Paula Garza

Paula Garza was born on June 18, 1930 in San Benito, Nuevo Leon, Mexico to Felipe and Petra Garza and was called home by her Creator on her 83rd birthday, this past Tuesday June 18th at home surrounded by her family and relatives. Paula was the youngest of 11 siblings: Ignacia, Inez, Agapito, Pablo, Jose Marciano, Tomasa, Canuto, Alberto, Juan, and Timoteo. On February, 1947 Paula married Porfirio Garza. Together they had 12 children. The family migrated from Mexico to Bishop, Texas following agricultural seasonal jobs. From Bishop to the Yakima Valley in Washington and then to Moses Lake which became their permanent home.