Mary Farino Mathews, 78, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at Methodist North after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born April 9, 1946 to the late Michael Joseph Farino, Sr. and Rose Ivarone Farino in Memphis, TN. Mary dedicated many years to Methodist Healthcare before retiring. She found immense happiness in gardening and tending to her flowers, but her greatest joy was her family, especially her four grandsons. Mary was preceded in death by her parents, Mike and Rose Farino and two brothers, Anthony Farino and Louis Farino. She leaves behind two daughters, Wendy Mathews Kelso (Joey), and Andrea Rose Grissom (Tommy); her brother, Michael J. Farino, Jr., and four grandsons: Collin Kelso, Logan Kelso, Jacob Grissom, and Thomas Grissom. Family will receive friends on Sunday, August 4, 2024 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Brantley Funeral Home, 6875 Cockrum St. Olive Branch, MS 38654. A funeral service will be held on Monday, August 5, 2024 at 10:00 am at Brantley Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, 1663 Elvis Presley Blvd Memphis, TN 38106.
