FLOYDADA—Elida Ponce, age 87, passed away Friday, January 7, 2022.
Mass of Christian Burial was held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Floydada. Interment followed at the Floydada Cemetery.
Rosary was recited at 7 p.m., Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Moore-Rose Funeral Home in Floydada. Arrangements were under the personal care of Moore-Rose Funeral Home in Floydada.
Elida was born December 21, 1934, in Post, Texas, to Mr. and Mrs. Luis Garcia.
She grew up in Odem, where she met Delfino Pesina. They married in 1948. She was a homemaker, a wife and a mother to five daughters and one son. They moved to Floyd County in 1963.
Elida was preceded in death by her first husband, Delfino Pesina; her second husband, Benito Ponce; two daughters, Elvira Pesina and Sylvia Vela; and her mother and father.
Those left to cherish Elida’s memory are her children, Mary Cervantes (Jimmy) of Floydada, Daniel Pesina (Vicki) of Floydada, Jovita Lopez (Santos) of Lamesa, and Elizabeth Vasquez of Floydada; her grandchildren, Randy Pesina, Sandra Pesina, Daniel Pesina, Jr., George Perez, Leslie Perez, Christina Cervantes, Chris Cervantes, Patricia Juarez, Jesse Vela III, Rod Vela, Sergio Vela, Melissa Cervantes, Isabel Martinez, Melinda Lopez, Chris Florez, Emilio Florez, April Florez and Crystal Cerda; numerous greatgrandchildren and three great-great grandchildren. Online condolences may be made at www.moore-rose.com.
Online condolences may be made at www.moore-rose.com.