Amalia L. Cordova, 78, of Santa Paula, California, joined our Heavenly Father on July 23, 2014. She was born on January 29,1936 in Mexico.
She moved to Santa Paula in 1970. She worked in agriculture for many years and devoted her last twenty five years of employment to Saticoy Lemon Association in Santa Paula. In her spare time she enjoyed telling jokes, dancing, and reading the bible. She greatly enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. But most of all, she took great pleasure in making sure everyone who walked into her home was fed.
She is survived by her husband Ramon H. Cordova of Mexico; eleven children,  Antonio (Maria Elena)  Cordova, Salud (Abelardo) Telles, Margarita (Fabian) Lara, Yolanda (Ricardo) Sandoval, Lillia (Leonel) Tovar, Jose Luis (Claudia) Cordova, Jesus Cordova, Dionicio Cordova, Rosario Cordova, Raymon Cordova, Jaime Cordova; twenty two grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren; her two sisters, Mariana (Gil) Cisneros and Melania Rios;and her four brothers, Serafin (Aurora) Leon, Joventino (Beatriz) Leon, Baldomero (Martina) Leon, and Antonio (Juana) Leon.
She was preceded in death by her father Jose Cruz Leon, her mother Placida Medrano, and her sister Cristina Muñoz.
She will be greatly missed by all of her family and friends.
A rosary will be recited at 7:30pm, Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, 427 North Oak Street in Santa Paula. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10am, Monday, July 28, 2014 also at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Father Charles Lueras, C.R.I.C. Officiating. Committal & Interment will follow at Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard.
For map and directions to ceremony locations and to sign the family’s online guestbook, share stories, and post pictures please visit our website: www.santapaulafuneralhome.com and click on Amalia’s name located below “Recent Obituaries”.
Funeral Arrangements are under the direction of the Family Owned and Operated Robert Rey Garcia Jr. Funeral Services, Santa Paula 805.229.7054