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  • richard62 1 May 2012 at 11:43
    This Obituary continues on into column D and was not linked to the main article. The entire article plus the extra text states.
    OBITUARY.
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    Mr. Henry Phillip Coy, formerly of Terang, died at Malvern on Friday last in his sixty-eighth year. The late Mr. Coy in association with his brother, Mr. F. C. Coy, many years ago purchased from the late Mr. M. Lang the storekeeping business in Terang. which is now the property of the Terang and District Co-operative Society Limited. When the Messrs. Coy Bros. became the proprietors of the business it was conducted on a comparatively small scale; but as the large estates in the neighborhood were cut up and settlement increased, the business increased also, until it be- came one of the most important in the Western District. In addition to being a keen, shrewd business man, the late Mr. Coy had an aptitude for work of other kinds, and when extensive additions were made at intervals to the firm's premises, it was Mr. Coy who prepared the designs and supervised the carrying out of the work in all its details. It was under these conditions that the whole of the present large two-storey premises were built. For a great many years Mr. Coy was a member of the Hampden Shire Council, and he was probably one of the ablest and most far- seeing councillors that the shire has possessed. Mr. Coy also took an active interest in matters pertaining to the local Church of England, the Mechanics' Institute, the Racing Club, and other public institutions in Terang, and in connection with all of them his advice was always sound and his work careful and painstaking. Some fifteen years ago Messrs. Coy. Bros. disposed of their business to the Terang and District Co-operative Society, and Mr. H. P. Coy retired into private life. He lived in Terang for some years afterwards, and later on removed to Malvern. His wife died a number of years ago, and he leaves a family of one son and two daughters, for whom much sympathy is expressed in their bereavement. The interment took place on Monday in the Terang cemetery, and there was a large attendance at the funeral, which left the railway station on the arrival of the midday train. The service in the Terang cemetery was conducted by the Rev. B. A. Rowell. Wreaths were received from the president and committee of the Athenaeum Hall, the president and commit- tee of the Malvern Bowling Club, and from many personal friends. Flags on the business places in Terang and also at the bowling green were flown at half mast out of respect to Mr. Coy's memory.

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OBITUARY. ---: 0:. Mr. Henry Phillip Coy, formerly of Terang, died at Malvern on Friday last in his sixty-eighth year. The late Mr. Coy in association with his brother, Mr. F. C. Coy, many years ago purchased from the late Mr. M. Lang the storekeeping business in Terang. whicch is now the property of the Terang and District Co-operative Society Limited. When the Messrs. Coy Bros. became the proprietors of the business it was conducted on a comparatively small scale; but as the large estates in the neighborhood were cut up and settlement increased, the business increased also, until it be- came one of the most important in the Western District. In addition to being a keen, shrewd business man, the late Mr. Coy had an aptitude for work of other kinds, and when exten- sive additions were made at intervals to the firm's premises, it was Mr. Coy who prepared the designs and super- vised the carrying out of the work in all its details. It was under these conditions that the whole of the present large two-storey premises were built. For a great many years Mr. Coy was a member of the Hamp- den Shire Council, and he was probab- ly one of the ablest and most far- seeing councillors that the shire has possessed. Mr. Coy also took an ac- tire interest in matters pertaining to the local Church of England, the Me- chanics' Institute, the Racing Club, and other public institutions in Te- rang, and in connection with all of   them his advice was always sound

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