Obituary

Francisco “Frank” Vonilla Castillo, 81, of Plainview, TX, passed from this life into eternal life on Friday, June 3, 2022. Funeral services will be held at Templo Sinai in Plainview, TX on June 9, 2022, at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Plainview Memorial Park.

He was born on October 4, 1940, in Millett, Texas to Ysabel Castillo and Ysida Vonilla. Frank grew up in Dilley, Texas as a child and then moved to Helena, Arkansas in his teenage years with his father and siblings after the passing of his mother at the tender age of 7 years old. He worked in agriculture, farming, construction, carpentry, and pastoring. Faith was an essential part of his life. He came into the faith and received Jesus as his personal Savior in 1961 in the small town of Lockney, Texas.

Frank met and married the love of his life in Helena, Arkansas at the age of 21 years old and Miss. Elidia Vigil was 16 years old. The couple pledged their love to each other in holy matrimony on June 24th, 1961, in Helena. They completed their 61st anniversary and would have celebrated 62 years this month.

Frank spent the majority of his time mentoring his wife, children, grandchildren, greatgrandchildren, family, friends, and whomever was willing to hear the word of God. He loved and was loved by God and so many. Frank was a young at heart, outgoing, fun, bold, funny, spontaneous, charismatic, protecting, and a hospitable man who was always eager to help. A smart, energetic, enthusiastic, sociable, adventurous, smiling, strong willed, independent, creative, and handyman!

He believed God’s word and that he could do all things through Christ who gave him strength. He stood on the word of God and his promises and believed that it was the power unto salvation.

Those left to cherish and remember his legacy is his wife; Elidia Castillo of Plainview, his children; Nita Tovanche and husband, Rafael, of Plainview, Joel Castillo and wife, Cynthia, of Plainview, Esther Sepeda of Plainview, Raquel Medina and husband, Daniel, of Plainview, Elizabeth Castillo of Plainview, and Sarai Castillo-Gomez and husband, David, of Plainview, his siblings; Inez Hernandez of Plainview and Oligaria Maldonado of New Jersey. Frank was blessed with 17 grandchildren and 9 greatgrandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his parents; Ysabel and Ysida Castillo and numerous brothers and sisters.