Matilda Jean McCoy
March 01, 1931 - January 05, 2018

Elton, La.

Funeral service for Matilda “Jean” McCoy, age 86, will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, January 8, 2018, at First Baptist Church of Elton. Rev. Barrett Marcantel will officiate.

Burial will follow in China Cemetery under the direction of Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home.

     The family will receive visitors on Sunday, January 7, 2018, from 4-9 p.m. at Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Home of Elton. Visitation will resume on Monday morning at First Baptist Church of Elton from 10 a.m. until time of service.
     Jean was a loving mother, grandmother, great grandmother, wife, sister, aunt, friend and caregiver to all. She was also a devoted wife to her husband, Donivan McCoy, Sr., for 59 years until his passing in March, 2007. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Jennings and Elton for the majority of her life. She was a woman of strong faith and had a “servant’s heart.” Jean enjoyed camping, cooking and her flowers. She made the best cinnamon rolls and peanut brittle. She was also known in her family for her special Sunday dinners. Jean lived a simple life and worked hard to provide a loving home. She taught her children about the values of life, including faith, family, and love. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.

     Those left to cherish Jean’s memory include her three sons, Donivan McCoy, Jr., and his significant other, Helen Rosette, and Frank James McCoy and wife, Patricia, all of Elton, Vincent Arlen McCoy and wife, Colleen, of Lake Charles; four daughters, Loma Linda Bertrand, and husband, Jessie, Tina Marie Buller, all of Elton, Naomi Benoit and husband, Randy, of Welsh, and Shannon Leah Guillory and husband, Joey, of Lake Charles; four sisters, Mary Granger of Moss Bluff, Wona Faye Breaux of Marion, IN, Verna Hargrave of Beaumont, TX, and Laurice Hulin and husband, Hubert, of Midland; 16 grandchildren; and 21 great grandchildren.

     Jean is preceded in death by her parents, Ulyssee and Edna Vincent; her husband, Donivan McCoy, Sr.; five sisters, Alia Thibodeaux, Pearly Vincent, Noelie Suir, Kelly Dugas, and Elrina Benoit; four brothers, Clovis, Semar, Dewey, and Minus Vincent; and one son-in-law, Lee Buller.