Tiburcio Mata Garcia Obiturary
Alpine Avalanche
Vol. 108 No. 30 Pg. A11
29 July 1999
Archives of the Big Bend
Alpine – Tiburcio Mata Garcia, Sr. died Sunday, July 18, 1999, at his residence.
Rosary was Monday night at 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Marathon. Funeral Mass was Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the church with burial following in Marathon Cemetery. Rev. Rick Ruiz officiated. Geeslin Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Garcia was born in Lajitas March 15, 1917. He married Angelita Garcia in Marathon in 1945. He was a member of Our Lady of Peace Church, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Holy Angels Cemetery Association. He served in World War II in Europe in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by a son, Peter Garcia.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Angelita Garcia; five sons: Eliseo Garcia of Odessa, Tiburcio Garcia Jr. of Alpine, Joe Garcia of Alpine, Paul Garcia of Alpine and Johnny Garcia of Alpine; five daughters: Susanna Sanchez of Ft. Stockton, Carol Uranga of Odessa, Scholastica Hernandez of Marathon, Rita Marquez of Houston and Bernie Garcia of Odessa; 31 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two sisters, Dora Estrada of Carlsbad, NM and Maria Rios of Carlsbad, NM; two brothers, Margarito Garcia of Midland and Benito Garcia of Ft. Stockton.
Pallbearers were Eliseo Garcia, Angel Garcia, Rex James Uranga, Pedro Alcario Garcia, Robert Rene Marquez, Danny Sanchez, Domingo Hernandez Jr. and Raymond Espinosa. Honorary pallbearers were Angie Garcia and Brianna Garcia.
Alpine Avalanche
Vol. 108 No. 30 Pg. A11
29 July 1999
Archives of the Big Bend
Alpine – Tiburcio Mata Garcia, Sr. died Sunday, July 18, 1999, at his residence.
Rosary was Monday night at 8 p.m. at St. Mary’s Church in Marathon. Funeral Mass was Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the church with burial following in Marathon Cemetery. Rev. Rick Ruiz officiated. Geeslin Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Mr. Garcia was born in Lajitas March 15, 1917. He married Angelita Garcia in Marathon in 1945. He was a member of Our Lady of Peace Church, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Holy Angels Cemetery Association. He served in World War II in Europe in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by a son, Peter Garcia.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Angelita Garcia; five sons: Eliseo Garcia of Odessa, Tiburcio Garcia Jr. of Alpine, Joe Garcia of Alpine, Paul Garcia of Alpine and Johnny Garcia of Alpine; five daughters: Susanna Sanchez of Ft. Stockton, Carol Uranga of Odessa, Scholastica Hernandez of Marathon, Rita Marquez of Houston and Bernie Garcia of Odessa; 31 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Also surviving are two sisters, Dora Estrada of Carlsbad, NM and Maria Rios of Carlsbad, NM; two brothers, Margarito Garcia of Midland and Benito Garcia of Ft. Stockton.
Pallbearers were Eliseo Garcia, Angel Garcia, Rex James Uranga, Pedro Alcario Garcia, Robert Rene Marquez, Danny Sanchez, Domingo Hernandez Jr. and Raymond Espinosa. Honorary pallbearers were Angie Garcia and Brianna Garcia.
Eufemia Garcia Loya Obituary
Alpine Avalanche
Vol. 99 No. 12
14 January 1993
Archives of the Big Bend
Eufemia Loya, 91, of Alpine died January 7, at Big Bend Regional Medical Center.
Rosary and Mass conducted by Rev. Stephen Peters was held at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Church with burial at the Holy Angels Cemetery directed by Geeslin Funeral Home.
Loya was born March 20, 1901 in Marathon. She was reared in Terlingua but lived in Alpine for many years. She was a member of the Catholic Church and a member of Accion Catholica. Loya was preceded in death by her husband, Ricardo Loya in 1967.
Survivors include three daughters, Esperanza Loya of Alpine; Rosa Loya of Fort Stockton and Carmen Villarreal and husband Martin Villarreal of Fort Davis; two sisters, Sabina Garcia and Josefa Garcia both of Alpine; one brother, Santiago Garcia of Huron, Calif.; and four grandchildren, Martin Villarreal Jr., Maria Trevizo, Rick Villarreal and Martha Villarreal.
Pallbearers were Martha Villarreal, Martin Villarreal Jr., Rick L. Villarreal, Rodrigo Trevizo, Alberto U. Garcia and Pablo Garcia.