1939-2024

Coy E. Taylor went home to his Heavenly Father on July 11, 2024.

Coy was born in Kaufman to Oma (Belcher) and Van Raymond Taylor on August 29, 1939.

Coy had three older siblings, Raymond (Buck) Taylor, Doris Taylor-Duggan and Gladys Taylor- Langford. He had two step-brothers W.M. Pate Jr. and Jackie Pate, and half sister and brother Donna Jean Pate-Burge and Donald Dean Pate.

When Coy was a teenager he moved to Terrell to live with his brother Raymond. There, he worked at the gas station and attended Terrell High School. In Terrell, he helped the Panthers baseball team become the official Terrell Pony League Champions. He went the distance as pitcher for the Panthers to a winning score of 11-2. Mose Martin wrote about him in the local paper.

Coy moved to Dallas and lived with his sister Doris. He attended Adamson High School and worked at Lee’s Coney Island and Polar Bear Ice Cream. After graduating from Adamson, he married Peggy Scott, they had two children Kim (Taylor) Whitson, husband David, and Dr. Jeff Taylor, wife Kathy.

While raising a family, Coy worked for Southwestern Bell as a phone installer and cable splicer throughout the Dallas - Oak Cliff area. At the same time, he owned and operated multiple businesses. His first business was a Polar Bear Ice Cream franchise at Plymouth and Davis St. He also opened Coy’s Employment Agency on Jefferson Blvd. A few years later he moved his Polar Bear store to Hampton and 12th St. He left Southwestern Bell and went to work for Panasonic. During that time he bought an 8 unit apartment house, renovated it and maintained it - it is now part of the Kings Highway Conservation District in Oak Cliff.

In 1972 Coy opened Sounds & Visions, a retail electronics sales and service store in North Dallas Park Forest Shopping Center. Coy successfully operated Sounds & Visions for 21 years. In 1992 Coy moved back to Kaufman and opened Video Center at 313 W. Moore in Terrell.

When Coy retired in 2019, he enjoyed life mowing his fields and cutting down cedar trees. He loved his dog, Ginger. The highlight of his day was meeting up with his long-time best friends Randy Honey and Bobby Bishop. Their friendship covered decades.

On Sundays Coy would attend Abner Baptist Church with his brother Donald Dean, then afterwards they’d drive “all over the world” as Coy would say. They always had a good time together.

Coy did a lot in his life, lately he would say, “I don’t know how I did the things I did.” Then he would stop and hold his hands up, and point to Heaven and tell God, “Thank You Father.”

Coy led his family to salvation in Christ very early on. The life-giving news of Jesus Christ is for everyone.

Coy cared enough to share that with his son and daughter, so they could share with their children for generations to come. Coy has two grandsons through Kim - Dustin and Stuart, wife Brandi. Coy has three grandchildren through Jeff and Kathy - Victoria, husband Jonathan, Nicole and Scott. Along with three great-grandsons.

Funeral service was held for Coy July 22.