Coy Gee Siler

Coy Gee Siler, 89, of Bolivar, died Saturday, February 5, 2005 at

her daughter's home in Fairhope, Alabama.



The widow of Eugene Siler, who died December 1, 1977, she was a

school teacher at Essary Springs and Pocahontas Schools for 30

years. Mrs. Siler was born January 17, 1916 in Bethel Springs,

daughter of the late John Beecher Gee and Nannie Laura Deming

Gee and spent most of her life around Bolivar. She graduated from

Middleton High School as Valedictorian and Freed-Hardeman

College, and received her B.A. and M.A. degrees from the

University of Memphis. Mrs. Siler was employed by Millington

Naval Base during WWII, was instrumental with the Hardeman

County Developmental Center where she taught, and was a member

of the Retired Teachers Association. She also taught in "World

Bible School", a correspondence course, and was a member of the

Bolivar Church of Christ, teaching ladies' classes for many years.



Services were 1 pm Tuesday, February 8 at Shackelford's Bolivar

chapel with Malcolm George, Ray Wilson and Bertie Moore

officiating and Daniel Hammitt assisting at the graveside. Burial

was in Oak Hill Cemetery near Selmer.



Survivors include two daughters, Joy Hill of Fairhope, Ala. and

Coy Whaley of Cordova; one sister, Bonnie Neill of Bolivar; one

brother, Ernest Gee of Hamilton, Ala.; two grandchildren, Angela

Hammitt and Ashley Holcomb and one great grandchild, Michael

Cade Holcomb. She was preceded in death by four brothers and

three sisters.