Sandra Ortiz

Memorial services for Sandra Ortiz, 76, of Gilmer will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at Grubbs-Loyd Funeral Home Chapel in Gilmer with Larry W. Osborne officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Croley Funeral Home in Gilmer. Mrs. Ortiz passed away Saturday, May 3, 2014, in Longview.
She was born January 30, 1938, in Lockport, Illinois to Howard A. and Margaret Bradbury Murray. Sandra Ortiz was a Bible Scholar and helped many people learn to love the Lord by teaching Sunday school and Vacation Bible School, and by leading ladies Bible studies. She was a homemaker, an avid reader and loved a good mystery.
She is survived by the South Family, her daughters, Sue Ann Day of Longview, Kathleen van Gelder and husband, Frank of Lakewood, WA., and Debra Alexander and husband, Ronald of Longview; sister, Jackie Sanchez of Kingston, TN.; grandchildren, Karen Lindsey of Gilmer, Laura Eddings of Longview, Michael Alexander of Calvert,TX,Caleb Alexander of Longview, TX, Katie Howard of Winnemucca, NV, Frank van Gelder, Jr. of Puyallup, WA., Kelly van Gelder of Tacoma, WA., great grandchildren, Sydney and Emma Lindsey of Gilmer, Madison Mitchel of Longview, Garrett and Trevor Smith of Longview, Grace Eddings of Longview, Dalton and Roper Alexander of Calvert, TX, Riley and Cooper Alexander of Longview, Keagan Howard of Winnemucca, NV, Jayden and Skylar Eddings of Tyler, Brooklyn van Gelder of Puyallup WA.; the Ortiz Family Eddie Ortiz, of Hesperia, CA, Linda Ortiz Ayala of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, Lita Ortiz Senior, of Carson, CA., Connie Ortiz of Chino Hills, CA., Ricky Ortiz of Rancho, CA., Gai Jeffers of West Corina, CA., Chiquita Alvarez of Dallas, TX., Lin-da Grieves of Mountain Valley, CA., Khaly Ramirez of California.
Mrs. Ortiz was preceded in death by her first husband, Ridgeway "Russ" South on January 15, 1990.