Nellie L.

Gonzales

Nellie L. Gonzales, 72, of Sweetwater passed away Monday, April 26, 2021 at Rolling Plains Memorial Hospital.

Holy Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday , April 30, 2021 at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Churc h with Father Nilo Nalugon officiating . Interment will follow at Garden of Memories Cemetery under the d ir ec tion o f McCoy Funeral Home . A P rayer Vigil and Rosary will be at 6:30 P.M. Thursday at McCoy Chapel of Memories.

Nellie was born January 1, 194 9 in Ro scoe to the late Paulo and Ysabel ( Gomez ) Lopez . She married Salvador Gonzales August 17, 1968 in Sweetwater. Nellie atten d ed Sweetwater schools and was a m ember of Holy Spirit Catholic Parish. She was a homemaker and lived in Nolan County all her life.

Nellie is survived by her husband , of 5 2 plus years , Salvador Gonzales of Sweetwater, sons; Raymond Gonzales and wife Cindy of Roscoe, Artie Gonzales of Kerrville and James Go nzales and wife M ollie Hoover of Sweetwater, daughters; Melinda Mendez and husband Cornelio of Sweetwater , Donna Gonzales of San Antonio , seventeen grandchildren and twenty - three great-grandchildren, her brothers; Jimmy Lopez and wife Mary o f Lubbock, Paul Lopez and wife Susie of Sweetwater and nume rous nie ces and nephews.

Nellie was also preceded in death by her brother Juanito Lopez.

Pallbearers will be Raymond Justin Gonzales, Samantha Gonzales, Cory Mendez, Calixto M endez, James Gonzales, Jr. and Gabriel Gonzales. Honorary pallbe a rers are Jacob He rnandez, Matthew Gonzales, Noah Gonzales, Bo Gonzales and Niko Gonzales.