Daria Perez

Daria Prieto de Perez went to be with her Lord on March 17, 2015 after a long battle with Cancer. Daria was born to Francisco C. Prieto and Ysabel S. Prieto on December 19, 1945 in San Antonio del Rio Bravo, Chih, Mexico. She spent her childhood in the rural communities of Lake Arthur, Hagerman, and Dexter, NM. Daria graduated from Dexter High School in 1965 and went on to successfully obtain a secretarial certificate from Southwestern Business College in Roswell, NM in 1971. Daria was a 17 year employee of the State of New Mexico in various agencies including Vocational Rehabilitation and Adult Probation & Parole. Daria moved to Odessa Texas in 1991 where she lived out the remainder of her life and was an 8 year associate of Wal-Mart #2891 where she was a cashier. Daria made many close friends and touched many souls during her time at Wal-Mart and she will be dearly missed.

Daria was preceded in death by her parents Francisco C. and Ysabel S. Prieto, her sister Mary P. Pena and her husband, Lorenzo E. Pena.

Daria is survived by her brother Manuel S. Prieto and his wife, Francisca of Dexter, NM and her sister, Tomasa P. Raimo and her husband, Joseph of Surprise, AZ.
Daria's memory will live on in her three children, Josephine Ysabel Perez and her partner in this life, Thomas C. Licon, Sr.; Catalina Maria Perez and her beloved son, Robert Christopher Perez and his wife, Veronica Valerio, all of Odessa, Texas.

Daria was a devoted grandmother to Anastaisa M. Perez, Erineo I. Bugarin and his wife Nicole D., Andrea Y. Bugarin, Ruben E. Bugarin, Jr., Louis A. Matta IV, Thomas C. Licon, Jr., Francisco D. Matta, Christina M. Licon, Ysabel A. Perez, Camilla R. Matta, Gloria C. Perez, Yesenia I. Perez, Gabriella E. Perez, Faith A. Perez and Ezekiel C. Perez.

Daria was a cherished Great-Grandmother to Alizae A. Gonzalez, Andres A. Vasquez, Annjeanette A. Vasquez, Erineo I. Bugarin, Jr., Nathaniel X. Bugarin, Guadalupe J. Vasquez and Saraie L. Bugarin.

She will be remembered by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Rosary for Daria will be held at Ballard Funeral Home, 910 South Main Street in Roswell, NM at 6pm, Thursday, March 26, 2015.

The mass for Daria's soul will be held at St. John's Catholic Church, 506 South Lincoln in Roswell, NM at 10am, Friday, March 27, 2015. Interment will follow at South Park Cemetery.

Mom
She had a little rebel in her,
a little chaos and a little gentleness,
She didn't say much and sometimes she would doze off.
She would drift away and dream with the stars and that was ok.
She had a little fight in her and every time she built enough courage
her voice would echo through the sky.
She wasn't complete but she had enough.
There was a science to her genius, a method to her madness,
a flare to her beauty and there was
nothing she couldn't accomplish.
She was unstoppable and everything she ever wanted
she took with nothing on but a smile...
you can rest now, Mom.
We love you.

Service

Rosary

Ballard Funeral Chapel
910 S. Main St.
Roswell, NM  88203
Thursday, March 26, 2015
6:00 PM

Funeral Mass

St. Johns Catholic Church
506 S. Lincoln
Roswell, NM  88203
Friday, March 27, 2015
10:00 PM

Cemetery

South Park Cemetery
3101 S. Main St.
Roswell, NM  88203