Maria De Jesus Mendez

She married her husband of 50 years on June 24, 1949. Maria will always be remembered for her love of laughter and her devotion to her faith and her family.

Maria is preceded in death by her husband Manuel L. Mendez, her parents, and her sister Isaura Benavides.

She is survived by her children: Anna L. Mendez, Donald (Esmeralda) Mendez, Rose (Pete) Martinez, Nancy (Simon)( Rios, Leonard (Betty) Mendez, Charles (Bonnibelle) Mendez; twelve grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

A visitation for Maria will be held Thursday, March 10, 2022 from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Funeraria Del Angel Everhart, 4901 Everhart Rd, Corpus Christi, Texas with Holy rosary at 7:00 p.m. A funeral mass will occur Friday, March 11, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 5830 Williams Drive, Corpus Christi, Texas, followed by entombment at 3:00 p.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery, 8200 Old Brownsville Road, Corpus Christi, TX.

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