UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     Washington, D.C.  20549
                                
                                
                            FORM 8-K

                         CURRENT REPORT

                 Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)
             of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                 Date of Report:     May 3, 2005
         (Date of earliest event reported:  May 2, 2005)
                                
                HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Maryland            1-14445           58-0281900
      (State or other      (Commission           (I.R.S.
      jurisdiction of     File Number)          Employer
     incorporation or                        Identification       
       organization)                             No.)
                                                 
                                                    
                      780 Johnson Ferry Road,
                            Suite 800,
                      Atlanta, Georgia 30342
      (Address of principal executive officers) ( Zip Code)

       Telephone number, including area code:   (404) 443-2900
   

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is
intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the
registrant under any of the following provisions (see General
Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 2.02.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

      On May 2, 2005, Havertys Furniture Companies, Inc. issued a
press  release regarding its results of operations for the quarter 
ended March 31, 2005,  a copy of  which  is furnished under  this
Item  2.02 as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.  The attached Exhibit 99.1  is
not  filed,  but is furnished to comply with Regulation  FD.  The
information disclosed in this Item 2.02 Current Report on Form 8-
K  is not considered to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18  of
the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 and is not subject to the
liabilities of that section.
   

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information
and Exhibits

  (c)  Exhibits

    99.1      Press Release dated May 2, 2005.
   
   
   
                           SIGNATURES

   Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act  of
1934,  the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed  on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                            HAVERTY FURNITURE COMPANIES, INC.
                            
                            
May 3, 2005                 By:  /s/ Jenny H. Parker
                               ---------------------------------
                                    Jenny H. Parker
                            Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer


                          EXHIBIT INDEX
                                
                                
    99.1      Press Release dated May 2, 2005.