Born Feb. 7, 1921, in Powe, daughter of the late Joseph and Ethel Jordan Grayum, she was of the Pentecostal belief. She was a housekeeper at Dexter Memorial Hospital before retiring.
On March 2, 1940, at Advance, she married Richard Rudolph McCoy who preceded her in death on Dec. 25, 1972.
Survivors include: two sons, Charles McCoy of East Prairie and Alfred Richard McCoy of Dexter; and 10 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by one son, Ronald Joseph McCoy; one daughter, Connie Sue Morrison; one brother, Bill Grayum; and four sisters, Josie Smith, Thelma Wilcox, Forrest Whitehead and Dora Lathum.
Visitation is from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Rainey-Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter where services are scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Danny King will officiate.
Burial will follow in the Walker Cemetery at Bloomfield.
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