Jose C. Saravia Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Raymondville, Texas Our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather, Jose C. Saravia, joined his wife, Josefina and son Jose Luis (Louie) in heaven on March 13, 2016. He was born on September 26, 1926 in Antigua Guatemala, Central America, son of Reginaldo and Transito (Chivichon) Saravia. They migrated to Texas in 1956 to work in the Punta Del Monte Ranch in Kenedy County, until his retirement in 1985, when he moved to Raymondville. Jose is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Josefina Saravia; one son, Jose Luis (Louie) Saravia; brothers, Victoriano and Isidro Saravia; sister Lucrecia Castillo. He is survived by his daughters, Maria de Carmen Saravia of Raymondville, Maria Eugenia Saravia of Grand Prarie, TX, Elsa (Gerard) Camizzi of Denton, TX., Laura (Ernesto) Lerma of Denton, TX., daughter-in-law, Lydia Saravia of Raymondville, TX, sisters, Juana and Martina Saravia; numerous nieces and nephews, and 8 Godchildren. Visitation will be held Tuesday, and Wednesday March 15 &16 from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. with a rosary on Wednesday, at 7:00 p.m. at Duddlesten Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 693 N. 3rd, Raymondville, TX. Interment will follow in the Raymondville Memorial Cemetery, Raymondville, Texas. Honored to serve as pallbearers are Gerard Camizzi, Ernesto Lerma, Juan Jose Saravia, Miguel Gomez, Leroy Pardo and James Modester. Honorary pallbearers are Elido Lerma, Sr., Tano Najera and Freddie Tijerina. The family wishes to express special thanks to his compadres, Elido and Rafaela Lerma, Tano and Margarita Najera, Maria (Mary) Perez, Rosalinda Gonzalez, Freddie Tijerina and to the Butler family for their loving attention to him. Also to Solara Hospital staff and VBMC 4th floor Oncology nursing staff. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Duddlesten Funeral Home 604 W. Hidalgo, Raymondville, Texas 78580.

Jose C. Saravia

September 26, 1926 - March 13, 2016

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