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Surnames: McCoy, Moore, Ritchey
Classification: Obituary
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Mrs. Keltie McCoy, wife of John McCoy, died Wednesay morning at her home southeast of
Lafayette, near Crane Station. She had been sick most of the winter and the immediate
cause of death was heart trouble. She was born on the Wea, eight miles south of Lafayette
at the old Ritchey homestead, October 12, 1850. She was the daughter of John Ritchey, who
located in this county in 1830. Mrs. McCoy had been a member of the Spring Grove church
since its organization in 1880. She took an active part in the church and missionary
work. She died in the respect of all who knew her. She is survived by the husband and
three children: Rainey McCoy, who lives near Crane Station; Joseph McCoy, of Minneapolis,
Minn, and Mrs. C.B.Moore, who lives west of Crane Station. The funeral will be held at 2
o'clock Friday afternoon from the home. Rev. O.L. Prentice officiating. Burial at
Spring Grove cemetery.
[Lafayette Weekly Courier, Friday, March 23, 1917, page 12]