Juanita "Janie" B. Carreon

Juanita “Janie” B. Carreon passed away on May 11, 2021 at the age of 92. She was born on April 16, 1929 to the late Jesus and Manuela Benavides in Benavides, Texas. She was a devoted wife, a loving mother, and an ardent student, as well as instructor of the Bible. Juanita thoroughly enjoyed discussing and teaching others about God’s Kingdom and she looked forward to the annual conventions of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Juanita was a people person and she never met a person who she could not instantly strike up a conversation with. She looked forward to vacationing with her children and grandchildren, as well as taking trips with her sister and nieces.

Juanita is preceded in death by her parents, Jesus and Manuela Benavides; spouse, Sipriano Carreon; siblings, Enrique Flores and Maria Elda Valdez.

Juanita is survived by her children, Rene (Grace) Carreon, Gloria (Steve) Perez, Abel (Cyndi) Carreon, and Juan (Norma) Carreon; grandchildren, Mike Carreon, Aaron Carreon, Melanie Clark, Alexandria Nicole Carreon-Marroquin, Steven Craig Perez, Ashly Fernandez, Joshua Carreon, Derek Perez, Amber Marie Vaca, and Cameron Isaiah Carreon; and 9 great-grandchildren.

Those with the honor of being a pallbearer are as follows, Mike Carreon, Aaron Carreon, Steven Craig Perez, Derek Perez, Joshua Carreon, Cameron Isaiah Carreon, Simon Brayan Vaca, and Timothy Kristian Marroquin.

Visitation for the public will be held on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Memory Gardens Funeral Home from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. The Funeral Service, including a Bible Talk, will be given by Michael Fernandez that same day at 2:00 pm. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery at 3:00 pm.