Margaret Rebecca Mains Covey, 88, Clarksville, formerly of Chicago, IL, died Tuesday, December 7, 2010, at Gateway Medical Center. The funeral will be held at 2:00 PM Monday at Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Chapel with Rev. Steve Lannom officiating. Visitation will be from noon until the hour of the service Monday at the funeral home. Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. She was born November 11, 1922 in Oregon, daughter of the late John Mains and Myrtle McDonough Mains. She was raised in the Yeomen City of Childhood orphanage in Dundee, IL after the death of her parents. She was preceded in death by her husband, Elbert Covey; a brother, Andy Mains; three sisters, Elnyr Mains, Pearl Hodge, and June Rakow; and a granddaughter, Wendy Covey. Mrs. Covey was a retired nurse and had worked at Louise Berg Hospital in Chicago, IL. Survivors include three sons, Bill Covey (Sandy), Clarksville, TN; Sam Covey (Fran), Chicago, IL; and Pete Covey (Connie), Ft. Smith, Arkansas; two daughters, Christine Duncan, Missouri; and Carolyn Covey Hudgens, Ft. Smith, Arkansas; a brother, Ralph Mains, Houston, TX; thirteen grandchildren, Dale Hines, Randy Hines, Kathy Moss, Kristy Farrell, Kimberley Covey Payne, Angel Covey, Stewart Covey, Donnie Covey, Allison Hudgens, Cassie Covey Boehm, Sammy Covey, and Joey Covey; nine great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Don Rakow, Scott Rakow, Bob Hodge, Tim Hodge, Martin Benjamin, and Shawn Boehm.Honorary pallbearer will be Ralph Mains. Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040. Online condolencers may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.