Henry E.

Ortega. Sr.

Henry E. Ortega Sr.

Holy Mass of Christian burial for Henry E. Ortega Sr., 85, of Sweetwater, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church with Father Joshua Gray officiating. Burial will follow for immediate family at the Sweetwater Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.

A rosary will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church.

Henry E. Ortega Sr. passed away Friday, December 1, 2023, in Abilene, Texas.

He was born January 28, 1938, in Sweetwater, Texas. He married Jessie (Rodriguez) Ortega on October 20, 1960, in Sweetwater. He was a member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church. He lived in Sweetwater his whole life.

Survivors include his daughter Christy Little and husband Lance of Sweetwater; three sons, Henry Ortega Jr. and wife Deanna of Sweetwater, Tony Ortega of Los Angeles, and Danny Ortega and wife Heather of Dallas; a sister Alicia Leal of Poteet; two grandsons, Spencer Little of Sweetwater and Tres Ortega of Sweetwater; and one granddaughter, Savannah Little of Sweetwater.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Jessie (Rodriguez) Ortega; two brothers, Andres Ortega and Raul Ortega; four sisters Adalina Gutierrez, Eufamia Ortega, Jaunita Rivera, and Rosa Martinez; and his parents, Enrique Sr. and Sofia (Gomez) Ortega.

Pallbearers will be grandsons Spencer Little and Tres Ortega; and nephews Bobby Bautista, J.R. Bautista, Eugene Dominguez, Mike Dominguez, Danny Gutierrez, and Andrew Ortiz.