FALL RIVER…Mary T. (Tavares) Barbosa, 73, of Fall River passed away January 10, 2019 at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.
She was the wife of Carlos Barbosa to whom she had been married for 43 years.
Born in Furnas, St. Michael, Azores, she was a daughter of the late Antonio S. and Maria Dos Anjos (Sousa) Tavares and had lived in Fall River since 1961.
Mrs. Barbosa was a communicant of Espirito Santo Church in Fall River where she was a member of the choir. She had worked as a Cosmetologist for more than 20 years at Miss Angel’s Beauty Salon and enjoyed going to church and above all spending time with her family.
Along with her husband, survivors include her daughter: Cynthia T. Barbosa of Fall River; her sons: Scott T. Barbosa and his wife Michelle of Dighton and Michael T. Barbosa of Fall River; her grandchildren: Saydee Barbosa and Jadaice Barbosa; her sister: Maria Jose Medeiros of Fall River; several nieces and nephews. She was the sister of the late Carmen Andrade and Antonio Tavares, Jr.
Funeral to which relatives and friends are invited will be held Monday, Jan. 14, 2019 at 9 AM from the South Coast Funeral Home, 1555 Pleasant St. followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 AM at Espirito Santo Church, Alden St. Fall River. Interment will be in Notre Dame Cemetery, Fall River. Calling hours will be held Sunday from 5 – 8 PM.