Married John Thomas Fahey on 07 FEB 1905 in Saint Joseph's Church in Edina, Knox County, Missouri, by Re. Fr. C.E. Byrne.

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Mrs. Mary "Mamie" Fahey Died Yesterday: Services Will Be Here Saturday

Mrs. Mary "Mamie" Fahey, 87, formerly of Edina, died at 8:45 o'clock yesterday morning, Aug. 4, 1971, at St. Mary Hospital in Quincy. Before entering the hospital she had been in the Lincoln Terrace Nursing Home and had lived in Quincy four years moving there from Monroe City.

The body is at the Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home here where visitation will be after 1 o'clock tomorrow, Friday, afternoon. Rosary will be that evening at 7:30 o'clock and funeral services will be at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning at St. Joseph Church. The Rev. Thomas Duggan will officiate and burial will be in the New Catholic Cemetery.

Surviving are three daughters, Helen, Mrs. Wilbur Bishop, of Fayette, Annabeth "Betty," Mrs. Hillman Knapp, of Macon, and Rose Marie, Mrs. Thomas H. Brosig, of San Antonio, Texas, three sons, Arthur Fahey of Chillicothe, Ill., Edward Fahey of LaGrange and John J. Fahey of Milford, Mass., 18 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, five sisters, Mrs. Helen Haley of Monroe City, Allie, Mrs. James Turner, of Florida, Mo., Margaret, Mrs. Henry Alred, of Macon, Mrs. Oma Alred of Clarence and Zina, Mrs. John Campbell, of Anabel, and two brothers, Charles Mettes of Clarence and Oliver Mettes of Shelbina.

A daughter of William Sylvester and Filena Adkins Mettes, she was born Nov. 21, 1883, at Atlanta. She was married to John Thomas Fahey in Edina and he died Aug. 13, 1950. He was employed in the dray business while living here.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a daughter Frances, in infancy, a son, James Thomas, Dec. 30, 1934, and a brother, John Mettes.

The Edina Sentinel
Edina, Missouri
August 5, 1971

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—(a) The Quincy (Ill.) Herald-Whig, Wednesday, August 4, 1971, page 12B:
Mrs. Mary Fahey, 87, of Lincoln Terrace Nursing Home died Wednesday (Aug. 4, 1971) at 8:45 a.m. in St. Mary Hospital, where she had been a patient since July 23.

Mrs. Fahey was born Nov. 21, 1883, in Atlanta, Mo., a daughter of William and Felina Adkins Mettes. She married John T. Fahey in Edina, Mo. He died Aug. 13, 1950.

Mrs. Fahey came to Quincy about four years ago after living in Monroe City and Edina, Mo. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Edina and the St. Ann Sodality of the church.

Surviving are three sons, Arthur Fahey of Chillicothe, Ed of LaGrange, Mo., and John T. [sic] Fahey of Milford, Mass., three daughters, Mrs. Wilbur [sic] (Helen) Bishop of Fayette, Mo., Mrs. Hilman (Betty) Knapp of Macon and Mrs. Thomas (Marie) Brosig of San Antonio, Tex.; two brothers, Charles Mettes of Clarence, Mo., and Oliver of Shelbina, Mo., five sisters, Mrs. Helen Haley of Monroe City, Mo., Mrs. James (Allie) Turner of Florida, Mo., Mrs. Henry (Margaret) Alred of Macon, Mo., Mrs. Oma Alred of Clarence, Mo., and Mrs. John (Zenia) Campbell of Anabel, Mo.; 18 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren.

A brother, James Mettes, a daughter, Francis [sic], and a son, Thomas, preceded her in death.

Services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home in Edina. The Rev. Thomas Duggan will officiate. Burial will be in the New St. Joseph Cemetery in Edina. Hanses-Spear Funeral home is handling arrangements here.

—(b) The Macon (Mo.) Chronicle-Herald, Wednesday, August 4, 1971, page 7 (column 3):
Mrs. Mayme Fahey, 87, of Quincy, Ill., mother of Mrs. Hilman Knapp of Macon, died at 8:45 a.m. today at St. Mary's Hospital in Quincy following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Edina and burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery there. The body will be taken tomorrow to the Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home in Edina, where visitation will begin Friday afternoon. The Rosary will be recited at 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Fahey is survived by three sons, Art of Chillicothe, Ill., Ed of LaGrange, Mo., and John (Pat) of Milford, Mass.; three daughters, Mrs. Helen Bishop of Fayette, Mrs. Betty Knapp of Macon and Mrs. Marie Broesig [sic] of San Antonio, Tex., 16 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.

She had been preceded in death by her husband, John Fahey, in 1950 and by one son, Tom, in 1934.

—(c) The Kirksville (Mo.) Daily Express, Wednesday, August 4, 1971, page 3, (column 2):
Mary ("Mamie") Fahey, 87, of Quincy, Ill., formerly of Edina, died this morning at 8:45 in the St. Mary Hospital in Quincy, Ill.

Born Nov. 21, 1883 at Atlanta, she was the daughter of William S. and Filena Adkins Mettes. In Edina, she was married to John T. Fahey who preceded her in death on Aug. 13, 1950. Also preceding her in death were an infant daughter; one son, Thomas Fahey; and one brother, James Mettes.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Wilbur [sic] (Helen) Bishop of Fayette, Mrs. Hillman [sic] (Betty) Knapp of Macon and Mrs. Thomas (Margaret) [sic] Brosig of San Antonio, Tex.; three sons, Arthur Fahey of Chillicothe, Ill., Ed Fahey of LaGrange and John T. Fahey of Milford, Mass.; 18 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Helen Haley of Monroe City, Mrs. James (Allie) Turner of Flordia, Mrs. Henry (Margaret) Allred of Macon, Oma Allred of Clarence and Mrs. John (Zina) Campbell of Anabel and two brothers, Charles Mettes of Clarence and Oliver Mettes of Shelbina.

Mrs. Fahey spent most of her life in the Edina vicinity and before moving to Quincy, Ill. four years ago, she lived for a short time in Monroe City.

After one o'clock Friday afternoon, the body will be at Hudson-Rimer Funeral Home in Edina where rosary will be said Friday evening at 7:30.

Funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10:30 in the St. Joseph Catholic Church with the Rev. Thomas Duggan, officiating. Burial will be in the St. Joseph cemetery in Edina.

(All three obits from Toohey Family of Knox County Missouri by John H. Dromey)