Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


Jeanette Marie (Copeland) Harrigan

Jeanette Marie Harrigan, 85, of Fairfield, passed away Wednesday, July 16, 2014 
in Fairfield. Celebration of Life services will be 12:00 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 
2014 at the home of Randall and Kimberlie Graham in Fairfield. In addition to 
her parents she was preceded in death by her husband Gordon Harrigan and two 
brothers, Charles and John Copeland. Mrs. Harrigan was born March 2, 1929 in Bay 
City, Texas to parents Robert John and Edna Sullivan Copeland. She was a resident 
of Fairfield for over 30 years and retired from Con-Tel Telephone Company where 
she was a telephone operator. She was an avid reader and was crazy about cats. 
In Fairfield she was known as the "Cat Lady" and many people left unwanted cats 
and kittens in her yard, which she either adopted or found homes for. 

Left to cherish her memory are her two sons, Skip Harrigan and wife Kim of Bayou 
Vista, Texas; Rob Harrigan of Port Lavaca, Texas; seven grandchildren, Libby, 
Katie, Rebecca, Matt, Robbie, Tammy and Garth along with six great-grandchildren, 
Carson, Zachary, Saige, Salvador, Jade and Haiden.

We must recognize her honorary grand-daughter, Kimberlie Graham, her husband 
Randall and their 5 children David, Danyale, Joshua, Kaytlin, and Kristian, who 
loved her as their own and gave selflessly to Jeanette, which enabled her to 
stay in Fairfield, the city she loved, once her health deteriorated. 


Born: March 2, 1929
Place of Birth: Bay City, TX
Death: July 16, 2014
Place of Death: Fairfield, TX
Occupation: Librarian and Telephone Operator
Hobbies: Avid Reader