Katherine (Kay) Hourihan

Mrs. Katherine (Kay) Hourihan, 103, of Blairsville, Ga., died Tuesday, March 13, 2007 in the Union County Nursing Home.

She was born in Brookline, Mass., to the late Julia Kelley Carey and John T. Carey. She was preceded in death by brother Frank Carey; sister, Ellen Carey Clark; daughter, Maureen Hourihan O'Brien. Her late husband, George Donovan Hourihan, died in 1951 and Kay remained a widow for the past 55 years.

She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, George V. and Tina Hourihan of Blairsville; brother-in-law, J.B. Hourihan of Gainesville, Fla.; seven grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and three great-great grandchildren as well as nieces and nephews.

She attended business college in Boston and worked in the Boston area. In 1934 she married George D. Hourihan, a Miami native and Pioneer, and moved to Miami. She remained in Miami until moving to Blairsville in 1999,

to live with her son and daughter

in law, George and Tina Hourihan. Kay worked as a Judicial Secretary and retired from the State of Florida. In retirement she worked as a secretary for doctors and attorneys. She also did church and hospital volunteer work. She was a world traveler and had visited the Far East, Middle East and Europe.

Kay was a member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Miami where she attended Mass daily. In Blairsville she was a member of St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church. A memorial Mass will be held on Thursday, March 29, 2007 at 10 a.m. from St. Francis of Assisi in Blairsville with Father Richard Wise officiating. A memorial service will also be held at Holy Rosary in Miami at a later date. There will be no viewing and interment will be at the City of Miami cemetery. Memorials may be made to St. Francis of Assisi Building Fund Kitchen Account.

Mountain View Funeral Home of Blairsville in charge of the arrangements. You may sign the family guest book and send condolences on line at www.mountainviewfuneralhome. com.