Manuela Ybarra

Manuela Ybarra, 70, our beloved Mother, Sister, Grandmother, Great Grandmother and Aunt was called to heaven on February 15, 2021. Rosary was held at 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 23, 2021 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 24, 2021 at St. Stephen’s Catholic Church.

The daughter of Manuela (Valero) and David Garcia, Manuela was born August 4, 1950 in Marathon, Texas. She was united in marriage to Rodolfo “Rudy” Ybarra on June 28, 1969 in Alpine, Texas. The family lived in Alpine, where she worked as a waitress at Bienvenidos; in Andrews, she worked as a bi-lingual teacher’s assistant for AISD. In 1997, they moved to Midland, where she was a member of St. Stephens’s Catholic Church.

She is survived by her husband of 51 years, Rudy V. Ybarra; daughter, Yvonne Tenorio and husband, Rick; son, Rudy Adrian Ybarra and wife Alexis; four sisters, Clemencia Lopez and husband, Robert; Genoveva Villareal, Minerva Mancha, and Maria Elydia Hinojos. She is also survived by Angel Valles, a grandnephew who she raised, eight grandchildren, six great grandchildren, four step-grandchildren and seven step-great grandchildren.

Manuela was preceded in death by two sisters, Irene Flores and Ramona Molinar; and two brothers, Antonio Garcia and Adrian Garcia.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Midland. Online condolences may be made at www.npwelchcom.