Cruz Salas Paredes

After a long battle with cancer, Cruz Salas Paredes passed away on Tuesday, January 5, 2016. She was born in Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico on February 25, 1926 to Jose Salas and Julia Muniz Salas. She grew up in Mexico and worked in a legal firm as a paralegal. In the 1950s, she moved to the United States and married Margarito Paredes where they settled in Verhalen, Texas and raised a family of nine. In 1979, they moved to Midland, Texas where she worked at the Levi plant and left to start her own daycare business. She was involved in the church community as a Eucharist Minister visiting the sick in the hospital and was involved in the Cursillo movement at Our Lady of Guadalupe. She also enjoyed volunteering her time cooking for the Sunday "Church Breakfast." She enjoyed being actively involved in her grandchildren and great grandchildren's lives. Cruz was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; her brother, Francisco Salas; her great granddaughter, Kaitlyn Munoz; and great grandson, Tybalt Christopher Salas. Cruz is survived by daughters, Leticia Almanza and fiancée Chris Anaya, Judy Schmidt (Steve), Mary Munoz (Fred), Sylvia Paredes, Margie Galvan (Johnny), and Eva Mendez (Miguel); her sons, Joe Salas (Rosanne), Frank Paredes (Donna), and Jaime Paredes (Kimberly); her grandchildren, Mark (Connie) Almanza, Mario (Romie) Almanza, Cynthia (Lucio) Lucero, Michelle (Gilbert) Schmidt-Blanco, Jason (Christina) Schmidt, Joe Salas, Jr. (Linda), Jason (Abigail) Salas, Jesse and Jeffrey Salas, Chris (Audra) Munoz, Alex (Amy) Munoz, Kimberly Munoz, Lindsay Paredes, Michael and Kevin Galvan, Jessica (Adam) Escobedo, Raymond (Julie) Mendez, Michael Mendez, Alexa, Kaitlyn, and Brooke Paredes; and by 29 great grandchildren. Visitation and rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday January 8, 2016 at Ellis Funeral Home. Funeral Mass will be held at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church officiated by Father David Herrera. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Mark and Mario Almanza, Joe Salas, Jr., Jesse Salas, Chris Munoz, Kevin Galvan, Jason Schmidt, and Raymond Mendez. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great grandchildren. The family of Cruz Paredes wishes to thank the Hospice nursing staff and Mari Vazquez for their loving care and support during her illness. Online condolences may be offered at www.ellisfunerals.com.