Leonor Zapata Gomez

November 6, 1913 - May 6, 2011

Funeral mass for Leonor Zapata Gomez, 97, of Lamesa, will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at St. Margaret Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Joseph Kurumbel officiating.

Burial will follow in Dawson County Cemetery under the direction of Branon Funeral Home.

Rosary was to be held on Saturday and Sunday evenings, at 7 o’clock, at Branon Funeral Home Chapel.

Mrs. Gomez died on Friday, May 6, 2011 in Lamesa.

She was born on Nov. 6, 1913 in Castroville, Texas to Juanita (Navarro) and Francisco Zapata. She married Tomas D. Gomez on Oct. 23, 1937 in Brady, Texas.

She was a dedicated member of the Catholic Church. She helped form the first Catholic Church in Lamesa – Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission. She was a member of the Guadalupanas, Cursillista, and the Catholic Daughters of the Americas.

Preceding her in death were her husband, Tomas D. Gomez; her parents; and brothers, Guadalupe Zapata, Francisco Zapata and Catarino Zapata.

Survivors include her daughter, Rosalinda Gomez of Lamesa; two grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and a sister, Paula Rodriguez of San Saba.

The family suggests memorials to Guadalupanas, 908 North 2nd Street, Lamesa, TX 79331; or Catholic Daughters of the Americas, 10 West 71st Street, New York, NY 10023.