OBIT – Zoila B. Casillas

MISSION – Zoila B. Casillas, 83, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016, at McAllen Heart Hospital.

She was born to Toribio Bazan and Dominga Garza on June 28, 1933, in Escobares.

Survivors include her husband, Enrique Casillas; children, Enrique Casillas Jr., Consuelo Barajas, David Casillas, Patricia Woodard, Martin Casillas, Rosanne Smith and Robert Casillas; siblings, Jesus Bazan, Maria Tapia, Ofelia Garza, Raul Bazan, Arnulfo Bazan, Lourdes Bazan, Eva Esquivel, Elva Rodriguez, Elvira Bazan, Dora Bazan, Petra Bazan, Minerva Soliz and Martina Bazan; and 26 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Ana M. Casillas.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, Nov. 22, from 3 to 8 p.m. with a 6 p.m. prayer service at Virgil Wilson Mortuary in Mission. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 23, at 10 a.m. at the funeral home. Burial follows at Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission.