She is preceded in death by her mother: Carolina Puentes; her grandson Andrew Puentes and long time companion, Gilbert Espinosa.
She is survived by her children: Jaime and Christina Puentes; grandchildren, Nadia, Nicki, Mariah, Ashley, Christopher, Isreal lll and Romeo; Great-grand children, Andres, Natalie and Isreal lV; Siblings, Ray Puentes of Skidmore, TX, Delia (Encarnacion) Padilla of Fort Worth, Tx, Belia Hernandez of Mathis, TX, Josie (Mario) Rodriguez of Corpus Christi, TX, Tommie (Art) Arrendondo of Skidmore, TX, Terry Longoria of Mathis, TX, Juan Puentes of Corpus Christi, TX, Tomas Jr. (Sylvia) Puentes of Beeville, TX, Remigio (Linda) Puentes of San Antonio, TX.