Having adopted Wyoming as his official residence in 1912, W. R. Coe made a number of gifts to the town of Cody throughout the years. Some of the gifts Mr. Coe was responsible for include: The huge courthouse clock. During both World War I and World War II, Coe made sure bond drives were successful by supplying any needed balance. He bought the bonds which financed street paving projects. He gave $250,000 for the completion of the hospital. He provided the third floor of the hospital complex. He supported the original Christ Episcopal Church in Cody. At his death, Coe left sizable endowments for both the hospital and the Buffalo Bill Museum. He set up the Coe Foundation W.R. Coe receiving an honary degree from the University of Wyoming in 1940