Monica Mote (Tulia)

Nazareth, Texas—Monica Mote, 67, died on Wednesday, June 10, 2015 in Nazareth. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Saturday, June 13, 2015 in the Holy Family Catholic Church in Nazareth with Father Ken Keller and Deacon Bob Birkenfeld officiating. Burial will follow in Holy Family Catholic Cemetery under the direction of Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Tulia. A vigil will be held at 7:00 pm Friday at the church. Monica was born on May 22, 1948 in Dimmitt to Arnold and Katy Brockman. She grew up in Nazareth and graduated Nazareth High School in 1966. She attended cosmetology school in Amarillo. She moved to Tulia in 1968 and worked for Cecil Kirbo Beauty Shop. She married Felix Mote on August 4, 1969. She also worked for Tulia ISD in the Highland Cafeteria and then at the El Camino Restaurant as a cook. She was a longtime member of the Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit while living in Tulia. They moved to Nazareth in 2000. She was a member of the Holy Family Catholic Church there and a member of the Christian Mothers Society. She was a member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary. She is preceded in death by her parents, one brother: Virgil Brockman and one sister-in-law: Jeanette Brockman. She is survived by her husband: Felix Mote of Nazareth, one daughter: Felice Acker and husband Dwight of Nazareth, one son: Chad Mote of Claude, one honorary daughter: Shea Barbee of Ennis, three brothers: Ralph Brockman, Dale Brockman and Art Brockman, all of Nazareth, two sisters: Naomi McGrath of Kansas City, Kansas and Joyce Gutierrez of New Fairfield, Connecticut, five grandchildren: Shina Luera of Tulia, Spencer Acker of Nazareth, Marshall Mote of Lubbock, Nathaniel Henderson of Lubbock and Mackenzie Brown of Ennis. Memorials may be made to the Castro County 4-H. Online Condolences may be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com