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HOVEY -- Mary Hovey, 55, of Columbia, Missouri passed away on February 14, 2011 at Boone Hospital Center. Visitation will be from 12:00 - 2:00 p.m., on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Memorial Funeral Home. Private graveside services will follow at Jacksonville Veterans Cemetery. Mary was born May 12, 1955 in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Clement and Francis Boucher. She was married to Dean Burnam on September 14, 1991 and he preceded her in death in 1996. She was then married to her long time friend and companion, Thomas Hovey on March 17, 2006 in Columbia and he survives. She was a member of the Eagles Lodge Ladies Auxillary and VFW Ladies Auxilliary where she was a Past President and she received the President of the Year Award. She was very active as a volunteer at Harry S. Truman Veterans Hospital and she loved to take road trips and fish with her husband in Canada. Mary will be remembered as a great cook and she enjoyed all types of crafts including knitting, painting and woodwork. She would display and sell her crafts at local craft shows. She is also survived by daughter, Julie M. Boucher; son, Barnard R. Boucher; father, Clement Boucher; grandchildren, Stephanie M. Sanchez, Matthew G. Standage, James M. Dake, Mary G. Dake; great-grandchild, Destiny Michaels; brother, Pete Boucher; sister-in-law, Kathy Boucher; and nephews, Brandon and Corey Boucher. She was also preceded in death by her mother, Francis Miller Boucher. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Central Missouri Humane Society, 616 Big Bear Boulevard, Columbia, Missouri 65202. Tributes can be left online at www.memorialfuneralhomeandcemetery.com
        Published on: Wed February 16, 2011