Our dearly beloved wife and mother, Mary O. Zavala, “NaNa”, was called upon to join our heavenly Father on November 7, 2006 at Memorial Hermann Baptist Hospital.
She was born on December 17, 1928 in San Miguel el Alto, Jalisco, Mexico. She resided in Beaumont for the last fifty-three years where she cared for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She held the key to our hearts with her wonderful cooking. Not only did she take care of her family here but she often made travels to Mexico to spread her love of caring for other people.
She is survived by the love of her life, who have been married for the last fifty-eight years, Raymon Zavala. She also leaves behind her six children, Mary H. Zavala, Joe Zavala and his wife Julie, Eva Delgado and her husband Vicente, Martha Manriquez and her husband Ray, Juanita A. Zavala, and Lisa Carter and her husband Tony; brothers, Juan Ortiz, Ruben Ortiz, and Antonio Ortiz; sister, Olivia Morreno Ortiz; fifteen grandchildren; and nineteen great grandchildren.
Mary was preceded in death by her mother, Maria Isabel Lopez Ortiz; father, Brijido Ortiz; sisters, Anita Peñaloza, Natalia Alcala, Socorro Ortiz; and brother, José Guadalupe Ortiz.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 10, 2006 at Cristo Rey Catholic Church with burial to follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin, Beaumont. A gathering of family and friends will begin at 6:00 p.m. with a Rosary to be recited at 8:00 p.m. Thursday, November 9, 2006 at the Mortuary.
