Jesse A. Garza

Jesse Garza Funeral service for Jesse A. Garza, age 71, of Frederick, Oklahoma, was at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 14, 2009, at the Gray Gish Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Pete Vasquez, of the Temple of the Power God, Frederick, Oklahoma, officiating. A prayer service will be at 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 13, 2009, at Gray Gish Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Garza passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009, in Lawton, Oklahoma. Burial was in the Frederick Memorial Cemetery under the direction of Gray Gish Funeral Home. Jesse A. Garza was born on August 29, 1937, to Albert and Pauline (Andrew) Garza, in Ennis, Texas. He married Dominga Espinosa, on October 19, 1955, in Ennis, Texas. They moved to Frederick, Oklahoma, in 1961. He was a hard working man. He worked for Max Waldroop and James Brannon, where he did farm work for 32 years. He enjoyed driving a John Deer tractor. He was a member of the Temple of the Power of God Pentecostal Church in Frederick. He was preceded in death by his parents, five brothers and two sisters. He is survived by his wife, Dominga, of the home; three sons: Jesse Garza, Jr. and wife Shasta, of Altus, Oklahoma; Robert Garza and wife Diana, of Omaha, Nebraska; Richard Garza and wife Maria, of Frederick, Oklahoma; seven daughters: Lupe Chapa and husband, Julian, of Austin, Texas; Irma Corrales, and husband John Alexander, of Durango, Mexico; Maria Ramirez and husband Augusto, of Davidson, Oklahoma; Rosemary Howard and husband Leslie, of Frederick, Oklahoma; Mary Lou Graves and husband Robert, of Frederick, Oklahoma; Pauline Maldonado and husband Gary, of Enid, Oklahoma; Corine Molina and husband Luis, of Wellington, Texas; a step son: Raul Alvarado, of Corpus Christi, Texas; two sisters: Gloria Diaz, of Ferris, Texas and Mary Frances (Maria) Garza, of Dallas, Texas; 31grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, Memorials, Box 841125, Dallas, TX 75284, or to the American Diabetes Association, Box 11454, Alexandria, VA 22312, in loving memory of Jesse A. Garza. Gray Gish Funeral Home 580-335-2112