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Maria G. Valdez


Maria G. Valdez

Maria G. Valdez

Maria Guadalupe Valdez, 77, of Sabinal died Sept. 29, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. 

She was born Dec. 20, 1943, to Juanita (Ortiz) and Guillermo Rodriguez and married Rodolfo Valdez Jr. on Dec. 15, 1963.

She is survived by her husband of 57 years, of Sabinal; two sons, Rick Valdez and wife, Joanne, of Natalia, and Rudy Valdez III of Sabinal; daughter, Sylvia Weaver and husband, Forrest “Bud” Weaver, of Sabinal; brother, Guillermo “Willie” Rodriguez and wife, Eileen, of Sabinal; 13 grandchildren, Joshua Valdez, Justin Cabrera, Jennifer Valdez, Mia Valdez, Aiden Valdez, Jennifer Camargo, Nicholas Ram, Jennifer Weaver, Breanna Weaver, Andrew Weaver, Celeste Valdez, Araceli Valdez and Emma Valdez; and two great-grandchildren, Natalie Carrillo and Santos Esparza.

She was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Maria Isabel Valdez; two brothers, Francisco Rodriguez and Manuel Rodriguez; four sisters, Amelia Torres, Maria Borrego, Aurora Musquez, and Josie Lockwood; and grandson Soloman “Austin” Hilbun.

Visitation began Tuesday at 2 p.m. and a rosary was recited at 7 p.m. at Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary in Sabinal. 

A funeral Mass was celebrated yesterday at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Sabinal. 

Interment will follow at St. Patrick Catholic Cemetery.

Pallbearers were Forrest “Bud” Weaver, Joshua Valdez, Mike Carrillo, Jesse Rodriguez, Sammy Lopez, and Lorenzo Hill. Honorary pallbearer will be Nicholas Ram.

Rushing-Estes-Knowles Mortuary, www.rekfunerals.com.