Funeral - Mary A. (Hughes) Clancy, Lowell Sun, Lowell MA, Friday, January 8, 193
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Source, Lowell Sun
Lowell MA
January 8, 1932
CLANCY - The funeral of the late Mrs. Mary A. (Hughes) Clancy, beloved wife of John Clancy and an esteemed resident of the Pawtucketville section of the city, took place this morning at 9:30 o'clock from her home 198 Riverside street, and was largely attended by sorrowing relatives and friends, including a number from out of town.The cortege proceeded to St. Rita's church where at 10 o'clock a solemn high funeral mass was sung by Rev. Timothy Howard, assisted by Rev. James Landrigan, pastor of St. Mary's church, Collinsville, as deacon and by the pastor, Rev. Dennis Maguire as sub-deacon.Present within the sanctuary was Rev. John Sullivan of the Immaculate Conception church, Salem.The choir, under the direction of Mrs. Mary Goodwin, sang the Gregorian mass, the solos of the mass being sustained by Mrs. Warren F. Riordan, Miss Margaret Kelley and Mrs. Anna Regan and George H. Inglesby.At the offertory Mrs. Riordan and Mrrs. Regan sang, in duet, the "Misereremini Mei" and after the elevation Miss Kelley rendered the "Pie Jesu."At the conclusion of mass Mrs. Goodwin rendered "Calvary" on the organ chimes and as the remains were borne from the church the choir sang the "De Profundis."Mr. Inglesby sustaining the solos and Mrs. Goodwin presiding at the organ.There were many beautiful floral tributes and also innumerable spiritual bouquets.The bearers were Messrs. David J. Hackett, John Armstead, Martin Conley, Edward Flynn, Henry Tighe and Thomas Dinley.At the grave Rev. Fr. Sullivan, assisted by Rev. Fr. Maguire, read the committal prayers and the burial was in St. Patrick's cemetery under the direction of Undertakers James F. O'Donnell & Sons.