Margarita Chapa, age 90, of Paris, passed away on Thursday, April 13, 2023 at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana.

A visitation is scheduled from 10:00 A.M. until 12:00 P.M. on Monday, April 17, 2023, at Stewart and Carroll Funeral Home. Mass of Christian Burial will follow at 12:30 P.M. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Paris. The burial will be private with family only.

Margarita was born on December 16, 1932, in Cotulla, Texas, the daughter of the late Lazaro and Jesucita Garcia Santos.

She married Francisco Chapa on September 9, 1959, in Texas.

Margarita was a Teachers Aid and a cook for the local Head Start program for many years. She was also a long-time member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. Margarita loved to crochet, go on camping trips, and always enjoyed a good road trip.

She is survived by her husband, her children: Francisco (Theresa) Chapa Jr. of Browder, Kentucky, Maria (Robert) Goddard of Paris, Nonee Santos of Plain City, Ohio, Hope Chapa of Waukegan, Illinois; her siblings: Lazaro Santos of San Antonio, Texas, Maria Villarreal of Wheeling, Illinois, Irma Hill of Palatine, Illinois; her 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; and 1 great-great-grandchild.

Margarita is preceded in death by her daughter: Margarita Fullerton; 1 brother; 2 sisters; and 2 grandchildren.

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