Mary Ann Fanguy, 89, of College Station, Texas, passed peacefully from this life on September 4, 2019. Her family was by her side as she drew her last breath. As per the family’s wishes, there will be a visitation/memorial for her on October 11, 2019 from 5:30 – 7:30 at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan, refreshments will be provided.
Mary Ann was born September 28, 1929 in Yazoo City, Mississippi the daughter of Mary O’Reilly Farrell and Thomas Rocco Farrell. Later, the family moved to Greenwood, Mississippi where she met lifelong friends and the love of her life, Dr. Roy Charles Fanguy. Unable to live on this Earth without Roy by her side, she passed just 17 days after his death.
Mary Ann met Roy Fanguy as a Senior at Greenwood High School. From there they would later marry on December 20, 1951. She followed him to several army bases where their son, George, was born in Auburn, AL. Later, Roy went to Texas A&M University to pursue his Ph.D. and Mary Ann worked at the Extension Service. After receiving his Ph.D., the family moved to Starkville, Mississippi with a new baby girl, Janet only to return to Texas A&M University a few years later to build a life of new friends and family.
The next fifty plus years flew by in College Station. Mary Ann was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. She was a home cooking expert with an extraordinary flair and famous for her fried chicken that no one can duplicate to this day. She worked in the Real Estate community for twenty-five years as a prominent realtor. She was a member of the Texas A&M Garden Club, St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, and until the last years, was an avid bridge player. She enjoyed sewing, crochet, OPAS and Aggie football. There was never a more joyful Aggie cheerleader than Mary Ann.
Mary Ann was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Roy C. Fanguy, parents, Thomas Rocco Farrell, and Mary O’Reilly Farrell, and her brothers Thomas Farrell and Patrick Farrell.
She is survived by son George and his wife, Lynette Fanguy, of Austin, her daughter Janet Fanguy, College Station and her grandchildren Ryan Fanguy, Austin and Rachel Fanguy, Phoenix Arizona and her brother Jim and his wife Betsy Farrell, Vicksburg, Mississippi and many nieces and nephews throughout the land.
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