Coy Gammill

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Roller Coffman Chapel
1701 W. Main Street
Mountain View, AR  72560
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
5:00-7:00PM
Service Schedule
Roller Coffman Chapel
1701 West Main
Mountain View, AR  72560
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
10:00AM
Cemetery
Pordue Cemetery
Highway 263
Onia, AR  72680
Coy Gammill

of Timbo, AR

December 13, 1924 - July 3, 2016

Coy Gammill passed away on July 3, 2016 at the age of 91 years. He was born in 1924 to George and Claudia Gammill. He lived in the Fairview community, near Timbo, and spent all his life on the land where he was born and raised. He married Verda Wilson in 1946 and shared their life together until her death in 2000.
After losing their father at a young age, Coy and his family survived the Depression by growing crops, raising livestock and managing the farm and home. With chores to do before and after school and on the weekends, the lesson of hard work was learned early. His first paid job as a young boy was to build a fire in the stove at the Fairview schoolhouse early each morning so the classroom would be warm when the students arrived.
As many others did during those times, he left home as a young man to work various jobs to earn money. He drove a truck at a gunpowder plant in Kansas, picked crops in Colorado, worked at an oil company in Oklahoma, picked cotton in eastern Arkansas and drove harvest equipment in various locations. In 1952, he began working for Stone County driving a dump truck and operating a bulldozer. He continued operating a bulldozer in the area, building timber roads in the forest and working for local companies for a few years until he purchased his own bulldozer in the early 1970s. He maintained and operated the same bulldozer for the rest of his life, doing his last job in 2015 at the age of 90. He was well known for the quality of his work and took great care in all that he did, never leaving a job until it was done to his satisfaction. His reputation was the only advertisement that he ever needed.
Coy was a man of strength and character with a tender heart under a tough exterior. He worked hard all of his life and loved his family. He had a wealth of knowledge and ability to make, do, or fix almost anything. He was kind to everyone and never complained even through his last days. He enjoyed good fried catfish, garden vegetables, local fresh fruit, cornbread, chocolate gravy and homemade pies. His favorite music was bluegrass and old time country.
He is survived by his daughter, Dolores and son-in-law Doug McNiven of Edmond, Oklahoma and a brother, Carbin Gammill of Timbo. He is also survived by a sister-in law, Florene Morrison of Mountain View, three brothers-in-law, Olen and Elma Wilson of Timbo, Una and Harriette Wilson of Mountain Home and J.C. Wilson of Kansas City, Missouri, along with a large extended family of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Verda (Wilson) Gammill, his parents, George and Claudia (Balentine) Gammill, two brothers, Earl Gammill and Roy Gammill, two sisters, Zelda Bullard and Elva Williams, five half-brothers and two half-sisters.
A visitation will be held on Tuesday, July 5, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. and funeral services will begin at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6 at Roller Coffman Funeral Home in Mountain View. Burial will be at Pordue Cemetery in Onia.


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Michelle Anderson
Oklahoma City, OK
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Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Dolores and Doug~ My thoughts and prayers are with you both during this very difficult time. May you both find peace in knowing that he is with the rest of his family and no longer in pain.

Steve Pfeiffer & Kim Juenger
Houston, TX
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

What a wonderful and full life he lived! So many commonalities to those of his generation, and my parents as well, who were born in the 1920s, lived through the great depression, a world war, and all of the changes since. The care you and Doug provided him over the years is honorable. I know he will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
--Steve & Kim

Mike Mcdaniel
Oklahoma City, OK
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Dolores, while reading about your Dad I thought wow what a wonderful full life! His work ethic and love for family is something to always be proud of.
We should all be so lucky to have loved ones care for us like you and Doug cared for your Dad. I know he appreciated it very much.
You both will be in our thoughts and prayers in the coming days.

Mike and Lori McDaniel

Garry Gammill
Mountain View, AR
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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

I have known my uncle coy for over 50 years as a child growing up not far up the road he was very much all the things that was described of him in his obituary and much more he was a man that was caring of his family and friends was always honest with everyone he always treated me with kindness and respect he will be missed by myself and others I will always remember my uncle coy his daughter Dolores and wife Verda were so faithful to him and he to them prayers for Dolores in this sad time God bless you .

Nola Treat
Gassville,, AR
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Monday, July 4, 2016

Dolores, so sorry about your Dad. You were blessed to have him all those years. God Bless and comfort you. Nola

Rick Williams
Hensley, AR
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Monday, July 4, 2016

I love you Uncle Coy and it does my heart good to know that you are back with Aunt Verda where you have longed to be for a good while now, you will be missed here on Earth but one day we will all be together again for eternity. Thank you for being a good Uncle, again, I love you.

Ladeanna Strutton
Timbo,
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Monday, July 4, 2016

So sorry for the loss of Coy, sending prayers