Lovene Roberta Fahey, an 86-year-old resident of Manchester, TN, died on Friday, April 11, 2008 at the Harton Regional Medical Center.
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Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the Coffee County Funeral Chapel in Manchester. Father Kelly officiated. Pallbearers were Bob Fahey, Chris Fahey, Paul Gish, Mark Gish and Will Morton. Burial was in the Rose Hill Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Fahey was born on Feb. 12, 1922 in Galt, the daughter of Merle and Edith Snapp Jackson. She was employed as a waitress for over 25 years and was employed as a caseworker for the Veterans Administration until her retirement. In Chicago, she was a member of the St. Theresa of the Little Flower Catholic Church. She moved to Manchester in November 2007.
She is survived by three sons, Richard Fahey of Chicago, Christopher Fahey and his wife, Deborah, of West Palm Beach, FL and Robert Fahey and his wife, Renee, of Mountain Home, ID; a daughter, Pat Gish and her husband, Paul, of Manchester; a son-in-law, Jerry Karnelski of Chicago; eight grandchildren, Mark Gish and his wife, Jennifer, Lori and Karen Gish, Shelly Mitchell and her husband, Reggie, Eric Karnelski, Sean, Christopher and Sarah Fahey and Amanda and Erin Fahey; three great-grandchildren, Lauren Gish and Nicholas and Leih Mitchell; and several nieces and nephew.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 28 years, Richard Charles Fahey, who died in 1971; a daughter, Mary Karnelski; and a sister, Helen Bushnell.