Rio Hondo, TX- Otila S. Garza, 81, beloved mother and grandmother entered into eternal life on March 26, 2014 at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Harlingen, TX.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Juan T. Garza; her parents Antonio Sanchez and Rebecca Gonzalez Sanchez; her daughter Rosalinda Garza and her brother Raul Sanchez.
She is survived by her daughters Janie G. (Jaime) Perez, Elizabeth G. (Richard) Chavez, Juanita G. Lopez; her sister Dora S. Cortez; her grandchildren Jaime Perez Jr., Mark Perez, Rebecca Perez, Richard Chavez Jr., Jonathan Dale Chavez, April L. Perales, Bonnie Lopez, Amanda Lopez; her great grandchildren Abram Alejandro Perez, Alexa Nevaeh Chavez and Juan Jose (Minga) Sanchez whom she considered as a son.
A special thanks to Dr. Ameer Hassan and his stroke team at VBMC, caring nurses in the NICU unit, Odyssey Hospice and Nurses that Care Services. A very special thank you to her loving and caring caregiver Natalia M. Galvan.
Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Friday, March 28, 2014 at San Benito Funeral Home. A chapel service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 29, 2014 at San Benito Funeral Home with Pastor Feliberto Pereira officiating. Interment will follow to Las Yescas Cemetery.
You may send your condolences to the Garza family online to www.sanbenitofuneralhome.com.
Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of San Benito Funeral Home, 1400 W. Hwy 77, San Benito, TX 78586 (956) 361-9192.