Funeral service will be held at Christ the King Catholic Church, 4419 N. Main Street, Houston, TX 77009, on Friday, February 24, 2017, at 2:00 p.m.
Burial will follow at Hollywood Cemetery at 3506 N. Main Street, Houston, TX 77009. Rosary/Visitation will be held at Heights Funeral Home, 1317 Heights Boulevard, Houston, TX 77008 on Thursday, February 23, 2017 from 4-8 p.m. Heights Funeral Home will be handling the funeral arrangements.
Marilyn was born in Houston, TX to Hope Jo Spence and Manuel Longoria Jr., on July 29, 1965. She graduated from Waltrip High School in 1983. She worked for many years at “Frank’s Grill” off Mangum Rd., in Houston, TX., as a highly in demand waitress.
Marilyn enjoyed family, friends, concerts, road trips, and being surrounded by life and wilderness. Her moto was to enjoy every moment of every day and she did just that. She was involved in babysitting & caring for her nieces and nephews any chance she had.
Marilyn is survived by her son, Austin James Longoria; her mother, Hope Jo Spence and spouse Robert Spence; her father Manuel Longoria Jr., and spouse Nettie Longoria; grandfather Manuel Ramos; her siblings: twin sister, Carolyn Longoria, brothers, Gerald J. Longoria, Manuel Longoria III, sisters, Elisa Ochoa and Kimberlyn Longoria-Irwin Sullivan; nieces and nephews: Jacqueline Lopez, Gerald Longoria Jr., Destiny D. Lara, Clarissa Ochoa, Marisa E. Longoria, Darian Huynh, Juan Antonio Ochoa Jr., Nina E. Longoria, Angelina Ochoa, Melody Longoria and Nathan Longoria; great nieces and nephews: Landen Bruner, Jaycub Lopez, Lala Lopez, Sophia Lara, Matthew Lara, Lilyana Anabel Ramirez, Gerald Longoria III, Avery Lara, Temperance Bruner and Ximena Longoria.
Marilyn was preceded in death by her sister, Jamie Lynn Longoria, maternal grandmother Elisa Ramos, paternal grandmother Vlasta Marie Longoria, paternal grandfather Manuel F. Longoria, and uncles: Johnny Ramos, Manuel Ramos, and Ernesto Ramos.
Flowers can be sent to Heights Funeral Home.
Arrangements under the direction of Heights Funeral Home, Houston, TX.
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