Arselia Cortez Hernandez

January 22, 1953 - April 12, 2015

Chapel funeral services for Arselia "Lela" Cortez Hernandez, age 61, of Big Spring, Texas, will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2015 at Gonzales Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Elias Cortez officiating. Interment wil follow to Dawson County Cemetery. Funeral arrangements are under the care and direction of Gonzales Funeral Home of Lamesa, Texas. Arselia passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at her home in Big Spring, Texas. She was born on January 22, 1953 in Morton, Texas. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernardino Cortez, Sr. and Maria Cortez; her brothers, her brothers, Bernardino Cortez, Jr., Moises Cortez, David Cortez, Jose Cortez. Arselia is survived by her family, her daughters, Leticia Garcia of Big Spring, Texas, Lucinda Hernandez Banuelos of Lamesa, Texas; her sons, Pedro C. Hernandez, Moises C. Hernandez, both of Big Spring, Texas, Manuel C. Hernandez, Aaron C. Hernandez, Leroy C. Hernandez, all of Lamesa,; her sisters, Anita DeLeon of Temple, Texas, Mary C. Mojica of Lamesa, Texas; her brothers, Pablo Cortez of Oklahoma, Elias Cortez of Lamesa, Texas, Lasaro Cortez of Temple, Texas; 25 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren.