SEADRIFT – Rita V. ‘Grandma Cookie’ Rios passed away August 23, 2016. She was born February 20, 1924 in Port Lavaca to the late Cecilio and Lucia Trevino Villarreal. She was a homemaker and a Catholic.

She is survived by her daughters, Consuelo Rios, Alma Gloria Rios, Odilia Rodriguez, Lucy Leita and Noemi Rios; sons, Juan Manuel, Apolonio V., Rudy, Rick and Oscar Rios; brother, Manuel Villarreal; 34 grandchildren, 90 great-grandchildren and 65 great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Juan D. Rios; daughter, Nora Perkins; son, Jose Arturo Rios; 4 sisters and 5 brothers.

Funeral Mass was Saturday, August 27, 2016 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Seadrift. Interment followed in Seadrift Cemetery.

Pallbearers were grandsons, Alex Morales, Juan Rios Jr., Arturo Hisquierdo, Ruben Rios, Robert Hisquierdo and Apolonio Rios Jr. Honorary Pallbearers are Leo Morales, Cleo Morales, Samuel Rios, Luis Rene Rodriguez II, Rudy Lee Rios, Ricky Rios Jr., Michael Rios, Daniel Leita, and Chad Rios.

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