Naifeh's Food Market

The Naifeh's have been in the grocery business since 1910 in Covington, Tennessee. Oney Naifeh's Father, Joe Naifeh, was known as "Uncle Joe" to the community. He opened his first grocery store on the East side of the square in 1910. store. They moved locations in 1923, but stayed on the East side of the square. The name of this store was Joe S. Naifeh it was located at 102 East Court Square. In 1929, Joe Naifeh died. Oney then took over and began remodeling the store. The store was named Oney J. Naifeh and said "EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT" on the front of the building. Oney had the first meat market in a grocery store in Covington. He also sold the first bottle of milk and loaf of bread out of a grocery store in Covington. This store was the first store in Covington to have shopping carts. In the late 1940's and early 1950's, Oney bought out the Covington Kroger store and the Covington Piggly Wiggly. Oney named these stores Liberty Cash Grocery and Hyde Park Grocery, respectively. Oney's primary store was still the Oney J. Naifeh store located on the square.