Eleanor McCoy

McCoy, Eleanor “Elly,” 86, died Tuesday, March 24, 2015. Memorial Service will be at 1:00 P.M., Monday, March 30, 2015, at Downing Lahey Mortuary East. Preceded in death by her husband, Dale W. McCoy, Jr.; parents, Claude and Gwen (Palmer) Rice. Survived by her children, Cathi (R.J.) Robillard of Wichita, Michael (Anne) McCoy of Grand Island, NE, Marc (Cindy) McCoy of Houston, TX, Timothy (Susan) McCoy of Austin, TX, Dale McCoy, III of San Antonio, TX; 18 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren. Elly served on the board of Tri Valley, the state board of Travel and Tourism, and was a member of the Junior League of Wichita. She was the founder and director of the Chanute Art Gallery and dedicated her life to volunteerism and the arts. In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established with the Chanute Art Gallery, Inc., 17 N. Lincoln, Chanute, KS 66720.