Alta Marie Mello better known as Marie, was born on August 21, 1940, in Saint Jo, Texas to Alvis Irwin and Mary Loretta Griffin.

She passed away on August 17, 2021, in Hanford, California at the age of 80 years.

She grew up in Texas and moved to Kings County area in 1942, making Hanford her forever home. She loved spending time with her family and attending her children school events.

She is survived by her daughter, Laura Rocha-Vaz from Hanford, CA; sons, Ronnie Barnes from Houston, Texas and Terry Barnes from Lumberton, Texas, her sisters, Rosie Griffin of Walters, Oklahoma, Peggy Pearson of Hat Creek, California; brother, Walter Griffin of Stonewall, Oklahoma; eleven grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.

She is preceded in death by her husband Tony Mello; son, Eddie; grandchild, Frankie III; her brothers, Chester and Joe,