A Funeral Mass for Mrs. Silvia Maria Valdes, 69 of Cookeville, will be held Friday January 17 at 5 p.m. at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church. Father Chad Puthoff will officiate. Mrs Valdes' family will receive friends Friday from 4 p.m. until service time at the church. Mrs. Valdes died Saturday January 11, 2014 at NHC of Cookeville. She was born January 3, 1945 in Camaguey, Cuba to the late Jose Manuel and Julieta Margarita Garcia de la Torre. Mrs. Valdes graduated from University of Miami, Coral Gables where she earned a Bachelor in Education in1965. She received her Masters Degree in Education from Florida Atlantic University in 1979. Mrs. Valdes retired from Miami-Dade County School System as a School Administrator. Over her 28+ years in education, Mrs. Valdes served as Assistant Principal and taught Special Education, Mathematics and Elementary Education. She thoroughly enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren. Silvia will be greatly missed by family and friends. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Valdes. She is survived by her three sons John Cornelison and Paul Cornelison of Cookeville and Clifton Cornelison of Byram Township, New Jersey; three grandchildren, Ashley, Kelly and Jayce Cornelison; and by her brother, Jose Manuel de la Torre, Jr. of Miami, Florida.
Friday, January 17, 2014
4:00 - 5:00 pm (Central time)
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
Friday, January 17, 2014
Starts at 5:00 pm (Central time)
St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church
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