Maria O. Mejia (Velia), age 76, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 surrounded by her loved ones at her home in Odessa. She was born in Banderas Chih., Mex on August 1, 1945 to Asencion Jimenez and Audelia Meléndez Jiménez.
Maria loved to cross stitch. She made the best Chile macho, frijoles and tortillas. She enjoyed having a full house and was always very inviting. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She was known as “Lela” to her grandchildren. She was a great and loyal friend. She loved music and always had a smile on her face.
Those left to cherish her love and memory are her husband: Isidro Mejia; daughters: Nelva Genoveva Jaramillo and husband Jose, Sylvia Lorena Mejia, Olga Mejia Guebara and husband Joel, Lorenza Mejia, and Beatriz Mejia Sigala and husband Ramon Jr.; sisters: Socorro Padilla, Lupe Quagliato, Marta Jimenez, and brother Eduardo Jimenez; 16 grandchildren; and 30 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Asencion and Audelia Jimenez; sister: Elvira Solis; daughter: Angelica María Jimenez; and grandson: Daniel Gomez.
Public Visitation will begin Sunday May 15, 2022 at 1:00pm. Prayer service will be on Monday May 16, 2022 at 7:00pm. Julia Martinez from Iglesia Del Camino will officiate. Funeral Services will be held at Odessa Funeral Home, 1700 N Jackson Ave, on Tuesday May 17, 2022 at 11:00am. Father Hilario Rivera from Holy Redeemer will officiate. Burial follows at Sunset Memorial Gardens, 6801 E I-20BL.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.odessafuneralhome.com for the Mejia family.
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