Vanessa Y Munoz
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Vanessa Yvonne Munoz, 43, of Springlake and formerly of Muleshoe, died Sunday, October 24, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m., Friday, October 29, 2021, at American Boulevard Church of Christ in Muleshoe with Mr. Mike McDonald officiating. Interment will follow at Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors.
Vanessa was born August 22, 1978, in Alamogordo, New Mexico, to Juan and Onieda (Lopez) DeLeon. She married the love of her life, Roel "Roy" Munoz, in 2002, in Edinburg. A teacher for five years with the migrant school in Muleshoe, Vanessa also worked as a dietician for WIC in Muleshoe. Vanessa and Roy both shared a love for photography and taking pictures. They were the photographers for many senior pictures, weddings, and get togethers. Vanessa was a very giving and helpful person. She would do anything for anyone needing help or assistance. She loved working with children and was the former youth director for Iglesia Apostolica de la Fe in Cristo church in Earth. Vanessa was sweet and caring and she will be deeply missed.
She was preceded in death by her paternal grandparents, her maternal grandfather, and her husband, Roel "Roy" Munoz, in 2020. Survivors include her father, Juan F. DeLeon of Edinburg, her mother, Onieda "Peggy" DeLeon of Springlake, and her maternal grandmother, Celia Lopez Woodson of Muleshoe.