- Date Of Birth: September 2, 1931
- Date Of Death: June 17, 2014
- State: Michigan
PRATT, Carmelita Tamez-Cruz died June 17, 2014, at age 82. Carmelita was born September 2, 1931 in Kingsville, TX to the late PorFiriò and Jesusita Cantu Tamez. Attended St. Joseph Catholic Church, She loved cooking, and yard work, and “She loved her rose bushes”.
Carmelita is survived by her children, Mario Rita Cruz, Lucy Jackson, David Cruz, Cindy Cruz, Sheila Mark Cruz Woodson, Jimmy Cruz, and Carmelita Cruz; 22 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great-grandchildren; siblings, Lewis Garza, Diego Garza, Robert Garza and Rosa Neville; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Maria Cruz, Son, Ricky Cruz, and sisters, Margarita Garcia and Juanita Compos.
