Natividad "Nattie" C. Natividad

"Nattie" Natividad Ceniceros Natividad was called home to heaven on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, after a short but fierce battle with infections. She was a tiny but fierce warrior but in the end her body gave out. She fought the good fight. Now she is hearing "well done my good and faithful servant."

Nattie was born July 18, 1938, in Clint Texas to Pablo and Antonia Ceniceros who were migrant workers harvesting crops around the Southwestern part of the US. As the oldest child she helped her parents in the fields and when not doing that back-breaking work she helped her mother around the house and with the rest of the children of which there were eleven more. She married "Gabe" Gabriel Natividad on September 7, 1952, and thereafter her name was Natividad Natividad. The young couple settled in Midland, Tx where they lived close to his parents Juan and Dolores "Lola" Natividad. Nattie worked at Sears & Roebuck as a seamstress. She was quite accomplished as she made costumes for the plays at church and matching outfits for her daughters.

Gabe moved the family to Andrews, Tx in 1970 to take a job as a meat market manager at Piggly Wiggly. The family again found themselves at the Baptist church where Nattie loved working the women's and children's ministries in Andrews like she did in Midland. In the summer she would go on missionary trips to Ojinaga, Mexico to conduct vacation bible school with First Baptist Church and Brother Bob Bremerman and his family. She also loved her job as a daycare teacher under Barbara Hawthorne at First Baptist Church in Andrews. Yet none of these are compared to her love and commitment of taking care of her in-laws, Juan and Lola Natividad, who moved to Andrews a few years after Nattie and Gabe did. She never saw them as in-laws as they were a ma (mom) & a pa (dad). Together they built a little house a few yards away from the main house and Nattie made sure all their needs and wants were met at the snap of their fingers sometimes even before as she was always anticipating their needs.

Gabe moved Nattie back to Midland in 2001 where they attended Second Baptist Church, now known as Hope Community Church, since it was right across the street and Tom Revilla knocked on their door with an invitation. Nattie attended there till she became too fragile to attend by herself after Gabe passed away. These last few years of her life her daughter and husband would take Nattie to church with them at Truelite Christian Fellowship Church where she was welcomes, loved on, and cherished.

In 2014 Gabe, Nattie, & Sassy, Nattie's cat, moved in with Maggie and James. Gabe's Alzheimer's necessitated a move to assisted facilities in late 2019. Nattie stayed with her children and visited Gabe as often as she could, which was still not as often as she wanted. Gabe passed away in 2020. Nattie's girls began to see signs of dementia in her around 2024. Maggie took Nattie to her doctor's appointments and made many trips to the emergency rooms because Nattie seemed to get sick on the weekends or after hours. Maggie just knew something was wrong though none of the many medical personnel ever diagnosed her with anything but UTIs. The last ER trip in Andrews put her in hospital and they saw a problem with her kidneys. No bigger hospitals had available beds. San Angelo did, so Maggie & James followed her there. Shannon Medical Center tried very hard to improve and resolve Nattie's condition, but God had other plans. The daughters made the decision to return Nattie to Andrews under hospice care at the Permian Regional Care Center. She arrived at PRCC Wednesday at 3:43 pm and she was pronounced dead at 5:32 pm surrounded by her girls and their husbands.

Her survivors are two sons: Gabriel Jr & Abel (Ana) of Midland, Tx. Two daughters: Maggie Ramirez (James) of Midland Tx. & Diana Dale (George) of Andrews, Tx. Four sisters: Florence Suarez (Julian) of Little Elm, Tx; Sara Velasques of Odessa, Tx; Corina Rodrigues (Roy) of Odessa, Tx. & Raquel Shoemaker (Doyle) of Odessa, Tx. One brother Raul Ceniceros (Carlota) of Mt. Dora, F.

Nattie is preceded in death by her husband, Gabriel Brito Natividad, her parents Pablo & Antonia Ceniceros & five siblings as follows: Noemi Andrade, Juan Ceniceros, Lucy Chavez, Adan Ceniceros, & Eva Pena.

Nattie has 10 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren, and 11 great-great grandchildren not counting twins on the way. She also has countless adoring nephews, nieces, and friends.

The details of her services are as follows:

All services will be held at Ellis Resthaven Funeral Home 4616 N Big Spring St. Midland Tx. 79705 except for the graveside service.

The viewing is Thursday December 18, 2025, from 11-8 pm

Funeral is on Friday December 19, 2025, at 11 am & visitation right before from 8 to 11.

Graveside Service will be at the Ector Co. Cemetery Odessa Tx 300 S Dixie Blvd