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Henry McCoart

Henry McCoart, 76, of Huntington, IN, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at 6:52 p.m. at Parkview Huntington Hospital.

Mr. McCoart worked as a foreman for Martin Construction and was a member of Iron Workers Local 147. He was a 1959 graduate of Wheelwright High School, in Kentucky.

He was born June 8, 1940, in Burton, KY, to Pete and Lizzie Perry McCoart. He married Laverne Salyers on May 29, 1961, in Clintwood, VA, and she survives.

Additional survivors include a son, Bradley D. McCoart, of Huntington; two daughters, Kimberly (Gary) Hysong, of Flowery Branch, GA, and Sheila (Shayn) Steele, of Huntington; four brothers, John (Glenda) McCoart, of Morristown, TN; Marvin (Deb) McCoart, of Somerset, KY; and Pete (Sharon) McCoart Jr. and Jerry Joe McCoart, both of Huntington; four grandchildren, Joshua Hysong, Nathaniel Hysong, Jadrein Mundy and Samantha Steele; and two great-grandchildren.

Calling is Monday, March 27, 2017, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Bailey-Love Mortuary, Huntington. A service will be held on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at 10 a.m., with calling one hour prior to the service, at the Wabash Free Will Baptist Church, 1056 Erie St., Wabash. Rev. Todd Masters will officiate. Burial will be at Gardens of Memory Cemetery, Huntington County.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Wabash Free Will Baptist Church in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 W. Park Drive, Huntington, IN 46750.

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