Maria Leticia Salas-Chavez, 64 of Friona, passed away December 11, 2021 in Friona. Viewing will be held from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM with a 6:00 PM Rosary Service Wednesday December 15, 2021 in the Ron Smiley Memorial Chapel of HANSARD FAMILY with Mass of Christian Burial Services scheduled for 11:00 AM Thursday, December 16, 2021 at St. Teresa's Catholic Church in Friona with Father Gregory Bunyan as Celebrant. Burial following in the Friona Cemetery by HANSARD FAMILY Funeral Home of Friona.

Maria was born February 24, 1957 in Eagle Pass, Texas to Eugene Sanchez and Maria De Jesus Patiño Moreno. She later married Mario Chavez, and they have been together since 1997.  She worked in the dietary department of Prairie Acres Nursing Home for 25 years. Family and giving to others were her high priorities. She loved music, singing and dancing.

Maria is preceded in death by her parents Eugene and Maria Moreno.

Those to carry on her legacy include her husband Mario Chavez of Friona, 1 son-Gregory Salas and wife Luz Maria of Lubbock, 2 daughters-Patricia Reyes of Friona, and Andrea Mares and husband Mario of Ballinger, 4 sisters-Ana Torrez and husband Hector of Lubbock, Maria Alejandra and husband Earnest and Rosario Mendoza and husband George, all of Lufkin, and Elvira Mendias and husband Anselmo of Plains, 5 grandchildren-Luz Andrea Shaw, Nathaniel Isiah Salas, Alexa Noemi Reyes, Steven Lawrence Sanchez, and Marrissa Inez Sanchez, and 1 great-grandchild-Analesse Shaw.