PLAINS – Maria I. Chavez de Labra, age 70, passed away early Tuesday morning, March 23, 2021, at the BSA Medical Center, Amarillo, Texas

She was born October 20, 1950, at Zimapan, Hidalgo, Mexico, the daughter of Feliciano and Gilberta (Ramirez Leal) Chavez. As a young girl she attended school in Mexico. In 1972, she moved to Plains, Kansas. Was a custodian for Plains Grade School for twenty-seven years.

She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the Seven Sisters Apostolate. She enjoyed visiting on the telephone with family and friends, traveling to Mexico, shopping, listening to music, supporting the SWH Mustangs, and spending time with her family, friends, and especially her grandchildren.

On November 5, 1973, she married Julio Labra at Meade, Kansas. He precedes her in death on March 15, 2021.

Other survivors include her children, Cristobal Labra of Wichita, Kansas, Eloisa Baumgartner (Roger) of Iowa, Daisy Labra of Houston, Texas, and Elisa Puentes (Jose Enrique) of Plains, Kansas; four brothers, Esteban Chavez, Antonio Perez, Catarino Francisco, and Eliseo Francisco; a sister, Maria Chavez, and four grandchildren, Jasmin Hernandez, Alexis Baumgartner, Carson Labra, and Jordan Labra.

She is preceded in death by her husband; a daughter, Carolina Labra; and her parents

Vigil services will be held at 7:00 p.m. Friday, March 26, 2021, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Plains. Holy Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 27, 2021, at the church. Interment will take place at a later date in Mexico.