Mary Lea Hahn McCoy, 99, of Franklin WV passed away peacefully on Nov. 8, 2025, at her home surrounded by her children.
She was born on Sept. 13, 1926, in Brandywine to the late Henry Davis Hahn and Ethel Florence Kiser Hahn.
She graduated from Franklin High School, class of 1945. She attended Potomac State College followed by Madison College (now James Madison University) where she earned a bachelor of science degree in education.
During her teaching career she taught first and fourth grades, and special education in West Virginia, Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio and Virginia.
Throughout her life, she was an enthusiastic leader and generously gave her time and talents to many church and community organizations including 4-H, girls sports, Sunday and Bible School, women’s circle groups, and home and garden clubs. She served more than 12 years as a Girl Scout troop leader and held various leadership positions within the larger scouting organization. In 1976, she was honored with the Girl Scout Council of the Nation’s Capital pin.
After retirement she and her husband returned to their home in Pendleton County where she continued her involvement in the community and enjoyed her hobbies of crafting, gardening, and spending time with her family and friends.
She is remembered for her service to children, her community and her family. She will be dearly missed by her loving family and friends.
She was a devoted wife to her late husband, Robert G. McCoy.
She was a loving mother to her children, Brenda McCoy Lowery (Darrel), Patricia McCoy Price (Julian), Martha Susan Shafferman, Julie McCoy Gruenthal and Robert Hahn McCoy (Julie). She was a cherished grandmother to six grandchildren, Nathan David Shafferman (Madelein), Troy Robert Shafferman (Kathy), Thomas McCoy Lowery, Rachel Grace Lowery, Jason McCoy Gruenthal and Benjamin Harold Gruenthal, and a great-grandmother to four great-grandchildren.
She was also preceded in death by a brother, Arthur “Bud” Webster Hahn; and three sisters, Medrith Garber, Elizabeth Snyder, and Jean Snyder.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at the Basagic Funeral Home in Franklin. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Franklin Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Debbie Beam officiating. Interment will be at the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Franklin.
Memorials may be made to any Pendleton County Rescue Squad or the Franklin Presbyterian Church.
Memories and words of comfort may be left at www.basagic.com.
