Alicia Cantu

Alicia Cantu, 89, of Gonzales, passed away Friday, July 5, 2013. Alicia was born January 24, 1924 in Lockhart to Valarino Garcia and Guadalupe Trevino. Alicia had married Ventura Cantu and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Alicia was a hard working homemaker. She was a humble, good woman that imparted Christian values and beliefs in her children. She was strict while imparting wholesome values to her children, but it was because she loved them so deeply.

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Alicia Cantu, 89, of Gonzales, passed away Friday, July 5, 2013. Alicia was born January 24, 1924 in Lockhart to Valarino Garcia and Guadalupe Trevino. Alicia had married Ventura Cantu and was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Alicia was a hard working homemaker. She was a humble, good woman that imparted Christian values and beliefs in her children. She was strict while imparting wholesome values to her children, but it was because she loved them so deeply.

Alicia taught her daughters how to make home-made tortillas, caldo, and tamales, how to sew and what it meant to be a good wife and mother. Her boys learned hard work by chopping wood for the stove and how to care for themselves and for their families.

Alicia was a tremendous loving mother and grandmother, her children and grandchildren will think of her and remember Proverbs 31:28-29: Her children will rise up and call her blessed; her husband also as he praises her: “Many women have done excellently, but you have surpassed them all.” Alicia had many passions, love of sewing, her faith, but her greatest passion was love of family.

Alicia Cantu is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Teresa Guevara of Austin, Natalie Torres of Gonzales, Paula and Joaquin Gonzales of Gonzales and Victoria Martinez of Austin, sons and daughters-in-law, Joe and Mary Frances Carrizales of Gonzales, Johnny and Rachel Carrizales of Troup, Guadalupe and Cindy Carrizales of Ft. Worth, grandchildren, Kathy, Alice, Joey, Johnathon, Jennifer, Johnny, Jeremy, Jocelyn, Guadalupe, Jr., Eloseia, Susie, Cindy, Joe, Jr., Maria Isabel, Delilah, Maribel, Manuel, Margie, Joaquin Jr., Brenda, Raymond, Ronnie, Ricky, Alvin Jr., Bridgette, and Kristen, great-grandchildren, Derrick, Isaac, Ethan, Lorryn, Aubrey, Carsyn, Chance, Georgia, Joshua, Karly, Matthew, Tori, Chelsea, Courtney, Cicley, Cory, John, III, Elika, Brooklyn, Jordan, Noah, Raya, Edward, Zachary, Geno, Gena, Sierra, Joshua, Jalen, Braden, Zoey, Jaydin, Tyler, Kali, McKenzie, Tanner, Trace, Trent, Katherine, and Cassandra, Eliza, Brandon, Alyssa, Andrew, Marissa, Malorey, Boy, Harley, and Kyleigh, great-great-grandchildren, Kayle, Connor, Lainey, Coby, David, Kolby and Bailee. She was preceded in death by her husband, 3 brothers and 2 sisters, grandsons, Roy Gonzales and Joey Torres and her son-in-law, Alvin Torres, Sr.

A rosary was recited at 6 p.m. Monday at Seydler-Hill Funeral Home and a Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 9, 2013 in Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Fr. Paul Raaz officiating. Interment will follow in St. James Cemetery. Pallbearers: Alvin Torres, Jr., Joaquin Gonzales, Jr., Joey Carrizales, John Carrizales, Jr., Lupe Carrizales, Jr., and Joe Guevara, Jr. The family had received friends from 5 to 6 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home. Services were under the care and direction of Seydler-Hill Funeral Home.

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