Theresa Torres, 89, of Tomball, died Monday, March 3, 2014, at Tomball Regional Center, Tomball. She was born September 17, 1924, to Mercedes and Juan Cortez in Sulphur, Louisiana, and had been a resident of the area for the last sixty-five years.

She is survived by her daughters, Mary Newkirk and her husband, Mark, of Wheat Ridge, Colorado and Elba Alexander and her husband, Gary, of Tomball; son, Carlos Torres and his wife, Debbie, of Helotes; six grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and brother, Johnny Cortez.

Theresa is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Carlos Torres; son, Rudy Lopez; and daughter, Hermina Taylor.

A graveside service for Mrs. Torres will be 2:00 p.m., at Memory Gardens of Jefferson County, Nederland, under the direction of Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland.