Manuela Martinez

Manuela Guerrero Martinez “Mela” was born on August 7, 1929 in Zacatecas, Mexico and raised in El Salto Durango. At a young age she began to study the bible’s teachings with her mother and family. It was in 1942 that she decided to dedicate her life to Jehovah God. She met and married her husband Jose Cleofas Martinez in 1952. Together, Cleofas and Mela decided to move to Texas in 1954, where they started their family of seven children. Daughters Esther and Rachel and sons Joe, Oscar, Richard, Saul, and Victor. In 1969 they moved to Los Angeles where they settled down and continued raising their children. Mela was a devoted wife and loving mother. After becoming a widow in 1987, Mela began to

help others learn the bible and its teachings.

Mela took great pride in her growing family of 19 grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren and jumped at the chance to show them off. Mela always loved dancing, shopping, and gatherings with family and friends.

On May 25, 2021, Mela passed peacefully in her home with her sister Socorro and other family surrounding her. She is deeply loved and will be forever missed by her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.