MARY M. (CARR) LEGACY

82, of Harper Ave. Cranston, passed away on Tuesday January 25, 2011 at Kent Hospital in Warwick. She was the devoted wife of the late Edward W. Legacy.

Born in Cranston, she was the daughter of the late Andrew J. and Mary I. (Fleming) Carr.

Mary was the Director of Cranston Head Start and Day Care and with the program for 30 years, retiring in 1999. She was a graduate of St. Xavier Academy in 1946 and was an active member of her alumni committee; graduate of Roger Williams University; and a member of the National Head Start Directors Association until her retirement.

She was the beloved mother of Julie-ann Greenhalgh and her husband Buzz of Cranston, Robert E. Legacy and his wife Constance of Cranston, Mary Frances Phillips and her husband Benjamin of Scituate and Ellen L. Hodge and her husband Chip of North Attleboro, MA.; loving grandmother of eight; and dear sister of the late Madeline I. Bagley

Her funeral will be held on Saturday at 8:45 a.m. from the NARDOLILLO FUNERAL HOME & CREMATORY 1278 Park Ave. Cranston, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Matthew's Church 1291 Elmwood Ave Cranston at 10:00 a.m. Burial will be in St. Ann Cemetery, Cranston VISITING HOURS Friday 4-8 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to: CCAP, Child Development Center 311 Doric Ave. Cranston, RI 02910