Ines Benavides

    Ines Figueroa Benavides, 89, passed away Thursday Dec. 25, 2014. She was born in Edna on Nov. 1, 1925, to the late Refugio and Tomasita Figueroa.
    Ines is survived by her daughters, Inez (Larry) Kasper, Mary (Henry) Diaz, Balbina "Pickle" (Joe) Cash, Lupe (Cirilo) Santellana; and her sons, Alfred (Michele) Benavides, Eusebio (Marvella) Benavides, Bill ( Lynn) Benavides; two sisters, Mary Mata and Margie Garcia; and 20 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.
    Preceded in death are her parents, spouse, Alfredo, Sr., sister, Louise Sanchez, brothers; Pete, Eusebio, Manuel, Andres, Enriquez and Tanis Figueroa and great-grandson, Brandon Cash.
 Visitation will be Sunday, Dec. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m., with a rosary at 7 p.m., at the Ganado Funeral Home. Services will be Monday, Dec. 29, at 10 a.m. at the Assumption Catholic Church, with Rev. Michael Lyons officiating. Interment will follow in the Assumption Catholic Cemetery.
    The family suggest contributions be made to Hospice of South Texas or the Assumption Catholic Church.
    Services are under the direction of Ganado Funeral Home, 800 So. Third St., Ganado, 361-771-2120.