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Rodney Glenn McCoy

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Rodney Glenn McCoy

Birth
East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA
Death
25 Oct 1992 (aged 33)
York Haven, York County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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Rodney G. "Cork"McCoy, 33, of Sherwood Ave., East Liverpool, died as the result of an accident at work. Rodney was a construction worker for Graver Tank & Manufacturing Co., and was installing air pollution control equipment inside a 600 foot smokestack, at Brunner Island Power Plant, in York Haven, Pa. when the accident occurred.
It was first reported that Rodney was working from inside a cage, when the cage fell 249 feet, however, subsequent reports stated the top of the cage was open, and something fell on Rodney McCoy's head.
Born in East Liverpool on March 22, 1959, Cork was the son of Fred A. McCoy and Edna Corbett Bosworth McCoy.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Laughlin McCoy, whom he married September 9, 1987; two sons, Corey James Williams McCoy and Robert T. "Rob" McCoy, at home; a sister, Mrs John (Debbie) Merriman of Chester; two brothers, Fred J. McCoy of Puyallup, Washington, and Randy G. McCoy of Youngstown.
Services were conducted Friday at 2 pm by the Rev. Todd Laughlin, (Cork's brother-in-law) at the Dawson Funeral Home. Burial was to be made in Riverview Cemetery.

Bio written by Myra Nease Camp
Rodney G. "Cork"McCoy, 33, of Sherwood Ave., East Liverpool, died as the result of an accident at work. Rodney was a construction worker for Graver Tank & Manufacturing Co., and was installing air pollution control equipment inside a 600 foot smokestack, at Brunner Island Power Plant, in York Haven, Pa. when the accident occurred.
It was first reported that Rodney was working from inside a cage, when the cage fell 249 feet, however, subsequent reports stated the top of the cage was open, and something fell on Rodney McCoy's head.
Born in East Liverpool on March 22, 1959, Cork was the son of Fred A. McCoy and Edna Corbett Bosworth McCoy.
He is survived by his wife, Susan Laughlin McCoy, whom he married September 9, 1987; two sons, Corey James Williams McCoy and Robert T. "Rob" McCoy, at home; a sister, Mrs John (Debbie) Merriman of Chester; two brothers, Fred J. McCoy of Puyallup, Washington, and Randy G. McCoy of Youngstown.
Services were conducted Friday at 2 pm by the Rev. Todd Laughlin, (Cork's brother-in-law) at the Dawson Funeral Home. Burial was to be made in Riverview Cemetery.

Bio written by Myra Nease Camp


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