Obituary

Funeral Mass for Ysabel M. Herrera, 86, will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with the Rev. Raymundo Manriquez, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Plainview Cemetery by Bartley Funeral Home. Rosary will be recited at 7 tonight at the funeral home. Mr. Herrera died Monday, March 20, 2006, at Covenant Hospital Plainview. He was born Aug. 2, 1919, in McKinney to Jacinto and Natalia Herrera. He grew up in McKinney and lived in San Antonio before moving to West Texas. He was a farmer most of his life and a small engine repairman. He married Augustina Villa in 1979 in Plainview. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Survivors include his wife; one son and daughter-in-law, Jesse and Mary Herrera of Plainview; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Alicia and Henry Summers, Virginia and Adan Martinez, and Anna Escamilla, all of Plainview; one sister, Francis Ramirez of Rock Falls, Ill.; a special granddaughter and caregiver, whom he loved very much; Audrey Pulido; 19 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. His parents; a daughter, Mary H. Garcia; and a brother, Daniel Herrera, are deceased. Pallbearers will be Chris Garcia, David Garcia, A.J. Martinez, Robert Garcia, Gumecindo Garcia Jr., Joe Michael Garcia, Joseph Escamilla and Jason Escamilla.