In her spare time Maria enjoyed spending time with family, cooking, playing her scratch offs and sending any member of her family to purchase the lotto from the local convenient store, going to the casino with her children and talking on the phone with her family and friends. Her family will always remember her as a nurture who always made sure you were fed when you came to visit or stayed over at her house.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert Ledesma Barba, her parents and siblings.
Maria is survived by her children, Jesus (Irma) Garcia, Rosabelia (Ned R.) Garcia, Mary E. Barba; Grandchildren, Linda Morones, Raul Hernandez, Tiffany Deluna, Leslie Esparza, Claudia Garcia, David G. Calvillo, Jesus Angel Garcia, Ricardo N. Garcia, Natalie Garcia; 10 great-grandchildren; numerous nephews and nieces.
A visitation for Maria will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Calvary Hill Funeral Home 3235 Lombardy Ln. Dallas, Texas 75220. A Mass of Christian burial will occur on Friday, May 3, 2024 at 11:00 AM in the North Chapel of Calvary Hill Funeral Home. A graveside service will occur immediately following the Mass at Calvary Hill Cemetery.