Juanita Aguilar Cuellar, 94, of Port Arthur passed away on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at College Street Healthcare Center in Beaumont.
She was born on October 31, 1927 in Port Arthur, Texas to Miguel Aguilar and Melquiades Silva Aguilar. Juanita was a lifelong resident of Port Arthur. She graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1947. Juanita was a devoted homemaker in raising her family along with her husband, Juan. She was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church, where she was a member of Las Damas Guadalupanas, Choir and Altar Society.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her three sisters, Catherine Cortez, Delfina Aguilar and Rose Morel; her five brothers, Raymond, Santos, Ignacio, Frank and Jimmy Aguilar; her son-in-law, Matthew Huch.
Juanita is survived by her loving husband, Juan R, Cuellar, Sr. of Port Arthur; her son, Juan R. Cuellar, Jr. and his wife, Erin of Nederland: her three daughters, Lidia Martinez and her husband, Edward of Blanco, Texas, Martha Baker and her husband, Brad of Austin, Silvia McClain of Beaumont; her son-in-law, Kerry McClain; her grandchildren, J. R. Cuellar III, Anthony Martinez, Natalie Hernandez, Phillip Martinez, Victoria Ledesma, Elise Mueller, Luke Huch, Ryan McClain, Joshua McClain and Marisa McClain along with her great grandchildren, Jared Fletcher, Julia Rose Cuellar, Adelaide Hernandez, Coraline Jane Hernandez, Gideon Hernandez, Emma Martinez, Grant Martinez, Jay Martinez, Logan Mueller, Lily Mueller, Aunalee Huch, Aurabella Huch. She is also survived by her brother, Patrick Aguilar of Nederland along with numerous nieces and nephews as well as several great nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be on Sunday, January 2, 2021 from 5:00 PM till 8:00 PM with a rosary to be prayed at 6:30 PM at Clayton Thompson Funeral Home in Groves. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 AM Monday, January 3, 2021 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Burial will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves under the direction of Clayton Thompson.