OBITUARY Henry W. Coit Henry W. Coit of Renner died early Saturday morning, July 12, at Parkland hospital where he underwent an operation. He has been sick for a number of months and everything that could be done to relieve suffering had been done but the basic trouble could not be overcome and he passed away following this recent operation. Funeral services were held from the home in Renner Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, Rev. E. C. Routh officiating; burial being made in Old Frankfort cemetery.  Eight nephews were pall bearers. They were Stanley, James, and Elliott Mendenahll; Stanton, James and Cecil Barron and John and Ray Howell. Mr. Coit was a Charter Member of the Dallas Agricultural Club, a member of the City County Hospital Board, and a former president of the Texas Ginners' Association. He was a large land owner and extensive farmer of this end of Dallas county and active in all agricultural and political affairs. He was born in Dallas county March 4, 1862 and was at the time of death 68 years, four months and eight days old. The Dallas News in recording the death of Mr. Coit says: "Mr. Coit's father, John Taylor Coit, was a Colonel in the Confederate army. He came to Dallas county from South Carolina in 1858, settling on a farm. The son, born in Dallas County on March 4, 1862, was a large land owner and was one of North Texas' leading farmers. He was married in 1890 to Miss Florence Routh, daughter of a well known Baptist minister, the Rev John Jacob Routh. "Mr. Coit was one of the charter members and was later a director of the Texas Farm Bureau Federation, a member of the organization committee and later a director of the Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Association: a member of the national committee of twenty one named by the president of the American Farm Bureau Federation to work out a plan for marketing wheat and a director of the Dallas County Seed Breeders' Association. "During the war Mr. Coit was in the forefront of the Liberty loan and Red Cross activities. He was active in behalf of Texas Agricultural and Mechanical College and is extension service program  and for many years his influence was felt in the improvement of roads and schools. Surviving are four sons, Henry C. P. B. and William H. Coit, all of Renner, and John C. Coit of Dallas; two daughters, Mrs. Leslie Rogers of Vinton, La., and Mrs. Paul Williams of Houston, and a brother, J. C. Coit of Denton. The Carrollton Chronicle - Friday, July 18, 1930 Submitted by Edward Lynn Williams Notes: Link to Find-A-Grave Biography