OBIT – Maria Cedillo

MISSION – Maria del Socorro Cedillo, 96, passed away on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, at her home in Mission. Mrs. Cedillo was born on May 13, 1922, in Doctor Arroyo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Adelaido and Juliana (Arzola) Gloria.

Survivors include her children, Dario Cedillo of Edinburg, Rolando Cedillo of McAllen, Dora Martinez of McAllen, Maria Gutierrez of Mission and Julia Cortez of McAllen; and 35 grandchildren, 82 great-grandchildren and 29 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dario Cedillo; her parents; and son, Trinidad Cedillo.

A funeral service was held Sept. 11 at Rivera Funeral Home in McAllen. Pastor Jose Luis Salazar officiated. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens in Mission.

Serving as pallbearers were Julian Martinez, Carlos Plata, Trinidad Cedillo, Roberto Cedillo, Ricardo Lara and Rolando Cedillo.