Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-07-20
HUNDREDS PAY TRIBUTE
TO FATHER M'kEEFREY
Many Priests From Distant Points
Attend Funeral Services In ST.
Patrick's Church.
MIR. sUBLE1"r EULoGIzEs DEAD
knew Him to BE Faithful to Ills
Trust and Greatly Beloved by
His Flock-Niany Non-Catholics
Pay Respect.

The Rt. Rev. Denis J. O'Conncn.
h'shop oil Richmond. in the presence
OF many Of the priests OF the diocese.
members OF st. Patrick's Catholic
church and hundreds Of Catholic and
h"h-Cathoiic friends of the late Rev
rather Hugh John McKccfrcy, paid
tribute TO the memory Of Father Me
f.eetrcy at the funeral services held
yesterday morning ia ST. Patricks
'hurch' where for twcnty-thrce years
the dead pastor had labOrcd
bishop O'conncll referred to the
kindness OF heart OF the dead priest,
al MS respect for those who had diff
icrent religious beliefs and OF his
tenderness shown the poor of the
city. lie reviewed the nf,y Gears OF
service to the church ana spoke of
Ne schools and churches Father Nc
Nccirey had erected during his priest
hood. la closing. he said:
'Good-by. dear friend: good by.
dear pastor; may thy soul res, IN
neacc. and may thy Pensioners meet
th"o in the place to which thou
"''St always point the way"
Assisted In Services.
Assisting In the solemn services
were Rev. Father Patrick McKecfrcy.
a. Mck"cfr"y. of Martinshurg, w
Va, brothers OF the dead priest.
Key. -. f. Coleman. OF Newport
News, Who acted as subdcacon. Rev.
rather Albert pastor OF ST Mary's
church. master OF ceremonies. as
sisted 10y Rev. Leo \. GIL. Of Sacred
Heart Cathedral
always found him 10 be "a good
ne'shbor. kind and Courteous was
the Tribute paid Father McKecfrcy
~ Rev. Hugh W. Sublett. rector OF
- Johns Episcopal Church. and an
honorary uallhcarcr. Il knew him
l" be without reprouch. a faithful
and devoted priest OF God. greatly
Lelpved by his nock" Mr. sublc,,
added:
Church Socirtic. Represented
All societies Of the church were
represented at the funeral
Among the visiting priests were
~" following:
Monsignor James 7. O'FarrcIi. V.
' Norfolk. Va: Father McV.rry.
hraddoch, Pa; Father Rhine Hart
Hancock, Md; Father Garyin, Cd,ho-
Iic University, Washington. T.. q;
rather T!erncy, LynchSurg. Va ia
ther Magri. Portsmouth. Va. Father
Coleman. Newport News. va: Father
''''''' W ''''H'NN SCI ' d. u amer Is ell
l"hcr. Roanoke. Va; Father OIinra.
south Richmond. Father waters.
norfolk. Va; Father Martin. Fred
,rickaburg. Va: Father Grove,
S'aunton Va. Father Curran liar-
Iers Ferry. Father Muliarkey.
portsmouth. Va. Father TohuI. Mar
tinsburg w. Va Father Roster.
He"port News. Va Father Kelly.
&l"Nandria. Va: Father de Gryse
charlottesville Va. Father Kelly.
ocean View. Va: Father Schfnit,.
A'eNandria. Va; Father Cover. IVES,
RAILS Church. Va. Father Haeir.
Petersburg; Father Gacqu!n, Peters
burg; Father Hannigan. Baltimore:
Father Massey, Hopewell: Father
Jacobski. West Point.
The following attended from Rich
nond:
Father kaup Chan, Father Bros.
nan, Father Gill. Father Albert. q. b.:
Father Herman, O. H.; Father Mark.
O. u; Father Wilfred. o. -: Fa
;ccr Walter, o. Il. Father Dennis.
5. j.; Father Zurbcrg. Father
Sh"ushn"ssy, Father Joseph Bren
nan. Father Godfrey. Father James
brennan. Father Walter Mott, Father
fowler. Father Washington, Father
Rowan