Trina Cantu Padilla, a homemaker, passed away on January 4, 2010. She was 86.

Trina was born May 27, 1923 to Antonio and Ignacia Cantu in Lyford, Texas. She lived in Raymondville, Texas before residing in Corpus Christi, Texas since 1952.

Survivors include a son: Frank C. Padilla of Grand Prairie, Texas; 1 daughter: Nellie (Dario) Encinia of Sinton, Texas; 2 brothers; Fabio (Toni) Cantu of San Antonio and Ralph (Valerie) Garcia of Joshua, Texas; one sister: Hilda (Rudy) Vera of Edinburg, Texas; ten grandchildren: Gloria, Maria Trinidad, Dario (Jessica), Celestina, Monica, Christina, David and Daniel Encinia, Rene (Monica) and David Valls; thirteen great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceding in death are her husband Francisco “Pancho” Padilla; her parents; a son Gilbert Padilla; a stepdaughter Rachel Valls; a brother Abel Cantu; and sisters Eloisa Bernal and Esmeralda Rosales.

Visitation will begin Friday, January 8, 2010 at 10:00 AM with a rosary at 7:00 PM at Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral Mass will celebrated Saturday, January 9, 2010, 9:00 AM at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Sinton with Father Shaji Varghese as celebrant. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Corpus Christi, Texas.

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