Martin McCoy (1865-1911)

MCCOY, HOPKINS, ODONNELL, GALES

Posted By: Dorian Myhre (email)
Date: 5/17/2021 at 16:53:13

From Nevada Representative December 5, 1911 (page 1)

Death of Martin McCoy

Word was dispatched Friday to James R. McCoy of Colo that his brother Martin McCoy had died in southern California, and instructions were sent back that the body is expected to arrive sometime Wednesday night. Upon its arrival the body will be taken to the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Hopkins, the latter a sister of the deceased, and the funeral will--if there are no unexpected delays--be conducted Thursday forenoon from St. Patrick's church by Father Nichols. The deceased was about 46 or 47 years of age, a bachelor and a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Roger McCoy of Colo. Of the ten McCoy children that grew to maturity he is that first that had died. He had been absent from this locality for perhaps a dozen years, being first in northern Iowa and from there going west, and finally becoming there the victim of pneumonia and dilation of the heart.

From Nevada Representative December 8, 1911 (page 4)

OBITUARY

Martin McCoy

Martin McCoy was born on a farm in Clinton county, April 14, 1865. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roger McCoy, moved to Story county in November 1868 settling on what is known as the McCoy homestead west of Colo. He remained on the farm until twenty-one when he took up bridge construction and has since been continuously identified with that line of work. For some time past he was connected with the Ross Bridge Construction Company on work in California. His death occurred at Modesta, California, Nov. 30, from acute dilation of heart following pleurisy. The remains reached Nevada Thursday evening an were taken to the home of his sister, Mrs. John Hopkins. The funeral is held from St. Patrick's church this Friday, December 8th, conducted by Rev. Father Nichols. Nephews of the deceased acting as pall bearers: Roy O'Donnell, Walter O'Donnell, Richard Hopkins, Roger Hopkins, Anthony Gales and M. R. McCoy. His is survived by five brothers and four sisters: J. R. McCoy an Mrs. N. W. Gales of Waterloo, Iowa, James McCoy, Thomas McCoy, Anthony McCoy, Mrs. James O'Donnell an Mrs. M. J. Hopkins all of Colo, Iowa, Mrs. John Hopkins, Nevada, Iowa and W. W. McCoy of Pony, Montana, all being present except the last named brother.