Maria Elia Garcia entered into rest on April 8, 2021. She was born in San Francisco Del Oro, Mexico, on Aug. 23, 1957, to Emilio and Evangelina Herrera.

Maria grew up in Maijoma, Mexico, where she went to school. She helped out at the ranch, later on moved to Ojinaga, Mexico, where she continued her education.

She met the love of her life, Jesus Manuel Garcia, and they married in Ojinaga. She later moved to Hobbs, N.M., where their first child, Jesus Abdiel Garcia, was born. They later moved to Presidio, Texas, where their second child, Edith Garcia, was born. She relocated to Fort Stockton, Texas, where Lizeth Garcia and Maria Manuela Garcia were born, and they made Fort Stockton their hometown.

Maria worked for Nurses Unlimited and nursing homes many years ago. She was a homemaker, and she enjoyed cooking. But most of all, she adored and loved her kids, and grandkids were her everything. She had a heart of gold.

Maria was preceded in death by her parents, Emilio and Evangelina Herrera; son Jesus Abdiel Garcia; and daughter Maria Manuela Garcia.

Maria is survived by her husband Jesus Manuel Garcia; daughters Edith Garcia and Abimael Bernal of Fort Stockton, Lizeth Garcia and husband Juan Romero of Fort Stockton; brother Camilo Garcia and wife Hilda Garcia of Odessa, Texas; sisters, Maria de Jesus Herrera Acosta and husband Alvaro Acosta of Odessa, Luz Elena Garcia Holguin of Mexico, and Judith Garcia Holguin of Mexico; grandchildren Emilio Alejandro Garcia, Luis Antonio Bernal, Juan Abdiel Garcia Romero, Averie Marie Garcia, Heaven Leigh Bernal, Nevaeh Leigh Bernal, and Jacob Rae Bernal.

The visitation was held on April 12, 2021, at Heritage Funeral Home in Fort Stockton. The funeral service took place on April 13, 2021, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Downtown Campus. Burial followed at Fort Stockton Catholic Cemetery.

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