Obituary

Ms. Shirley Rios, 73, of Avondale, Arizona died March 25, 2022. She was born May 17, 1948 in LaJunta Colorado to Filiberto Leyba and Molly Madrid.

Shirley loved her family. She liked to walk everywhere around town. If she wasn’t having a yard sale on the weekends, she was out looking for them. She could frequently be found eating hot wings and drinking a Coke. Shirley also volunteered at the Agua Fria Food Bank for ten years.

Shirley is survived by her daughters, Victoria Beltran, Kimmie Montano, and Jessica Rios; sisters Molly Estrada, Nancy Ruiz, Paula Ybarra, Sarah Leyba, and Bernadette Herrera; and brothers, Phil Leyba and Felix Leyba. She is also survived by ten grandchildren; Nina Beltran, Nathan Beltran, Briona Montano, Brissa Montano, Adam Montano, Jr., Siriah Segovia, Miriah Segovia, Adrian Segovia, Zayden Rios, and Kataleya Rios; and five great-grandchildren; Audrie Amparan, Zoey Amparan, Zeke Amparan, Niko Amparan, and Jeremiah Beltran.

A visitation will be held at 8am, April 14 at Thompson Funeral Chapel. The funeral service will begin at 10am with burial to follow at Holy Cross Cemetery.