Della and Stella McCoy at the Dawson Telephone Exchange in 1908
Della McCoy with her daughters Ruth and Stella, circa 1904
1891:Wedding portrait of Della Purcell and Parker McCoy, taken at Mahan & Wallace in Pawnee City.
The French have a saying, “Plus c’est change, plus c’est le meme chose.” It translates roughly to “the more things change, the more they stay the same.” I think that applies to this story from long ago. It is about Evelyn Adele McCoy, a plucky single mom who went by Della.
Della was a Table Rock girl who gave up the name Purcell when she married the dashing Parker McCoy in 1891. She was 19 years ol…
