12/01/2025
Mass of Christian Burial for Eileen Marie McCoy, 75, of Columbia, will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, December 11, 2025, at St. William Catholic Church in Perry, with Father John Henderson officiating. Burial will follow in the in St. Paul Cemetery in Center.
Visitation will be from 10:00 AM until the time of mass at the church.
Bienhoff Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Mrs. McCoy passed away at 4:57 P.M., Sunday, November 30, 2025, at the University Hospital in Columbia.
Eileen was born on July 13, 1950, in Hannibal, the daughter of Chester Leake and Betty Willard Leake Hickman.
She married Dr. William H McCoy on June 11, 2001, in Jacksonville, FL, and he preceded her in death on December 4, 2013.
Survivors include one son; Jonathan (Nadine) Yowell of Sanford, FL, one brother; Michael (Jill) Leake of Simpsonville, SC, six step brothers; Larry (Sue) Hickman of Mexico, James Hickman of Mexico, Mark (Edie) Hickman of Columbia, Steve (Jane) Hickman of Perry, Kevin (Freda) Hickman of Mexico, and Tim (Karen) Hickman of Columbia, one step sister-in-law; Diane Hickman, of Center, one granddaughter; Grace Yowell of Sanford, FL, one sister-in-law; Linda Leake of Spring Hill, TN, along with numerous nieces, nephews, and other relatives.
Eileen was preceded in death by her husband, her parents; Chester Leake and Robert and Betty Leake Hickman, two brothers; Clyde and Alan Leake, stepbrother; Donald Hickman and stepsister in law Marge Hickman.
Eileen was a 1968 graduate of Mark Twain High School and a devoted member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Columbia. She lived in Florida for 42 years before returning to Missouri in 2016.
Eileen enjoyed reading, traveling, playing the piano, and especially music through her church choir. She sang under the direction of musical director Paul Fell and contemporary choir directors Christian and Kathleen Basi. Her faith in God, her family, and her church were most important to her. She also loved watching and feeding her beloved “hummingbirds.”
Eileen will be remembered for her faith, kindness, and gentle heart.
Memorial contributions may be made to St. William Catholic Church, in care of Bienhoff Funeral Home, P.O. Box 427, Perry, Missouri 63462.
Online condolences may be made at www.bienhofffuneralhome.com.
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