Mary Rose Elizabeth Giardina Graham
July 05, 1933 - August 24, 2019

Services for Mary Rose Elizabeth Giardina Graham will be held Tuesday, August 27, 2019 11:00 AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Greenwood, MS.

Mrs. Graham, age 86, died on Saturday, August 24, 2019 at Greenwood Leflore Hospital.

She was born on July 5, 1933 to the late Joseph Anthony and Rosina Giardina Giardina in Atlanta and resided most of her life in Greenwood. Mary Rose started working in the family business Giardina's Restaurant as a young child and retired from the downtown location in 2009. She was a communicant of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. She is preceded in death by the father of her children, Bob Graham, Sr., daughter, Gina Theresa Graham, and stepfather, Brossie Giardina.

She is survived by her daughter, Lisa Graham of Southaven, MS; son, Bob Graham, Jr. of New Orleans, LA, and brother, Joseph Anthony Giardina, Jr. of Greenwood, MS. The family would like to acknowledge her devoted special caregivers, Mary Archer of Greenwood, MS, Gloria Archer-Wade of Greenwood, MS, and Martha Elmore of Indianola, MS.

Visitation will be held on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 from 10:00AM to 11:00AM at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church in Greenwood. Fr. Joachim (Kim) Studwell, OFM will officiate the services. Pallbearers will be Nick Joseph, Robert Hollingsworth, Les White, and Joe Howard. Interment will follow in Odd Fellows Cemetery.

Memorials may be made to Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. Wilson & Knight is in charge. Online guestbook may be signed at www.wilsonandknight.com