María de Jesús Cepeda

María de Jesús Cepeda was born on May 10, 1941 and went to be with the Lord on Friday, July 30, 2021. She was preceded in death by her husband, Artemio Cepeda, Sr.; her grandchildren, Christopher Hernández and Gilbert “Baybz” Cepeda; and her parents, Bonifacio Martínez and María Ofelia Villanueva de Martinez.

She is loved and remembered by her children, José Homero (Juana) Cepeda, José Artemio, Jr. (Janie) Cepeda, José Humberto (Eugenia) Cepeda, Manuel (Norma) Cepeda, Norma Hernández, Elizabeth (Joey) Barrón, Arturo (Erica) Cepeda; 20 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

The Cepeda family will receive relatives and friends on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Buck Ashcraft San Benito Funeral Home.  A recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at 7 o’clock on Monday evening. (Click the link below to view the recitation of the Holy Rosary via live-stream.) A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Wednesday, August 4, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at San Ignacio de Loyola Catholic Church, 24380 US-281/Military Hwy, San Benito, Texas. Following the Mass, María de Jesús will be laid to rest at Mont Meta Memorial Park.

Honored to serve as pallbearers are José Armando Cepeda, Arturo Cepeda Jr., Humberto Cepeda, Marky Cepeda, Sergio Cepeda Jr., Juan Carlos Cepeda, Jairo Cantarero, and José H. Cepeda.