Elodia Santos Lozano, 85, was called home by our Lord on April 13, 2015 in Austin, Texas surrounded by her family. Elodia (also known as Mamo to many) was born on August 28, 1929 in Cotulla, Texas to Inez Z. Santos and Eudelia L. Santos.
She is preceded in death by her parents; sons, Jose E. Lozano Jr. and Raul R. Lozano; sisters, Aurelia S. Gomez of Cotulla, Juanita Adame of Bryan, Maria Elena (Mariola) Rodriguez of Dilley, Eudelia S. Martinez of Mundeline, Illinois and Anita Santos of Cotulla; brothers, Eudelio Santos of Cotulla, Lauro L. Santos of Cotulla and grandson, Joseph Michael Lozano of Dilley.
She is survived by daughters, Leticia (Tish) Dula and her husband Larry of Louisiana, Mary Anna Lozano of Austin and son, Mario A. Lozano and wife Annabel of Live Oak. She is also survived by 9 granddaughters, 3 grandsons, numerous great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Elodia attended Cotulla High School from 1946-1949. She was a member of The Cotulla Cowgirl Pep squad. As a young lady she worked at the Ben Franklin Store, Meyers Hospital as a Nurse's Aide as well as the Red Store #1 and #2. She also worked as a Teacher's Aide for 24 years with Dilley I.S.D. She married Jose Eudelio (Lelo) Lozano Sr. on January 11, 1953. She had a passion for sewing, dancing, cooking, baking and most important of all, her family.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at Peters Funeral Home from 8:00 a.m to 10:45 a.m. Services will be held on Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with interment following at the Cotulla East Cemetery.