OBITUARY: Mary Kimbrough Farley, 81, of Burnet dies July 24, 2014
Mary Kimbrough “Kim” Farley of Burnet, Texas, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family July 24, 2014. She was born in Itta Bena, Miss., on Nov. 9, 1932. She was the daughter of Joe and Edith Alexander.
Kim was a graduate of Mississippi State College for Women with a degree in library science. She began her career at Texas A&M University’s Cushing Library in the catalog department. There she met the love of her life, Terry Farley, who was a student at the time. After marriage in the A&M chapel in August 1959, they moved to Spring Branch near Houston and began their family of three children. Later, she was the librarian at Long Point Baptist Church in Houston and Spring Woods Senior High in Houston and finished her career at B.F. Terry High School in Richmond/Rosenberg.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Terry; three children, Laura Sanders (Kevin) of Baytown, Chris Farley (Peggy) of Willow Park and Regina Girdner (Kevin) of Wolfforth; eight grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
A celebration service is 2 p.m. July 28 at First Baptist Church in Burnet.
Memorial contributions may be sent to Women’s Job Corp at First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 310, Burnet, TX 78611.
Arrangements by Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home, 306 Texas 29 East in Burnet, (512) 756-2222. Go to www.clementswilcoxburnet.com to offer condolences.