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Lawrence Furey Jr.

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Lawrence R. “Larry” Furey Jr., 75, of Fenelton, passed away early Monday morning, Jan. 17, 2022, at Butler Memorial Hospital.

Lawrence was born in East Brady on Feb. 1, 1946. He was the son of the late Lawrence R. Sr. and Katherine Musthaf Furey.

He was of the Roman Catholic faith.

Larry enjoyed hunting, fishing, and the company of his family, most especially his great-nephew, Jacob with whom he had a special bond.

He attended school in Worthington, and was employed as a truck driver, working for several years for Don Martin.

Larry is survived by his wife of 48 years, Rachel E. Carver Furey; his siblings, Carol Osche, Sandra Lewis and her husband, David, and William A. “Bill” Furey and his wife, Theresa, all of Fenelton; his nieces and nephews, Jennifer Jones and her husband, Paul, Cathy Furey, Cindy Black and her husband, Richard, Brenda Black and her husband, Gary, Paul Furey and his wife, Amy, and Patty Jo Brown, all of Fenelton, William Furey Jr. and his wife, Nicole, of Georgetown, and Don Boyle Jr. of Fenelton, Don Furey and his wife, Yunan, of San Felipe, Mexico, and Ken Watterson and his wife, Britany, of Fenelton; a sister-in-law, Mary Jane Furey, and two brothers-in-law, Jim Burns and Dave Strang, all of Fenelton; as well as a number of other nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews and cousins.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother and four sisters.

FUREY — Friends of Lawrence R. “Larry” Furey Jr., who died Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at HILE FUNERAL HOME of Chicora, 339 Chicora-Fenelton Road, Chicora.

A funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. John Roman Catholic Church in Coylesville, with the Rev. Matthew McClain, church pastor, officiating.

Interment will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Herman.

To send a condolence, please visit www.hilefh.com.

Please sign the guest book at www.butlereagle.com.

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