Elva Edna Garcia Parra entered into eternal rest on Friday, April 1, 2016 surrounded by her loving family. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Joe Parra III and her parents, Enrique and Juanita Garcia of Alice, Texas.
Elva was employed by BISD as a Secretary in the Fine Arts Department for 32 years. She had the honor of working with Mr. Robert Vezzetti, Alan Clark and Robert Buchanan. Her children and grandchildren were her greatest joy. She is survived by her children, Joe Henry Parra (Sandra), Yvonne Quintero (Israel), and Tommy Parra (Rosemary), eight grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. She is also survived by her brother, Henry Garcia (Alda), sisters, Anna Maria Duran (Ricardo) and Raquel Perez (Arturo) and numerous nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Gabby Seibel and her staff at Royal Villa Assisted Living, her nurse, Hector who took such good care of her in the MICU Department of Valley Baptist Hospital, Sister Margaret, Kevin and Sandra Isbell and the wonderful loving and caring staff at Sunshine Haven and Gentiva Hospice.
Visitation will be held on Sat., April 2, 2016 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. with the recitation of the holy rosary at 5:00 p.m. with a chapel service to be held after the rosary. Services have been entrusted to Sunset Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory. 657 Springmart Blvd., Brownsville, Texas. (956) 350-8485
In lieu of flowers the family is asking that contributions be made in Elva’s memory to Sunshine Haven, 7105 West Lakeside Boulevard, Olmito, Texas 78575.