La Villa, Tx. – Maria C. Vela went to be with our Lord Friday, December 13, 2024 at her residence in La Villa, Texas. Maria C. Vela was born to Pedro Cantu and Timotea Zavala on July 10, 1930 in La Villa, Texas. Mrs. Maria Vela is survived by her daughter San Juanita Perez (Ismael), son:  Manuel Vallejo, grandchildren: Andrew Joel Perez, Leanna Marie Perez, Dinalee Perez, Theresa Evelynn Perez, Jacquelyn Adelle Perez, Ismael Perez Jr. and 12 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents Pedro and Timotea Cantu and her husband Alfredo Vela, and son Jose Eloy Vela.

Friends and family are invited to celebrate Maria C. Vela’s life on Friday, December 20, 2024 at Eternal Light Funeral Home, Elsa, Texas from 2:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a Rosary at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at St. Teresa Catholic Church in Edcouch, Texas, with interment to follow at Highland Memorial Park Cemetery in Weslaco, Texas. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Eternal Light Funeral Home of Elsa, Texas.