1941
Lyle
2011
Lyle Mccoy
October 31, 1941 — September 11, 2011
Lyle Ralph McCoy passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Worth Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home.
Dr. Lyle Ralph McCoy began his missionary service in Mexico in 1964. He accomplished the incredible feat of being the first to reach three Indian tribes with the Gospel. His rugged ministry logged many thousands of miles on foot, by mule and horseback and, in his later years, all-terrain vehicle.
He was a legend in his physical conditioning and as a young missionary walked away with top honors in the one body building event he entered. He never competed again but continued his exercise until health issues would no longer allow starting his day with 1,000 pushups and another 1,000 sit-ups. His chiseled physique was always covered with loose-fitting clothing. He simply wanted to be ready for the rugged conditions of mountain life among the tribes and the people he loved so deeply. The real mark upon his life was his fervor in the Lord's service and his love for the indigenous people he served.
Lyle was married to Eileen Swartz McCoy for 36 years. She was a faithful wife, missionary and the mother of their three married sons. She preceded him in death in 1998 after spending most of their lives together in Tlapa, Mexico. His ministry was responsible for recruiting all of the children who first came to the famed Bethesda Homes for Tribal Children.
In 1998 Lyle married Josefina McCoy. To this union were added three more sons as his ministry among the tribes continued to expand to village after village.
Dr. McCoy was a graduate of Baptist Christian College and Tennessee Temple Bible College and was awarded an honorary doctor of divinity by Baptist Christian College in recognition of his life achievements as a front line missionary.
He will be deeply missed by his family who will reunite with him in heaven by the grace of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Dr. McCoy lived a life of sacrifice and service. He was humble in his manner and a faithful preacher of the Gospel. He is now resting in the arms of his Savior and enjoying the fruit of a life lived in the ministry. When the history of missions is written about Mexico, his chapter will be an especially lively and exciting one.
Survivors: Wife, Josefina; their young sons, Abdiel, David and Josiah; his son, Steve and wife, Sherian McCoy; son, Tim and his wife, Ishel McCoy; son, Dan and wife, Barbra McCoy; grandchildren, Elisabeth, Drew, Timothy, Lyle, Isabella and Lara; brother, David and wife, Kathy; sisters, Linda Gilmer and husband, Tom, Becky Patterson and husband, Mike, Sharon Haston and husband, Wayne, several nieces, nephews and friends in both America and Mexico.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Friday at Worth Baptist Church in Fort Worth. Burial: Emerald Hills Memorial Park Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Emerald Hills Funeral Home.
Dr. Lyle Ralph McCoy began his missionary service in Mexico in 1964. He accomplished the incredible feat of being the first to reach three Indian tribes with the Gospel. His rugged ministry logged many thousands of miles on foot, by mule and horseback and, in his later years, all-terrain vehicle.
He was a legend in his physical conditioning and as a young missionary walked away with top honors in the one body building event he entered. He never competed again but continued his exercise until health issues would no longer allow starting his day with 1,000 pushups and another 1,000 sit-ups. His chiseled physique was always covered with loose-fitting clothing. He simply wanted to be ready for the rugged conditions of mountain life among the tribes and the people he loved so deeply. The real mark upon his life was his fervor in the Lord's service and his love for the indigenous people he served.
Lyle was married to Eileen Swartz McCoy for 36 years. She was a faithful wife, missionary and the mother of their three married sons. She preceded him in death in 1998 after spending most of their lives together in Tlapa, Mexico. His ministry was responsible for recruiting all of the children who first came to the famed Bethesda Homes for Tribal Children.
In 1998 Lyle married Josefina McCoy. To this union were added three more sons as his ministry among the tribes continued to expand to village after village.
Dr. McCoy was a graduate of Baptist Christian College and Tennessee Temple Bible College and was awarded an honorary doctor of divinity by Baptist Christian College in recognition of his life achievements as a front line missionary.
He will be deeply missed by his family who will reunite with him in heaven by the grace of Jesus Christ our Lord.
Dr. McCoy lived a life of sacrifice and service. He was humble in his manner and a faithful preacher of the Gospel. He is now resting in the arms of his Savior and enjoying the fruit of a life lived in the ministry. When the history of missions is written about Mexico, his chapter will be an especially lively and exciting one.
Survivors: Wife, Josefina; their young sons, Abdiel, David and Josiah; his son, Steve and wife, Sherian McCoy; son, Tim and his wife, Ishel McCoy; son, Dan and wife, Barbra McCoy; grandchildren, Elisabeth, Drew, Timothy, Lyle, Isabella and Lara; brother, David and wife, Kathy; sisters, Linda Gilmer and husband, Tom, Becky Patterson and husband, Mike, Sharon Haston and husband, Wayne, several nieces, nephews and friends in both America and Mexico.
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