Priscilla Rivera

Priscilla Rivera Rock Springs - Priscilla Rivera,77 of Rock Springs, died Wednesday April 11, 2012 at her residence surrounded by her family following a lengthy illness. She was born August 5th, 1934 in Wheatland, Wyoming, the daughter of Joe Abe Martinez and Theresa Cordova Martinez. She attended school in Hudson, Wyo. She married Jose Ted Rivera on January 28th, 1950 in Lander, Wyo. He preceded her in death on July 12, 2008. Through her lifetime, she worked at the Outlaw Inn, The Maverick convenience store, and Pizza Hut. She also helped raise her grandkids. She was a member of the Holy Spirit Catholic Community. Her interests included raising goats as a child, embroidering, gardening, cooking, reading, and most of all spending time with her family. Survivors include three sons, Ernie Rivera and wife JoAnne of Farson, Murrell Rivera and wife Marsha, and Teddy Rivera all from Rock Springs; two daughters, Frances Reed and husband Doyle and Laurie Cheadle all of Rock Springs; two brothers Richard Martinez and wife Jessie and Marvin Campbell and wife Rose of Colorado; sister Violet Lopez and husband Joe of Colorado; 8 grandchildren, Eli Rivera and wife Jennie, Stevven Reed and wife Jenny, Jeremy Cheadle, Jonathan Cheadle, Jerrilynn Rivera and Robert Reed all of Rock Springs. Murrell Rivera, Crystal Rivera from Arkansas; four great-grandchildren, Jade Audrey Reed and Eli Jose Rivera II of Rock Springs, Emperiss Reed of California, and Mataya Brown of Arkansas; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Ted Rivera, three children, Mary Thelma Loraine Rivera, May Frances Rivera, Juan Theodore Rivera, her son-in-law Rick Cheadle, one brother Manuel Campbell, four sisters Terri Garcia, Ruby Garcia, Irene Garcia, Betty Dye and one granddaughter Sheila Marie Reed. Cremation will take place at Fox Crematory, Rock Springs. At her request no formal funeral service will be held. However, a Celebration of Life will take place at 3:00 pm Saturday April 14th 2012 at Fox Funeral Home, 2800 Commercial Way, Rock Springs. My mother was an amazing person from the way that she loved, to the way that she cried. How she would give everything she had to her children, just for a smile and down to the way she would make everyone’s eyes light up when she would walk into the room. Our hearts broke at the time she passed and she will forever be missed and loved more than words can explain. She had the kindest, gentlest heart, and was the strongest survivor any of us knew, was a hero for many, and an angel to all.