ROCKDALE — Services for Leona Castillo, 81, of Rockdale will be 11 a.m. Monday at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Edgardo Martinez, Jesus Reyes and the Rev. Roland Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Mrs. Castillo died Thursday, Feb. 17, at her home.
She was born Jan. 17, 1930, to Jose and Magdelena Contreras Garza in Malakof. On March 5, 1950, she married Pete Castillo in Cameron. She was a homemaker. She was a charter member, serving more than 50 years, and served Primera Iglesia Bautista Church in Rockdale. She was preceded in death by a grandson.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Robert I. Castillo of Rockdale; a daughter, Olivia Johnson of Fort Worth; a brother, Benito Garza of Forney; a sister, Florence Nieto of Rockdale; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Primera Iglesia Bautista, 605 N. Main St., Rockdale, TX 76567 or American Cancer Society, c/o Gaye Bland, Box 1630, Rockdale, TX 76567.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home; a prayer service will begin at 6 p.m.
TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM .
Published: February 19, 2011.
Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Mrs. Castillo died Thursday, Feb. 17, at her home.
She was born Jan. 17, 1930, to Jose and Magdelena Contreras Garza in Malakof. On March 5, 1950, she married Pete Castillo in Cameron. She was a homemaker. She was a charter member, serving more than 50 years, and served Primera Iglesia Bautista Church in Rockdale. She was preceded in death by a grandson.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Robert I. Castillo of Rockdale; a daughter, Olivia Johnson of Fort Worth; a brother, Benito Garza of Forney; a sister, Florence Nieto of Rockdale; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Primera Iglesia Bautista, 605 N. Main St., Rockdale, TX 76567 or American Cancer Society, c/o Gaye Bland, Box 1630, Rockdale, TX 76567.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home; a prayer service will begin at 6 p.m.
TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM .
Published: February 19, 2011.
ROCKDALE — Services for Leona Castillo, 81, of Rockdale will be 11 a.m. Monday at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale with Edgardo Martinez, Jesus Reyes and the Rev. Roland Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Mrs. Castillo died Thursday, Feb. 17, at her home.
She was born Jan. 17, 1930, to Jose and Magdelena Contreras Garza in Malakof. On March 5, 1950, she married Pete Castillo in Cameron. She was a homemaker. She was a charter member, serving more than 50 years, and served Primera Iglesia Bautista Church in Rockdale. She was preceded in death by a grandson.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Robert I. Castillo of Rockdale; a daughter, Olivia Johnson of Fort Worth; a brother, Benito Garza of Forney; a sister, Florence Nieto of Rockdale; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Primera Iglesia Bautista, 605 N. Main St., Rockdale, TX 76567 or American Cancer Society, c/o Gaye Bland, Box 1630, Rockdale, TX 76567.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home; a prayer service will begin at 6 p.m.
TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM .
Published: February 19, 2011.
Burial will follow in I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
Mrs. Castillo died Thursday, Feb. 17, at her home.
She was born Jan. 17, 1930, to Jose and Magdelena Contreras Garza in Malakof. On March 5, 1950, she married Pete Castillo in Cameron. She was a homemaker. She was a charter member, serving more than 50 years, and served Primera Iglesia Bautista Church in Rockdale. She was preceded in death by a grandson.
Survivors include her husband; a son, Robert I. Castillo of Rockdale; a daughter, Olivia Johnson of Fort Worth; a brother, Benito Garza of Forney; a sister, Florence Nieto of Rockdale; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Primera Iglesia Bautista, 605 N. Main St., Rockdale, TX 76567 or American Cancer Society, c/o Gaye Bland, Box 1630, Rockdale, TX 76567.
Visitation will be 5-8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home; a prayer service will begin at 6 p.m.
TEMPLE DAILY TELEGRAM .
Published: February 19, 2011.
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