Maria Lucia Garcia, 82, current resident of Lubbock, Texas, formerly a long-time
resident of Dimmitt, Texas, succumbed to her battle with dementia, in the comfort of her
home, on Wednesday, January 6, 2021. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Wednesday,
January 13, 2021 at 2:00 PM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with Rev.
Arockiaraj Malapady and Deacon John Niño as celebrants. Burial will follow in West
Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Colonial Funeral Home of
Dimmitt. Viewing will begin on Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM to 7:00 PM with
rosary being recited at 5:30 PM at the funeral home.

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Maria was born July 6, 1938, in Calallen, Texas to Jose A. and Dominga (Olivarez)
Everett. She married her husband Jose on May 29, 1959 in Floydada, Texas. In 1966 they
moved to Dimmitt, Texas. In 1971 both her and her husband became members of
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church where she was a Servidores de Cristo, Crucita,
and a member of the church choir. Maria also worked for Dimmitt ISD for many years
working as a custodian and a cafeteria server.

Maria was also an exceptionally good seamstress, mechanic, and hairdresser, she was a
very self-reliant women, she was also her family accountant. If the children had any
events with band or choir she always made sure that they were there. She is said to be an
"awesome mommy" and always pushed her kids to be the best they could be. During her
free time, she and her husband would work on the yard together and care for the
rosebushes. She also believed that a wife's job was to protect her husbands hard work,
and she did everything she could do to better her family.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Jose Arturo Jr. and Ramon Garcia as well as her
parents, Jose Angel Everett and Dominga Olivares, two brothers Guadalupe Olivares,
Jose Angel Everett Jr. and three sisters Julia DeLaGarza, Beatrice Alcala and Eva Alcala.

She is survived by her husband, of 61 years of marriage, Jose Arturo Garcia Sr.  Sons,
Moises E Garcia and wife Sara of Amarillo, Texas and Santos J Garcia and wife Yahira
of Justin, Texas. Daughters, Delia Porter and husband Robert of Virginia and Mary G
Correa and husband JR of Lubbock Texas. Grandchildren, Bartholomew and Janessa
Garcia, Mark Porter, Jose Arturo Garcia III, Joaquin,  Mariela,  Liam and Zacarias E.
Correa  ,  Moises J and Joseph D Garcia.  Great Grandchildren,
Adriah Garcia, JLynn Garcia, Adeline Katia, Joaquin Ulises and
Madeliss Sofia Correa and Avery Porter.  Brothers, Juan A Everett, Ramon Everett, Noe
Everett and David Everett.

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