Ulysses Grant Mccoy

Ulysses Grant McCoy, 91 yrs, of Port Deposit, MD, died Sunday, April 5, 2015 at his residence. Born February 19, 1924 in Neva, TN, he was the son of the late Franklin Columbus and Margaret Eveline Tester McCoy. Ulysses served his county as a U.S. Navy diver from 1945 until 1947. He was assigned to the USS Ajax, witnessed the Bikini Atoll Atomic Bomb Testing project in Hawaii, which was referred to as Operation Crossroads. He received the World War II Victory Medal in 1947. In addition, Ulysses served from 1938 until 1941 with the Civilian Conservation Corps Company No. 1447 from Jefferson City, TN. Ulysses was a member of the Ebenezer United Methodist Church of Rising Sun, MD, the Farm Bureau, the NRA and the Susquehanna Swingers. He very much enjoyed farming for Bunt Jack from 1942 until 1944 and it was here that he met his love. Ulysses is survived by his son, Alan Wayne McCoy of Port Deposit, MD; daughter, Donna Sue McCoy Crowl of Port Deposit, MD; five grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Ulysses was preceded in death by his wife, Susanne G. Cross McCoy; brothers, Stacy McCoy, Garfield McCoy, Jesse McCoy; sisters, Carrie Mae Hammons, Ollie Dunn, Carrie Lee Farmer and Eleanor Messner. Memorial contributions may be made to Ebenezer United Methodist Church in care of Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., P.O. Box 766, Perryville, MD 21903-0766. Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, April 9, 2015, 11 AM, at the Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., Perryville, MD.  Visitation will be held Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 7 PM until 9 PM, at the funeral home. Rev. Dr. Vernon Schmid of Ebenezer United Methodist Church, Rising Sun, MD, will officiate. Interment will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Port Deposit, MD. I'm just  farmer, plain and simple Not of royal birth But rather, a worker of the earth. I know not of riches But rather, of patches on my britches. I know of drought and rain, Of pleasure and pain. I know of the good and the bad, The happy and the sad. I am a man of emotions. A man who loves this land, And the beauty of it's sand. I know of a spring's fresh flow And autumn's golden glow, Of a new born calf's hesitation, And the eagles destination. I know of tall pines, And long, waiting lines. Of the warmth of campfires, And the agony of flat tires. But I am a man who loves his job And the life I live. I am a man who works with God, I cannot succeed without his help. For you see, I'm just a farmer plain and simple.