This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Garza, Martinez, Sandoval, Castillo, Mireles, Luera, Blanco, Renfro, Pena Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/plB.2ACI/3645 Message Board Post: Rosalva Martinez Garza May 20, 1939 — Feb. 13, 2006 Rosalva Martinez Garza, age 66, of Bay City, died Monday, February 13, 2006, in Bay City. She was born on May 20, 1939, in Newgulf, Texas, daughter of the late John Manuel Martinez and Herminia Sandoval Martinez. Mrs. Garza was a homemaker and a member of Agape House Ministries in Bay City. She was a 20-year resident of Bay City and a former resident of Freeport. She was very devoted to her family, and she loved to cook and clean for them. Prayer services were held Tuesday evening, February 14, 2006, from the Wharton Funeral Home, with Pastor Thomas Matthews officiating. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, February 15, 2006, at the Wharton Funeral Home, with Pastor Robert Pena officiating. Interment followed in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors include: her daughter, Debbie Castillo and husband Rudy of Bay City; son, David Garza of Houston; sisters, Rosalinda Mireles and Delia Luera, both of Bay City, and Olga Blanco of Corpus Christi; brothers, Oscar Martinez of Ashwood, and Lalo Martinez of Boling; grandchildren, Celeste Garza, David Garza Jr., Darren Garza, Damian Garza, Robin Garza, Rudy Castillo and Tristin Castillo; and a great-grandson, Xavier Renfro Jr. She was preceded in death by sisters, Elva Pena and Herminia Garza, and brother, Ernest Martinez. Pallbearers were David Garza, Matthew Mireles, Armando Mireles, Tim Davalos III, David Garza Jr., Alex Blanco, Lorenzo De La Garza, Jason Martinez and Mark Mireles. Bay City Tribune February 19, 2006 Matagorda County, Texas