Coy Dennard

MRS. COY WATTERS DENNARD, 86, OF DALTON, DIED THURSDAY,
SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 AT HER RESIDENCE.
COY TAUGHT TAP, BALLET AND BALLROOM DANCING AND WAS POSSIBLY THE FIRST DANCE INSTRUCTOR IN DALTON. SHE DEARLY LOVED PERFORMING IN THE FOLLIES IN THE 1950’S AND LATER IN THE STRAW HAT FOLLIES FOR THE DALTON HIGH SCHOOL BAND CLUB WITH HER FRIEND, MARGARET CULBERSON. SHE WAS, QUITE PLAINLY, A HAM.
IN RECENT YEARS, SHE BEGAN TAKING BALLROOM DANCING LESSONS AGAIN FROM BOB PARKER AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.
COY HAD A WONDERFUL, 49 YEAR MARRIAGE TO THE LOVE OF HER LIFE, LINDSEY.
SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS; MR. AND MRS. CHARLES WRIGHT WATTERS AND HER HUSBAND, LINDSEY T. DENNARD IN 1990.
COY IS SURVIVED BY HER DAUGHTER; DEBBIE DENNARD OF DALTON.
SON AND DAUGHTER-IN-LAW; PETE AND MARTHA DENNARD OF DALTON.
GRANDSON, MICHAEL DENNARD AND GRANDDAUGHTER, KRIS-TINA
DENNARD; EXTENDED FAMILY MEMBER, MARY TODD; TWO VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS, JACQUELINE HARVEY AND ZEKE WEAVER; VERY MUCH LOVED AND LOYAL SITTERS AND FRIENDS, ANN JETT, BRENDA PATTERSON, ARLISS PROFFITT, BARBARA PLEMONS, DEBBY CHILDERS, LISA WITHERS AND TONYA YORK; SISTERS-IN-LAW, HELEN DENNARD AND JOANN DENNARD BOTH OF DALTON AND HELEN DENNARD OF ROME, GA.; COUSINS, BUENA ACREE OF CALHOUN, GA., PAT GRANDY OF GREENVILLE, S. C. , BUDDY FLOYD OF PLAINVILLE, GA., LaVERN DEAN OF MARIETTA, GA. AND ELIZABETH NORRIS OF TUSCALOOSA, AL.;
NIECES, NEPHEWS, MANY DEAR FRIENDS AND TWO VERY SPECIAL,
CARING DOCTORS, ROBERT SIMMONS AND JOHN POEHLMAN.
SERVICES WILL BE SATURDAY AT 11 A.M. AT THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WITH THE DR. GUY D. GRIFFITH OFFICIATING.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS ARE DR. AND MRS. PAUL L. BRADLEY, DORIS WOFFORD, LALAH EASLEY, HELEN DENNARD, SARAH WYATT, MARY ELLEN MILLER, KAT PERCY, DR. ROBERT SIMMONS, DR. JOHN POEHLMAN AND ZEKE WEAVER.
BURIAL WILL BE IN WEST HILL CEMETERY.
THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS AT THE LOVE FUNERAL HOME FRIDAY FROM 5 TO 8 P.M.
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY REQUEST MEMORIALS BE MADE TO THE ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION-GA. CHAPTER, 855 ABUTMENT ROAD, SUITE 6, DALTON, GA. 30721, THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, 519 EAST 4th STREET, CHATTANOOGA, TN. 37404 OR TO ONE’S FAVORITE CHARITY.
WORDS OF COMFORT MAY BE SENT TO THE FAMILY AT
www.lovefuneralhomega.com.
LOVE FUNERAL HOME, 1402 NORTH THORNTON AVE., DALTON IS IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.