Juanita Lara-Guevara

She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed by her family. Juanita was a lifelong member of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church where she was member of Rio de Agua Viva.

Juanita is survived by her husband, Roberto Guevara; sons, Jose Luis Mejia and Jason Mejia; sisters, Isabel Lara, Olga Lara Salazar, Carmen Lara Ramirez, Lydia Escojido-Flores, Gloria Lara Olguin; brothers, Lucio Lara, George Lara, Jesse Escojido; grandchildren, Javier and Julie Mejia and Victoria Hinojosa; and grandchildren, Aaron Michael, Alexandria and Yliana Rose Mejia.

In addition to her parents, Juanita was also preceded in death by her sisters, Mary Lara-Ortega, Rose Lara-Poncio and Hortensia Lara-Chapa; brothers, Johnny Lara and Joe Mario Escojido; and sister-in-Christ Renee Herring.

A viewing will be held throughout the day for Juanita will be held from 9 to 5 pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2020 at Colonial Funeral Home, Victoria, Texas. Rosary will be recited at 8:30 am on Wednesday, May 20, 2020 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, followed by the Funeral Mass at 9:00 am. Interment will be held at Resurrection Cemetery.

Pallbearers include Beto Salazar, Jr., Joel Flores, Aaron Lara, Ray Ortega, Sr., Frank Moreno, and Costa Perez. Honorary pallbearers are Nathan Olguin, Jesse Escojido, Javier Mejia and Aaron Mejia.

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