Norma Lee Ara, passed away on Sunday, February 2, 2020 in Dayton,
Texas. Norma was born on November 16, 1932 in San Benito, Texas to
parents Henry and Marianna Brooks, who precede her in death. Mrs. Ara is
also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 50 years, Louis Henry
Ara, Jr. and her daughter-in-law, Lawnee Ara and her son-in-law, Rey
Costello.
Norma was loving mother, grandmother,
great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother. Being a natural
caregiver, she loved taking care of
her family by cooking them homemade meals. Spending time with her family
gave her the greatest joy in her life. She will be sadly missed by all
those who knew and loved her.
Norma is survived by her sons,
Everett “Pacer” Roulston, Louis Henry Ara, III and his wife Rosie, and
Justin James Ara; her daughters, Frankie Gonzalez and her husband Roy,
Mary Monterrubio and her husband Tom, Lavinia Long and her husband Rey,
Louise Ara and her husband Robert, and Leslie Costello; her brother Bill
Gutierrez and his wife Pilar; her sister, Janice Rojas and her husband
Jacinto; 13 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; 2
great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives
and friends.
Family will receive friends at Pace Stancil Funeral
Home – Cleveland on Friday, February 7, 2020 from 1:00 p.m. p.m. – 2:00
p.m. Her funeral service will start at t 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Pace
Stancil – Cleveland. Interment will follow at Ryan Cemetery.
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