Israel Sanchez

Israel Vazquez Sanchez, 57, of Ojinaga, Mexico, passed away on Friday, November 6, 2015, in Pecos County.

Funeral services will be held in Mexico at a later date. Local arrangements are under the care and direction of Shaffer-Nichols Funeral Home.

Israel was born on July 3, 1958, in Mexico. He loved farming, ranching, and most of all, his family, but especially his granddaughter Isla.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, Manuel Valenzuela, and Genaro Sanchez.

Survivors include his wife Ninfa Sanchez of Mexico; two daughters, Eneidi Sanchez, and Karen Sanchez, both of Mexico; two brothers, Jesus Sanchez of McCamey, and Socorro Sanchez of Mexico; three sisters, Brigida Venegas, Lulu Torres, and Paula Juarez, all of McCamey; and his granddaughter, Isla Sanchez, of Mexico.