Cynthia Phillips McCoy
Cynthia “Cindy” Phillips McCoy, 56, died unexpectedly Monday, September 16, 2019, in Washington Hospital.
She was born June 5, 1963, at Quonset Point Naval Air Station, Rhode Island, a daughter of the late Clive and Mary Teagarden Phillips.
Cindy was a graduate of Grace Bible School in West Middletown.
With quiet power of heart several sizes large, Cindy deeply affected the world around her. Just by virtue of being her grace-filled self, she touched countless lives. She embodied God’s love and grace in the form of her kind voice and genuine smile. It didn’t matter if you were at the beach, sitting in her classroom or washing dishes with her in the parish kitchen, you would hear gentle, honest words from her extra-warm heart.
She was utterly passionate about teaching kindergarten and taught kindergarten students in Christian education for 23 years. Besides her family, grandchildren and teaching, her other great love was cooking.
Cindy was a member of Trinity Church and loved cooking for numerous church functions. She also loved and cared for a small army of plants, even taking ailing plants home and bringing them back to life.
On June 4, 1983, she married John McCoy, who survives.
Also surviving are her two children, Ashley and Amanda; three grandsons, Brycen, Wayden and Chanden; her nieces, Aubrey and Rachel; her nephews, Paul and Riley; her sister, Barbara; and her brother, Jim.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, September 21, in Trinity Church, 550 South Main Street, Washington, with the Rev. Canon Karen Stevenson, the Rev. Canon Tracey Russell and the Rev. Jamey Russell officiating. Burial will be private in Lafayette Cemetery.
Additional information and a guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.