Obituaries:  Mary Voorhies Harrington, Sabine Parish       H-652
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Jul 6, 1994
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mary Voorhies Harrington

  Mrs. J. L. "Mary Voorhies" Harrington Sr., 88, died at Schumpert
Medical Center, on Wednesday, June 29, after a brief illness.

  Visitation was held at Osborn Funeral Home, at 3631 Southern
Avenue, from 6 p.m. until 7 p.m., Friday, July 1. Funeral
services began at 10 p.m., Saturday, July 2, at St. John
Berchmans Cathedral. Officiating was Monsignor Earl V. Provenza
of St. John Berchmans Cathedral, of which she was a member for
over 70 years. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery.

  Mrs. Harrington was born March 19, 1906, in Pleasant hill, La.
She retired from Schumpert Business Office, after 14 years of
service.

  Mrs. Harrington was preceded in death by her husband, J. L.
Harrington Sr.; and two daughters, Jane Harrington, and Ann
Korhnack. She is survived by one son, John L. Harrington Jr. and
wife Cleda; nine grandchildren, Rebecca Smith and husband Lex of
Reno, Okla., John L. Harrington III of Harrisburg, Pa., Mike
Harrington and wife Lisa, Tim Harrington, Patrick Harrington and
wife Lisha, all of Shreveport, Deborah Dark and husband Mark of
Baton Rouge, Sharon Korhnack of Dallas, Larry Korhnack, and
Christie Korhnack of Florida; seventeen great grandchildren.

  Pallbearers will be Frank Halbur, Mark Dark, Lex Smith, Brian
Smith, George Peters, and Tom Schimschock.

  The family request that memorials be made to St. John Berchmans
Cathedral Building Fund, or to St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Building Fund.

  The family would like to express their sincere appreciation to
the staff of Schumpert Intensive Care.