Mary Elwin Romano

Mary Elwin Romano, 85, of Orange, passed away on January 29, 2020, at The Arboretum of Winnie.

Funeral services will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, February 1, 2020 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange. Officiating will be Pastor Bill Shaw. Burial will follow at St. Mary Cemetery in Orange.

Visitation will be held prior to the service from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Born in Breckenridge, Texas on October 21, 1934, she was the daughter of Orbie Wigington and Ruby (Weaver) Wigington. Mary worked for many years and retired as an LVN. She was a big fan of rodeos and loved riding horses specifically barrel racing. Mary lived for everything horses and collected carousel horse figurines and also raised and showed miniature horses. Mary will be missed dearly by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Orbie and Ruby Wigington; her beloved husband, Michael Romano; son, John D. Eddleman; sister, Virginia Riggs; and son-in-law, John Gloor.

She is survived by her daughter, Sherry Gloor of Buffalo, Texas; grandchildren, Brandi Sewell and husband Coy of Fannett, Texas and Mandi Pate and husband Kevin of Buffalo, Texas; great grandchildren, Macoy Sewell, J.D. Sewell, Shelley Pate, Samantha Pate, and Katee Sullivan and husband Derrick; 4 great great grandchildren; and sister, Vesta Jones of Alta Loma, Texas.

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