Student of U.S. Antiques Dead

Mary Jane McCoy, 46, of 1721 NW 19, died Sunday at a city hospital. Services will be at 2 pm Tuesday at Hunter Funeral Home with burial in Sunny Lane Cemetery.

She was born at Dardanelle, Ark., and came to Oklahoma City in 1927 from Choctaw. Although Mrs. McCoy suffered a stroke in 1960 which left her paralyzed, she enjoyed collecting historical artifacts and did extensive research at home on books and materials about antiques of early America. She also learned to write and paint with her left hand.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Linda Prieto of the home: two brothers, Charlie B. Simmons, and Jessie F. Simmons. both of Oklahoma City, and two sisters, Irene Goodridge, 908 NW 36, and Florence Stoker, Carney.

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... Complied and transcribed by Marti Graham, 2009.