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Rose McCoy Obituary

Rose Mary McCoy, 80, of Portersville passed away Wednesday morning from a long illness.
Born May 5, 1936, in Butler, she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Monica Zarnick Dufford.
She worked as a cook at the former Eppinger's Restaurant in Portersville for more than 40 years. After she retired, she enjoyed traveling and seeing new places with her family.
Rose attended Zion Baptist Church, Slippery Rock. Her greatest joy was spending time with her family and friends.
Rose Mary is survived by her siblings, Martin Dufford of Butler, Bertha Dufford of Butler, Anna Slagle of Callery and Betty (Ronald) Smith of Renfrew; a number of nieces and nephews; and her brother-in-law, Allen (Mary) McCoy of Pensacola, Fla.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Norman McCoy, who died Feb. 7, 2004; one sister; and four brothers.
MCCOY - Visitation for Rose Mary McCoy, who died Wednesday morning, March 22, 2017, will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Edward L. Raisley Funeral Home, 387 Main St., Prospect.
A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home with the Rev. Tom Mehling, her pastor, officiating. Interment will be at the Greenlawn Burial Estates, Butler.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Society for Melanoma Research, P.O. Box 113, Clifton Park, NY, 12065, or Animal Friends, 562 Camp Horne Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15237.
For more information or to leave an online tribute, go to www.raisleyfuneralhome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Butler Eagle on Mar. 23, 2017.

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Nicolette Germain

August 2, 2017

Rose would visit me often at my shop with fresh banana bread treats. Always brightened my day! Very sweet lady & I pray God is keeping you close dear Rose.

Chip/Linda Maxwell

March 24, 2017

Knew Rose from friends Marty She was a great person and will be missed

March 24, 2017

I work with Posey for years I'm going miss her Laughs and yelling at the busboys

Carrie Hicks

March 23, 2017

She was a wonderful lady. She will be missed.

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