Kathleen McCoy Bozarth

Mildred Kathleen Swift McCoy Bozarth, 82, of Decaturville, TN, passed away Tuesday, March 3rd, at Decatur Co. General Hospital. Memorial services will be Sat. March 7, 2015 at 11 AM at Decaturville First United Methodist Church. She has chosen cremation as final disposition. She was the sixth child born to Robert T. and Mildred Smith Swift on November 27, 1932 in the Mt. Carmel Community. For formal education, she attended schools in Decatur County and after graduation in 1951, she moved to Memphis, TN. While living in Memphis, she attended Mid-South Bible College and worked for AT&T Company for several years. It was in Memphis that she met her husband, Adoniral McCoy, U. S. Navy. To this union was born four children, Kathy, Sara, Johnny and Robert McCoy. Being a military family, they lived many places, acquired lasting friendships, and overall lived a productive and exciting life. Her workspan over the years foremost was her family and church. Ten years were spent with AT&T in Memphis, twenty years at Decaturville Sportswear and at its closing, she attended Jackson Area Vo-Tech School obtaining a license for Practical Nursing. Afterwards, she was employed as a nurse at Decatur County Manor working from 1992 until 2005. She and her family attended many churches throughout their military career but in her childhood, her attendance was at Mt. Carmel and Decaturville United Methodist Church. Here she served as teacher and various other rolls. Kathleen was predeceased by her parents, as well as her first husband Adoniral McCoy, siblings Mary Butler, Aletha Scott, William Swift, Robert Thomas Swift and a grandson, Jonathan Powers. Her survivors include her husband, Van Bozarth, of Decaturville, daughters Sara (Hac) Carlson, of CA, Kathy McCoy, of Decaturville, sons Johnny McCoy, of Foley AL, and Robert McCoy, of Decaturville, sister Ruth Hall, of GA, and sister-in-law, Jean Swift, of MS, daughter-in-law Dinah Townsend, of Parsons and son-in-law James Nance, of Decaturville, her grandchildren, Jamie (Charity) Nance, Nicole (J. D.) Inman, Shannon McCoy, Shelli McCoy, Leigh Ann Griggs, Cody McCoy, Kim (Boon) Wee and Shannon Carlson, great-grandchildren, Shelby Miller, Colton Powers, Emalee & Gunnar Nance, Hayden Inman, Jada McCoy and Maddox Wee. Visitation will be Wed. 4 PM - 7 PM at Reed's Chapel - Decaturville and Sat. from 10 AM until service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be directed to: Daughters of United Confederacy or Mt. Carmel Cemetery Fund c/o Gail Story c/o David yarbro 2913 Hwy 100 E. 13300 Mt. Carmel Rd. Decaturville, TN 38329 Decaturville, TN 38329 731-852-3643 reedschapel.com

Kathleen McCoy Bozarth

November 27, 1932 - March 3, 2015