COLUMBUS
Cathy Anette Coy, age 70, of Columbus, passed away Sunday March 7, 2021 at her sister’s home. She was born June 23, 1950 in Columbus to the late Pete and Rita (Gill) Hall. She was retired as a department administrator with Arvin Industries. Cathy was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, Columbus.
The memorial services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday March 11, 2021 at Jewell ~ Rittman Family Funeral Home with Pastor Andrew Johnson and the Reverend Andy Rutherford officiating. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until the service time Thursday at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the First Church of the Nazarene in memory of Cathy through the funeral home. Jewell ~ Rittman Family Funeral Home would like to thank everyone in advance for wearing face masks maintaining social distancing. We encourage you to share your support with the family, being cognizant that others may wish to do the same. Jewell ~ Rittman will be live streaming the funeral service on the funeral home website www.jewellrittman.com.
Cathy is survived by her daughter, Amy K. (Joshua) Grieger; son, Matthew N. (Melissa) Coy; sister, Kristi Lustig and a brother, Jeff (Vicki) Hall, all of Columbus; grandchildren, Griffen (Rebecca) Wheeler, Emma Grieger, Abby Smith, Devyn Smith, Lucas Coy; great grandchildren, Finley and Emalee. Cathy is also survived by nieces and nephews, Megan Lustig, Jacob Lustig, Joseph (Rachel) Lustig, Pete (Yan Yan) Lustig, Lydia (Andrew) Johnson and Taylor (Samantha) Hall, Eliza, Sophia, Cooper, Gavin, Millie and Zoey.
Cathy was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Timothy Hall and a nephew Lukas Hall.
Things we learned from Cathy Coy …
? You better come to the party accessorized or don’t come at all. Your shoes need to match your purse and your jewelry. Make it a priority.
? Be early or don’t show up. Be generous. Cathy was generous to a fault. She did not forget a birthday or an anniversary. If what you wanted for Christmas was more than what she budgeted she would say “it’s for Christmas and birthday (wink wink)”
? Practice, practice, practice. She sang in a choir for many years. Her beautiful voice mimicked Karen Carpenter and she could harmonize to anything. If you were in the choir and an alto, you would race to get the seat next to her because you could at least pretend like you knew what you were doing if you were next to her.
? Let people know when you are frustrated with them. Make it obvious. You could never forget her signature sigh if she was frustrated with you.
? Love kids and teach them about Jesus. She taught two and three-year-olds Sunday school for years and years. If you were in her class you remember her felt boards with her Bible characters. So many children know the love of Jesus because of her many years of teaching them bible stories.
? Clean up after yourself. At holidays her cleanliness would shine through. You might be in the middle of drinking out of a plastic cup but when you turned your head, she was cleaning it up and throwing it away.
? Stick up for who you love. You could often hear her say “quit picking on them.” If someone she loved was wronged, you better watch out because she was coming for you.
? Always keep a stash of junk food. Her grandkids and nieces and nephews always knew where her candy stash, hotdogs and instant mashed potatoes were for a snack.
? Watch as much tv as you can in this life. There is no one who loves television more than this woman. She still taped soap operas religiously and then in retirement loved watching television in her pajamas.
? There is nothing better than a good pair of Skechers. Her second love besides her children and grandchildren were prized possession of sketchers in every color known to man. With most recently a red pair from her daughter that completed her collection this Christmas.
? We already feel the ache in our hearts since she is gone. She made our worlds a better place because she was in it.
You are invited to view her memorial photograph tribute, light a virtual candle and send a message of condolence to the Coy family via the funeral home website www.jewellrittman.com.
