February 12 1937 February 3 2022
JIMMY DARRELL COVENTRY February 12, 1937 – February 3, 2022 Share this obituary Send Flowers Upload Photo| Sign Guestbook| View Guestbook Entries| Send Sympathy Card Jimmy Darrell Coventry was born February 12, 1937 in Loco, Oklahoma to Frank Russell Armistead and Sarah Marie Brandt. He was born in a dug out, and I don’t mean in a baseball dugout. It was a hole in the face of a hill. He was the “oldest of the youngest” of eight children. His family was very poor and eventually loaded up in an old Buick with a mattress on top, 7 children and $17. They were headed to California for a better opportunity. Along the way they lived in tents picking fruit and cotton to get by. His father was an alcoholic and his mother was unable to care for all the children. She got herself and the children back to Oklahoma where family could help. One of his sisters, Mary Sue, was adopted by their aunt and uncle, and Jimmy (age 9) and his younger brother Larry (age 5) were adopted by Frank and Inez Coventry and did not see his other brothers and sisters for years. He finished his schooling at Sunset High School and joined the Marines, serving 4 years stationed at Camp Pendleton and Taiwan. While attending the Cockrell Hill Church of Christ, he met the love of his life, Ivy Margaret Butler and he could not wait to marry her. She was so smitten with his good looks and kind heart that they were married 6 days after her graduation from high school on June 9, 1961 and have been married 60 years and 7 months. They raised 3 children in DeSoto, Texas: Quintin Miles, Ryan Douglas, and Ivy Dee Ann. In 1977 he was reunited with his mother, 1 aunt and uncle, and all of brothers and sisters. It was such a joy for them to all get together again. They loved their mother very much. From then on they made an effort to have a family reunion every 2 years. This had become something he looked forward to with passion. They would often be located where one of his brothers and sisters lived. He and his siblings were so spread out, from Alaska, Vermont, California, Texas, and Oklahoma, they enjoyed seeing the United States on these road trips. He enjoyed the travel so much, he would take his grandchildren all over the country to some of his favorite places. Grand Canyon, Boulder Dam, YellowStone, Manitou Springs, Mount Rushmore, San Francisco, and Alaska were some of his favorites. When asked, he said his most recent favorite was when he went to the Grand Canyon and took the train ride from Williams to Canyon. On this train ride there was a “robbery”. It was a thrill. He was very fortunate to get a job with the United Postal Service and worked for them for over 30 years. After retiring from the postal service he went to work for the City of DeSoto Water Department for another 10+ years. He was a very hard worker and could run circles around all the younger guys. He became very used to walking and continued to walk Spinner Road and more of DeSoto. He knew all the addresses and the people that lived in DeSoto for years. Jim and Ivy attended the Cockrell Hill Church of Christ, and then DeSoto Church of Christ for many years and formed many life-long friendships. The Creekside Church of Christ has been their home for worship for the last 15 years. Jim was our Hero. He took such good care of his family. He was a dedicated husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and Christian. He was in excellent health and tried to get in his 10k steps a day, so we were very surprised when he came down with Covid Pneumonia and passed within 2 weeks time. We will miss him dearly. He is the proud grandfather of: Aaron Coventry, Patrick Coventry, Casey Coventry, Carey Coventry, Stephanie Coventry, and Zachary Taylor and Tucker Taylor. He is preceded in death by his parents: Frank Russell Armistead and Sarah Marie Brandt Armistead, and Frank Coventry and Inez Coventry, Sydney Gene Armistead, Barbara Armistead Marsh, Patsy Armistead Thomas, Larry David Armistead Coventry, Ryan Douglas Coventry. He is survived by: Ivy Margaret Coventry, Quintin Coventry, Debbie Coventry, Stephanie Coventry, Casey Coventry (Ryan Lee Coventry), Carey Coventry, Aaron Coventry (LeighAnn Coventry, Benji & Caleb), Patrick Coventry, Janet Yeager (Bonus Daughter), Ivy Dee Ann Taylor, Richard Taylor, Zachary Taylor, & Tucker Taylor. Mary Sue Butler, Shirly Newby, Donna Kay Reid Morton, and Sister-in-law Regina Coventry, and many, many loved nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Creekside Church of Christ Children’s Ministry 5401 E Hwy 287, Midlothian, TX 76065. Memorial Service Saturday February 12, 2022 1:00 P.M. at Creekside Church of Christ, 5401 E. US Highway 287 Midlothian, TX. 76065 Interment with Honors at DFW National Cemetery will be posted when date and time are secured. To send a flower arrangement or to plant trees in memory of JIMMY DARRELL COVENTRY, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store. SERVICES Memorial Service Saturday, February 12, 2022 1:00 PM Creekside Church of Christ 5401 E. US HWY 287 Midlothian, TX 76065 Get Directions on Google Maps Print Obituary Sign Guestbook Name: Location: Video: Image: Light A Candle Candle 1 Candle 2 Candle 3 Candle 4 Email: Please keep my message private Personal Message: Confirm: Submit Guestbook entry
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Death notice for the town of: DeSoto, state: Texas