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Christine
H. Peavey
Christine
Hanna Peavey, 95, a longtime resident of Malden, died Sunday,
October 26, 2008 at the Melrose-Wakefield Hospital in Melrose.
. Christine was born in the Carney Hospital in Boston in 1912,
the daughter of Timothy and Nellie (Reilly) Scannell. She grew
up in South Boston where she attended the local school system.
After completing her education, she took employment at the New
England Telephone Company. She worked there for nearly 10 years
before marrying her sweetheart, Charles M. Peavey. The two
lived for a couple of years in Dorchester before settling down
in Malden to raise their family. While in Malden they became
members of St. Josephs Parish. Christine and Charles shared
over 50 years together until Charles' passing in 1993. For
Christine, nothing was more important to her than her family,
her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren.
She is
survived by her children, Brian E. Peavey of Lynnfield,
Robert D Peavey of Malden, MA, Nancy C. White of Ipswich, MA,
Charles R. Peavey of Reading, Gerald F Peavey of Melrose, MA,
and Daniel T. Peavey of Stockbridge, GA., as well as 13
grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren.
She was
preceded in death by her husband Charles M Peavey, her parents,
Timothy and Nellie (Reilly) Scannell, her brothers, Daniel,
John, Joseph, and Theodore Scannell, and her sisters, Margaret
Curley and Sister Helen Scannell.
Visitation
will be held at Weir MacCuish Funeral Home, 144 Salem Street,
Malden, on Tuesday, Oct 18th, from 4-8 PM
Funeral
services will be held from the Weir MacCuish Golden Rule Funeral
Home, 144 Salem Street, Malden on Wed, Oct 29th at
11am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Josephs
Church at 12 noon. Rev.
William J. Minigan, Pastor of St. Joseph's Church will be
officiating. Burial will be in the Holy Cross Cemetery in
Malden.
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