Benavidez obituaries, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Name, date of obit, date submitted, submitted for the USGenWeb archives by: Benavidez, Maria Del Refugio 15 Dec 2010 Dec 2010 Jerry Nelson *************************************************************************** Obituary published in the Hammond Daily Star on: 12/15/2010 BENAVIDEZ, MARIA DEL REFUGIO Maria Del Refugio Benavidez, 88 years old of Independence, died Sunday, December 12, 2010, at her residence. She was born on June 15, 1922, in El Calabos, TX. Surviving are her daughter, Eudelia Villarael of Muleshoe, TX; son, Antonio Martinez of Sebastian, TX; daughter, Juana Martinez of Houston, TX; son, Francisco Martinez of Sebastian, TX; daughter, Ramona Martinez of Lafayette, LA; daughter, Andrea Carrion of Independence, LA; 13 grand- children; 30 great-grandchildren; 1 great-great-grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Andrea Rodriguez and Jose Benavidez; son, Jose Martinez; daughter, Martina Martinez; husband, Reynaldo Martinez; and 2 sisters. Friends will be received Wednesday, December 15, 2010, from 5:00 PM till 10:00 PM at Harry McKneely & Son Funeral Home in Hammond. Visitation will continue Thursday, December 16, 2010, from 10:00 AM until the funeral service at 2:00 PM in the funeral home chapel. Interment will follow in the Colonial Cemetery in Independence. An on-line guest book is available at www.harrymckneely.com. *************************************************************************** File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/tangipahoa/obits/obitssur/benavidez.txt