Mariela Tabares, the beloved wife of Horacio Tabares, went to be with the Lord Saturday afternoon. She was surrounded by her family.

Besides her husband, she is survived by her daughter, Adriana Mariela Bejarano; her stepchildren: Orlando Tabares of Chepachet, Rhode Island, Luis Eduardo Tabares of Phoenix City, Alabama, Dagoberto y Libardo Tabares of Simpsonville, Martha Ligia Suttles of Simpsonville, Claudia Tabares of Providence, Rhode Island; 18 grandchildren; 5 great-grandchildren; her sister, Hilda Pinilla; and her niece, Nohora Sweigart both of North Carolina.

Visitation held at Heritage Funeral Home in Simpsonville on Monday, December, 10, 2012.