Fred De los Santos Sr.

    Frank De Los Santos Sr., 83, of Wharton, passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in a Sugar Land hospital following a long illness. He was born on Jan. 19, 1932, in Bay City, the son of the late Cruz and Elvita Cadriel De Los Santos.
  Prior to his retirement in 2013, he worked as an insulator and fire proofer in the construction industry. He was 81 when he finally decided to retire. He enjoyed many things, but he always wished he could spend more time with his woodworking.
    Frank is survived by his wife Mary Alvarez De Los Santos; daughters Brenda Nino (Manuel Jr.) of Baytown, Patricia Nino, of Baytown; sons Frank De Los Santos Jr. (Charlotte) of Portsmouth, VA, Joe Cruz De Los Santos (Teresa) of Lake Forest, Calif., Nasario Ignacio "Nacho" De Los Santos (Linda) of Odessa, Edward Lee De Los Santos of Norwalk, Calif., and Matthew Jay De Los Santos of Dayton; sisters Mary Martinez and Elvita Sovine; 18 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild, as well as many other loving family members and friends.
     He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Richard De Los Santos.
    The family held a memorial service at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in El Campo at 2 p.m. on April 18.
    Funeral services are under the direction of the Wharton Funeral Home, 979-532-3410.  Condolences may be left at whartonfuneralhome.com.