Valentina Garza Vela

Vela, 89

Valentina Garza Vela, 89, died on December 26, 2024, in Pearsall. She was born on February 14, 1935 in Tynan, Texas to Estanislado Garza and Paula Garza.

She is preceded in death by her husband Manuel R. Vela, grandsons Luigi Salinas Jr. and Jaime Angel Salinas along with her great-grandchildren Lilo Manzanares, Liliana Rose Rangel and Adrian Salinas.

Valentina is survived by siblings Saragoza Garza (Vicenta), Elena Garza, Anastacia Garza Jarrell (Joe), Carlos Garza, her children Esmeralda Rivas Farias, Elvia Vinton (Leo), Jose “Joe” Vela (Gloria), Maria del Carmen Vela, Manuel Vela Jr. (Norma), Ruben Vela, Paula Vela Manzanares (Juan), and Tammy Vela as well as four generations of grandchildren and countless friends.

Visitation was held on Monday, December 30 at Trevino Royal Oaks Funeral Chapels from 5 to 9 p.m. with a prayer service held at 7 p.m. Funeral service were held on Tuesday, December 31 at the Tabernacle of Faith, at 10 a.m. Interment followed at the Pearsall Catholic Eastside Cemetery.

Pallbearers included her grandsons, John Lee Rivas, Cristobal Rivas, Benjamin Jacob Salinas, Justin Ray Vela, John Manuel Vela, Juan Vivian Vela, Jonathan Paul Manzanares, James Aaron Manzanares, Jason Joquin Manzanares and Ramon Rangel Jr. Honorary Pallbearers were Andres Rivas Jr. and Jose Vela Jr.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Treviño Royal Oaks Funeral Chapels.