McCoy, Marian 'Mame'

Marian "Mame" McCoy, 85, of Cedar Rapids and longtime Oelwein resident, died peacefully at West Ridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids on Monday, July 27, 2009. Memorial service:

11 a.m. Friday at Christ United Presbyterian Church, Oelwein. A gathering time for family and friends will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein, and for one hour before the memorial service at the church on Friday. Private family inurnment at Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein.

Memorials can be made to the Oelwein Area United Way or the Christ United Presbyterian Church.

The real religion of the world comes from women much more than from men - from mothers most of all, who carry the key of our souls in their bosoms.~Oliver Wendell Holmes

Survivors include, son, Marc; daughter-in-law, Terri; and grandsons, Sean and Matthew, all of Cedar Rapids; a brother, Bill, and wife, Virginia, of Yucca Valley, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Marian was preceded in death by her parents; and husband of 55 years, Rex.

Marian McCoy was born June 22, 1924, in Oelwein, the daughter of Albert and Blanche Youngberg. She graduated from Oelwein High School in 1942. She married D. Rex McCoy on June 12, 1948, in Oelwein.

Mame worked for several years at the First National Bank in Oelwein. She was a volunteer for the annual Crippled Children's Clinic as well as at Harlan Elementary School. She was a member of P.E.O., T.T.T., and the Marihanna Circle at Christ United Presbyterian Church. Her bridge club brought her great joy. A longtime member of the Wapsipinicon Country Club in Independence, she spent many happy days at the family cottage there, playing golf and socializing with her friends. Watching her grandsons grow into fine young men was the real joy of her life. She will be remembered fondly by all who knew her.

Thou art thy mother's glass, and she in theeCalls back the lovely April of her prime.~William Shakespeare