Memorial service for veteran

A special memorial ceremony was held at the Baxter Springs Veterans Memorial Thursday, June 8. McCoy died December 19, 2022. Carl James “Jim” McCoy, grew up in Baxter Springs where he met his wife Kathy Jane Matthews. They were married 53 years. McCoy volunteered in 1969 to serve in the United States Army achieving the rank of 1st Lieutenant. In 1970 he went to serve in Vietnam with the 8th…