McCoy, Miss Grace (Died 1918)

MCCOY

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 4/25/2008 at 16:53:59

LeMars Sentinel
Dec. 27, 1918

EAST PERRY: (Special Correspondence)

This community was indeed greatly shocked when the sad news reached us of
the death of Grace McCoy. Grace had been keeping house for her brother, Ray,
for the past year and only about three weeks ago went to visit a few days at
the home of her parents who reside about three miles northeast of Sioux
City, when she received word that her brother was ill of the dreadful
disease influenza and not being able to resist going and caring for him as
only a sister would, she herself took down with the disease which a week
later resulted in her death. Her brother was taken to St. Vincent's hospital
on Tuesday morning and on the following Saturday morning, Grace was taken to
the same hospital. Although Ray's condition was considered serious for some
time, it was not believed that Grace was in danger until Thursday evening
when her condition became alarming, and although all was done that loving
hands could do, she suffered a hemorrhage of the lungs early Friday morning
which resulted in her death. Conscious to the last and cheering those
around her bedside with a cheery word and a smile, she laid her weary head
on the pillow and went to sleep. The soul that has departed this life leaves
to mourn its early departure a loving father and mother, six brothers and
three sisters, who are, William of Whiting, Iowa; Charles, who is at home;
Ray, who farms west of Hinton; and Ellis, Garland and Earl, who are at home;
a sister, Mrs. Henry Behrens, of Whiting, Iowa; and Etta and Bessie, who are
at home. Besides those she leaves a number of other relatives and a large
circle of friends who have the sympathy of all in this their sad
bereavement. The funeral was held at three o'clock Sunday afternoon from
Wescott's undertaking parlors, the services being conducted in the Graceland
chapel. The title of the sermon being, "She Saved Others, But She Could Not
Save Herself." Interment was made in Graceland Park Cemetery.