Obituary for Idolina Alafa
Idolina M. Alafa, age 71, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019.
Funeral mass will be celebrated at 4 PM on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Holy Angels Catholic Church with Father Renato officiating. Burial will follow in Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Rosary will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 7 PM in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel.
Idolina was born on February 15, 1948 in LaGrulla, Texas to Macario and Alicia (Solis) Zarate. She married the love of her life, Guadalupe Alonzo Alafa Sr., and she was a loving and devoted wife to him for 54 years and shared love, laughter and raised their family together. She was a strong woman of faith, was a faithful member of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Paducah, and had a big kind and caring heart. With a servant’s heart, she served her church and loved helping people, doing anything she could to help someone even if she didn’t know them. She was known to love to watch the 700 Club and HGTV, and often donated to charities such as St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Idolina also loved to work on word search puzzles and hanging out with her friends. Due to her competitive spirit, she loved playing BINGO, but she didn’t like to lose and you had better not cheat or she would call you out on it.
Above all else, Idolina loved people, especially children. She was a patient and loving grandmother and great-grandmother, and she loved babysitting children, loving on them and guiding them with love and faith.
Idolina was preceded in death by her father Macario Zarate, her mother Alicia Solis Zarate, and a sister Aida Ybarra.
Survivors include her beloved husband, Guadalupe Alonzo Alafa, Sr.; daughter, Norma Linda Vasquez and husband, Joaquin of Edinburg, TX; daughter, Maricela Alafa Barron and husband, Kirk of Childress; son, Guadalupe Alonzo Alafa, Jr. and wife, Lusita of Anton, TX; daughter, Diana Alafa Guzman and husband, Adolfo of Childress; daughter, Leonor Alafa Aguirre and husband, Rodney of Childress; fifteen grandchildren, Noe Vasquez, Dayna Alafa, Elijah Alafa, Alisiah Alafa, Isaiah Alafa, Noah Alafa, Christopher Martin, Krystal Archer, Kevin Archer, Tony Barron, Mikaela Guzman, Javier Guzman, Christian Aguirre, Kaitlyn Cofield and Ricky Cofield; six great-grandchildren, Caleb Vasquez, Lauren Vasquez, Xander Martin, Kailey Archer, Kristopher Archer, and Georgia M. Cofield; brother and sister-in-law, Pablo and Angelita Zarate; sister and brother-in-law, Berta and Jose Vela; sister, Cristina Zarate; sister and brother-in-law, Elia and Adan Olvera; brother-in-law, Rafael Ybarra; sister and brother-in-law, Melida and George Gracia; brother and sister-in-law, Macario Zarate Jr. and Susana; sister and brother-in-law, Maria Elena and Esteban Ortiz; and numerous friends and family.
Funeral mass will be celebrated at 4 PM on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Holy Angels Catholic Church with Father Renato officiating. Burial will follow in Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home.
Rosary will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019 at 7 PM in the Johnson Funeral Home Chapel.
Idolina was born on February 15, 1948 in LaGrulla, Texas to Macario and Alicia (Solis) Zarate. She married the love of her life, Guadalupe Alonzo Alafa Sr., and she was a loving and devoted wife to him for 54 years and shared love, laughter and raised their family together. She was a strong woman of faith, was a faithful member of Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church in Paducah, and had a big kind and caring heart. With a servant’s heart, she served her church and loved helping people, doing anything she could to help someone even if she didn’t know them. She was known to love to watch the 700 Club and HGTV, and often donated to charities such as St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.
Idolina also loved to work on word search puzzles and hanging out with her friends. Due to her competitive spirit, she loved playing BINGO, but she didn’t like to lose and you had better not cheat or she would call you out on it.
Above all else, Idolina loved people, especially children. She was a patient and loving grandmother and great-grandmother, and she loved babysitting children, loving on them and guiding them with love and faith.
Idolina was preceded in death by her father Macario Zarate, her mother Alicia Solis Zarate, and a sister Aida Ybarra.
Survivors include her beloved husband, Guadalupe Alonzo Alafa, Sr.; daughter, Norma Linda Vasquez and husband, Joaquin of Edinburg, TX; daughter, Maricela Alafa Barron and husband, Kirk of Childress; son, Guadalupe Alonzo Alafa, Jr. and wife, Lusita of Anton, TX; daughter, Diana Alafa Guzman and husband, Adolfo of Childress; daughter, Leonor Alafa Aguirre and husband, Rodney of Childress; fifteen grandchildren, Noe Vasquez, Dayna Alafa, Elijah Alafa, Alisiah Alafa, Isaiah Alafa, Noah Alafa, Christopher Martin, Krystal Archer, Kevin Archer, Tony Barron, Mikaela Guzman, Javier Guzman, Christian Aguirre, Kaitlyn Cofield and Ricky Cofield; six great-grandchildren, Caleb Vasquez, Lauren Vasquez, Xander Martin, Kailey Archer, Kristopher Archer, and Georgia M. Cofield; brother and sister-in-law, Pablo and Angelita Zarate; sister and brother-in-law, Berta and Jose Vela; sister, Cristina Zarate; sister and brother-in-law, Elia and Adan Olvera; brother-in-law, Rafael Ybarra; sister and brother-in-law, Melida and George Gracia; brother and sister-in-law, Macario Zarate Jr. and Susana; sister and brother-in-law, Maria Elena and Esteban Ortiz; and numerous friends and family.