Obituary for
Juanita C. Garcia
submitted by Edgle Dyer
Juanita C. Garcia, 83, of Brownfield, passed away
Saturday, Dec. 31, 2005,
at Covenant Medical Center in Lubbock. She was born September 6,
1922, to
Ermidio and Paubla Carranza in Stephenville, Texas, and was a homemaker
and longtime resident of Terry County.
Juanita Carranza married the love of her life, Cruz Garcia, Sr., in Poth, Texas,
in 1940. Juanita loved to play the guitar, keyboard and
accordion. She also
loved to crochet and garden and was known for her love and variety of animals
she took in.
A Rosary service was held Monday and Tuesday evenings at Mark A. Jones
Memorial Chapel. A Funeral Mass will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday,
January 4,
2006, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church with Father Gerald Leatham officiating.
Those left to cherish her memories include 2 Sons: Santiago Garcia of Seguin,
TX,
and Cruz Garcia, Jr., of Lubbock, TX; 4 Daughters: Delfina Fonseca and
Mary
Molina both of Brownfield; Lydia Garcia and Lelia Moreno both of Abilene;
4 Sisters: Olivia Saenz of Brownfield, Margarita Mendez and Amalia Nino both
of Corpus Christi, and Andrea Herrera of Austin, TX; 22 grandchildren, 35 great-
grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandsons.
She was preceded in death by her husband Cruz, Sr.; a daughter Elvira Garcia and
3 brothers.
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