A Funeral Mass for Patrick Flaharty of Athens is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 15, 2020 at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Athens with Father Nolan Lowry officiating. Interment will follow at Mary Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Malakoff.
Mr. Flaharty passed away on August 12, 2020 in Athens.
Patrick Dee Flaharty was born August 25, 1939 in Mexia, Texas, the son of Roy Everett Flaharty and Sarah Frances Edwards. He was a member of the Mary Queen of Heaven Catholic Church in Malakoff. Patrick spent his career as a certified public accountant who owned a practice for over 30 years, working in both the Dallas and Athens area. He was a man of adventure who enjoyed traveling all over the country, and even spent three years living on a boat in San Diego. Patrick also held a private pilot’s license and loved to fly. He will be immensely missed by all those who knew and loved him.
Patrick is survived by his loving wife of 61 years, Iris Flaharty of Athens; mother, Beatrice Flaharty of Trinidad; daughter-in-law, Lynne Newman of Shady Shores; brother, Michael R. Flaharty and wife Annie of Trinidad; nephew, Troy Flaharty of Gun Barrell and great nephew, Wesley Flaharty of Gun Barrell.
Visitation will be held from 4-6:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, August 14, 2020 at the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home in Athens.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Hannigan Smith Funeral Home family.