Velia Hilda Acosta

Velia Hilda Acosta of Mission Texas passed away on Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at the age of 82.
Velia was born in Mission Texas on October 25th, 1942 to Grover Navarro and Rebecca Martinez
Navarro. She had two brothers and five sisters. Velia graduated from Mission High School where she
was voted Miss MHS, Most Popular, Homecoming Queen and Most Beautiful. She was also head
cheerleader. Velia met Leo Acosta at a dance and soon after was married and had four children. She
was very caring and loving to her family all her life, a devoted wife and mother.
Velia was a wonderful and beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was
married to Leo Acosta Jr. for 61 years, and was a homemaker and mother to four children. She is
survived by her sisters: Bertha Gonzales, Olga Navarro, Tencha Garza, and Socorro Cavazos; Her
children: Leo Acosta III, Edward Acosta (Irma), Robert Lee Acosta (Cindy) and Laura Lee Acosta Whitley
(Noble); Her grandchildren: Ryan (Shelby) and Alesaundra (David), Sienna, Bobby and Nikki, Troy
(Lauren), Bryan, and Jacob, and five great-grandchildren: Leo, Emma, Claire, Ledger, Quinn, and Kainoa.
We are grateful to the Lord for having her in our lives all these years; we will miss her greatly, and will
look forward to seeing her again. She is now with the Lord and may she rest in peace awaiting her
resurrection.

Jesus said to her, "I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in Me, though he may die, he shall
live.” (John 11:25)

May the LORD bless you and keep you; may the LORD cause His face to shine upon you and be gracious
to you; may the LORD lift up His countenance toward you and give you peace. (Numbers 6:24-26)

Visitation will be held from 4:00 pm on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Ric Brown Funeral Home, 701
E. Expressway 83, Mission Texas. Prayer Service will follow at 7:00 pm.
Service will be held at 8:00 am on Wednesday, November 27, 2024 at Ric Brown Funeral Home followed
by burial at Rio Grande Valley Veterans Cemetery, 2520 S. Inspiration Road, Mission Texas, at 9:00 am.