted for
Donald L. Coy, 59, prominent Seymour businessman
and native of Edinburg.
Mr. Coy died Friday morning at Schneck
Memorial Hospital at Seymour where he had
been admitted after becoming suddenly ill
10 days ago.
Rites Monday morning will be at 10 o'clock
at the Voss chapel in Seymour conducted by the
Rev. Charles A. Walls, pastor of the First Methodist
Church. Burial will be at Riverview Cemetery at
Seymour.
Mr. Coy was born Oct. 25, 1903, at Edinburg,
the son of Robert E. and Harriett Dragoo Coy. He
was graduated from Edinburg high school and from
DePauw university. He was affiliated with an
insurance agency in Franklin for two years and
later was with a finance company at Indianapolis,
being transferred to Seymour in 1934. He had
been active in community affairs at Seymour and
was a past president of the Chamber of Commerce
and Rotary Club there.
He is survived by his wife, the former Miss
Zelma Robards; a daughter, Mrs. Jane Witte of
Cincinnati; a sister, Mrs. Nellie Henderson of
Greensburg; a nephew, Clyde Henderson of
Edinburg; a niece, Mrs. Robert Vermilya of
Lafayette, and two grandchildren.
Submitted by Mark Wirey
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