Show F i rI r- r I Final Rites Held Friday For Par Mrs Ella Garcia Requiem Mass for fot Mrs Maria Marta Ma Ma- ria Eulemia lemla Ella Garcia Garda 74 was celebrated at 10 am a.m. Saturday Sa Sa- Saturday by Father David C. C Goddard at St. St Plus X Catholic Catholic Cath Cath- olic Church Mrs Garcia a Moab resident for 44 years passed away Tuesday at p.m. pm at the Allen Memorial hospital after a lingering ill illness i ness She was born on April 30 1891 at Abiquiu New Ne NeM M Md x- x Ico leo to Pablo Garcia and Rosalie Ros nos- alie aUe Ch Chavez vez Garcia She Sh arrived arrIved arrived ar ar- rived in Moab in February of 1921 to visit her brother Benito Garcia who died in 1955 Ben was employed by byDon byDon byDon Don Taylor and Ta Taylor lor Livestock Live stock Co for almost 50 years and the family made Moab their home Mrs Garcia was a devout member of the Catholic church church church chur chur- ch and since the visIting visiting vis vis- priests celebrated Mass Massat at her home In 1955 when St. St Pius X church was erected erected erected erect erect- ed she served as housekeep housekeeper er for the priest and provided provid provid- ed cd living quarters quarters' for the pastor until the Rectory was finished A temporary chapel was arranged by Father Thomas Thomas Thomas Tho Tho- mas J. J Kaiser in the small house owned o by Mrs Garcia's Garcias Garcias Garcia's Gardas Garda's Gar- Gar cias cia's daughter Mrs Beatrice M. M Luckinbill The chapel was named St. St Teresa and served as a church until Nov 1955 Catholic nuns who came to teach the children in the summer summer sum sum- mer held their classes In Mrs Garcias Garcia's front yard Survivors are daughters son Mrs Rosalie Robertson and Mrs Beatrice M. M Luckinbill Luckin Luckin- bill Moab Mrs B Ben n Genevieve Gene Gene- vieve Marshall que NM Benito E E. Viii Susanville Calif brothers Jubencio Amarante Henry Garcia Salt Lake City ten grandchildren thirteen great grandchildren adopted sisters sisters sis sis sis- Misses Rose and Vivian Trujillo Santa Fe New Mexico Mex Mex- ico Burial was In the Grand Valley Cemetery under the direction of Turner Funeral Home Relatives attending the funeral fu fu- funeral were Mrs Genevieve Marshall and daughter Frances Frances Fran Fran- ces Albuquerque Miss Rose Trujillo Santa Fe granddaughter granddaughter grand grand- daughter Mrs Juanita Robertson Robertson Rob Rob- ertson Frost Houston Tex granddaughters Miss Judy Montayne Salt Lake City Mrs J Robert Vivion Fowler and Mrs Rudy Pamela M M. Salt Lake Cit City Mr and Mrs Jesse Lopez Mr and Mrs Abe Maestas Mr and Mrs David Gallegos cousins of Monticello 49 r M Elfe Garcia Elra-Garcia Garcia I |