Grampy Madrid

I only had the privilege of knowing Grampy Madrid (Celso Gonzales Madrid) for the last few years of his life. I love getting visitors who come over and share their memories of Celso and Varis because it makes me feel closer to them. We have stumbled across old papers and I will work on getting those up here too so that others can see them!

This one was shared by Keli Dean:

Birth:	Apr. 6, 1908 Coahuila de Zaragoza, Mexico
Death:	Mar. 3, 2006 Eagar Apache County Arizona, USA
Celso was born April 6, 1908 in Torreon, Coahuila, Mexico to Christobal and Basilia Gonzales. At the age of 3, he came to Arizona with his family. While still a young man he married Varis Wiltbank and together they had four children. Their children were Joe, Celso (Junior), Robert and Georgia. They made their home in Eagar. In his younger days, Celso was a hard working man. He was a carpenter, building homes and bridges in his younger years and after retiring from a regular job he continued to keep busy with all kinds of tasks until his health began to fail. For many years he worked as the custodian in the old building of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Stake Center in Eagar. He was a humble, honest man who loved his family. His acts of service to his fellow man spoke volumes for his love of his Savior Jesus Christ. His survivors are wife, Varis Madrid, Eagar; daughter Georgia May Moore, Eagar; son Robert Madrid, Eagar, 28 grandchildren; 61 great grandchildren; and 16 great-great grandchildren. Preceding him in death are his parents; sons Gary Joe Madrid and Celso Junior Madrid; grandsons Harold Dewayne Watkins and Robert Craig Madrid; and brother Jose Gonzales. Funeral Services were held Saturday, Mar. 11, 2006 at 10 a.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Eagar Stake Center. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church and on Friday, Mar. 10, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Burnham Mortuary, 535 N. Main St., Eagar. Burnham Mortuary, Eagar, is in charge of the arrangements. ©WMICentral 2006 Family links:  Spouse:   Varis Wiltbank Madrid (1919 - 2007)*  Children:   Gary Joe Madrid (1939 - 1996)*   Celso Madrid (1941 - 2003)*   Robert Madrid (1942 - 2012)* *Calculated relationship
Burial: Eagar Cemetery Eagar Apache County Arizona, USA
Created by: Keli Dean Record added: Sep 23, 2007 Find A Grave Memorial# 21717515