James Elwood McCoy

A graveside service celebrating the life of James Elwood McCoy, 84, will be held at 2:00 PM, Friday, April 1, 2022, at Springville Cemetery with Dr. Curtis Carroll officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM until 1:45 PM prior to the graveside service at the Kilpatrick's Rose-Neath Funeral Home chapel in Coushatta. Jim was born on July 21, 1937, in San Antonio, TX to Clara McCoy Davis and passed away March 27, 2022, in Shreveport, LA. Jim was preceded in death by his mother, Clara Davis and wife, Mary McCoy. Left to cherish his memory are his son, John McCoy; daughters, Monica Fry, Angela Baudhuin (James), and Carla DeLoach (Clay); sister, Molly Lipscomb; six grandchildren and a host of family and friends. Honoring Jim as pallbearers will be Doug Dickson, John McCoy, Clay DeLoach, John Burton, Matthew DeLoach, and Arthur Mangham. Serving as honorary pallbearers are Buddy Fowler and Daniel DeLoach.