Selestino Garcia

SELESTINO GARCIA Mr. Selestino Garcia, age 91 of Katy, TX and formerly of Newgulf and Wharton died Monday, February 25, 2013 in a Katy, TX Hospital following a brief illness. He was born on May 19, 1921 in Bastrop, TX the son of Feliciano Garcia and Lydia Torres Garcia. Mr. Garcia has been a resident of Katy for the past twenty years and was a member of St. Bartholomew Catholic Church in Katy. He married Paula DeLeon on September 25, 1942 in Rosenberg, TX. He worked in the Maintenance Department at Texasgulf Sulphur Co. He enjoyed horses, cars, trucks and rodeos. He also enjoyed watching baseball and going to family gatherings. Besides his parents, he was also preceded in death by a daughter, Herlinda Chavarria, two sisters, Alfonsa Samarripa and Juliana Vasquez, a brother Eugene Garcia and a great grandson, Justin Del VaL A Rosary was recited Friday evening at the Wharton Funeral Home and a Funeral Mass will be held at 1:00 p m TODAY, Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church with Father Gabriel Espinosa officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery in Wharton. Survivors include his wife, Paula Garcia of Katy, TX; daughters and sons-in-law, Adeline and Pete Luna of Katy, Anna and Frank Ramirez of Wharton, Lupe and Leo Garza of League City, TX, Dora and Joe Mata of Houston, Molly Garcia of Sugar Land, Betty and Jesse Rodriguez of Wharton; son, Rick Garcia of Katy, three brothers, Santos Garcia of Tomball, TX, Charles Garcia and Jesse Garcia of Houston. Eighteen grandchildren, twenty-seven great grandchildren and one great great grandchild also survive. Pallbearers will be his grandsons. Funeral services are under the direction of the Wharton Funeral Home.