Edward E. McCoy, 62, passed away at his rural Alliance home on Friday, December 3, 2021.
He was born on January 3, 1959 in York, Nebraska to Arthur and Elenor (McDonald) McCoy. His family moved to the Alliance area in his youth and he attended school in Alliance. After high school he began working for Burlington Northern Railroad for 10 years. He then began working as a plumber and was self-employed, as “The Country Plumber,” at the time of his death.
Many people knew Ed from his years of participating in Demolition Derbies, whether it was him driving in them, his involvement in helping in the operation of the derby, or him mentoring the younger generation of drivers. He also had a passion for rebuilding older model vehicles.
He is survived by his sisters, Karen (Rick) Turman and Virginia Kohler of Alliance, his nieces and nephews, Kelsey Turman, Travis (Kimberly) Turman, Joshua Taylor and Daniel Taylor, and his great-nieces and nephew, MaKena, Addyson and Remington Turman, and his special friend, Sandy Elliott. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by 2 brothers, Gerald McCoy and Virgil Kohler.
His family will honor his request that no memorial service be held. Online condolences may be left at www.batesgould.com.