ZAPATA, TEXAS---Elva C. Mendoza 81, passed away on Tuesday, April 10, 2018 in Zapata, Texas.

Mrs. Mendoza is preceded in death by her parents, Hesiquio A. (Maria J.) Cuellar; brother, Hesiquio Cuellar, Jr.; sisters, Beatriz (Tomas) Yzaguirre, Lilia Nicholson, Aminta (Lee Roy) Weaver and Consuelo (Oscar) Barrera.

Mrs. Mendoza is survived by her husband, Gerardo J. Mendoza; son, Javier A. (Irma) Mendoza; daughters, Norma (Francisco) Camacho, Lydia Mendoza and Marta Palma; grandchildren, Jimmy Lee (Maria) Mendoza, Vanessa (Domingo) Gonzalez, Veronica (Ricky) Villarreal, Javier Mendoza, Jr., Destiny Camacho, Hesiquio Mendoza, Kayla Mendoza, Kendra Mendoza, Abriana Benavides; great-grandchildren, Domingo Gonzalez, Jr., Nierah Gonzalez, Nathaniel J. Villarreal, Neriah Villarreal, Victoria Villarreal, Lylah Mendoza, Kendall Mendoza; sisters, Elia (Dub) Graves, Emma (†Antonio) Gutierrez and sister-in-law, Maura Cuellar and by numerous other family members and friends.

Visitation hours were held on Thursday, April 12, 2018, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. with a rosary at 7 p.m. at Rose Garden Funeral Home.

A chapel service was held on Friday, April 13, 2018, at 10 a.m. at Rose Garden Funeral Home.

Committal services followed at Zapata County Cemetery.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Rose Garden Funeral Home Daniel A. Gonzalez, Funeral Director, 2102 N. US HWY 83 Zapata, Texas.