Biography: Mary Patricia Richards went to her eternal home on December 31, 2024, after a long fight with kidney disease.  She was born the last of ten children on April 8, 1942, to the late Joseph P. and Effie A. Richards in Fredericktown, Missouri.  She graduated high school from St. Josephs in Farmington, Missouri, and moved to St Louis, where she work as a Civil Servant for the Government. 

She married the late Jack Brewington in 1961, and had two children, before relocating to Little Rock, Arkansas.  In Little Rock, Mary worked for Allied Telephone starting in 1980, which then became Alltel, where she retired in 2000. Mary was a devout Catholic and a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church.

Mary is preceded in death by her parents and eight siblings. She is survived by her son Gregory (Jennifer) of Westcliffe, Colorado, daughter Barbara King of Little Rock, grandchildren Kristy West of Colorado, Dana (Gabby) Auguilar of Bryant, Arkansas, Marissa Brewington of Leslie, Arkansas, and Zachary (Kennedy) King of Little Rock, Arkansas, and one sister Monica Pinson of Newnan, Georgia.   

A graveside service will be held on January 9^, 2025, at 11 am at Pinecrest Memorial Park, Alexander, Arkansas, with Deacon Chuck Ashburn officiating. The family will receive visitors after the service at the home of her daughter, Barbara King. Arrangements are under the direction of RuebelFuneralHome.com