coy stewart smitherman
Coy Stewart Smitherman, 16,
student, died Thursday, Aug. 18, 2005, at the University of Mississippi
Medical Center in Jackson from injuries sustained in an automobile
accident. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. today and 2 p.m. until the 3 p.m.
funeral service Sunday at Wilson & Knight Funeral Home in Greenwood
with burial in Mt. Olive Baptist Church Cemetery.
Coy was a junior at Pillow Academy where he was a member of the Pillow Academy band. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, and attended Youth Fellowship at North Greenwood Baptist Church. He was a former Boy Scout with Troop 100. Coy thoroughly enjoyed restoring classic antique cars with his father and papaw (Steve Stewart). He and his papaw were avid antique car col- lectors and had recently begun restoring a 1955 Chevy. He worked during the summer months with his Papaw Stewart on the Mac Tool Truck and really enjoyed visiting with the customers on his route. Coy also enjoyed hunting on his grandparents land. He was a fan of Ole Miss Football, liked country music and the Jesse James Monster Garage television show. He also enjoyed watching Amber Turner barrel race.
Longtime friend Joey Grossman said, "He was a great friend and a good listener, and loved special times with his friends." Matt Counts said, "Coy loved boiled crawfish, Blue Collar Comedy Tour and four wheeler riding with friends."
He is survived by his parents, John and Amy Smitherman of Greenwood; maternal grandparents, Steve and Marie Stewart of Greenwood; aunt and uncle, Toby and Misty Meredith of Greenwood; great-grandparents, Thelma Nichols and the late C.L. Nichols of Vardeman, and James and Sue Stewart of Derma; paternal survivors include aunt, Barbara Smith of Greenwood; uncle, Kenny Smitherman of Schlater; aunt and uncle, Victor and Marla Smitherman of Leflore and the late Coy B. Smitherman.
Pallbearers will be Hunter Ussery, Rhett Young, Zack Underwood, Will Waldrop, Matt Counts, Joey Grossman, Chris Walker, and Jonathan Wynn.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Rt. 1 Box 183 Coila, MS 38923
Coy was a junior at Pillow Academy where he was a member of the Pillow Academy band. He was a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church, and attended Youth Fellowship at North Greenwood Baptist Church. He was a former Boy Scout with Troop 100. Coy thoroughly enjoyed restoring classic antique cars with his father and papaw (Steve Stewart). He and his papaw were avid antique car col- lectors and had recently begun restoring a 1955 Chevy. He worked during the summer months with his Papaw Stewart on the Mac Tool Truck and really enjoyed visiting with the customers on his route. Coy also enjoyed hunting on his grandparents land. He was a fan of Ole Miss Football, liked country music and the Jesse James Monster Garage television show. He also enjoyed watching Amber Turner barrel race.
Longtime friend Joey Grossman said, "He was a great friend and a good listener, and loved special times with his friends." Matt Counts said, "Coy loved boiled crawfish, Blue Collar Comedy Tour and four wheeler riding with friends."
He is survived by his parents, John and Amy Smitherman of Greenwood; maternal grandparents, Steve and Marie Stewart of Greenwood; aunt and uncle, Toby and Misty Meredith of Greenwood; great-grandparents, Thelma Nichols and the late C.L. Nichols of Vardeman, and James and Sue Stewart of Derma; paternal survivors include aunt, Barbara Smith of Greenwood; uncle, Kenny Smitherman of Schlater; aunt and uncle, Victor and Marla Smitherman of Leflore and the late Coy B. Smitherman.
Pallbearers will be Hunter Ussery, Rhett Young, Zack Underwood, Will Waldrop, Matt Counts, Joey Grossman, Chris Walker, and Jonathan Wynn.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Rt. 1 Box 183 Coila, MS 38923