Luz Neida Creech, of Huntsville, AL, passed away peacefully on November 18, 2017, at age 92.
Neida was born July 7, 1925, in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, the daughter of Ceferino Negrón (and upon his death, stepfather Rosario Rivera) and María Frau.
Neida enjoyed the love of an extensive family. She had seven brothers and two sisters, and raised three children, of whom she was very proud. She also had six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
Neida loved to travel, having visited all 50 states and many countries in the Americas and Europe. She was a long-time faithful member of Holy Spirit Catholic Church Hispanic community in Huntsville, AL. She loved parties and dancing, and was very active socially as a member of the Redstone Arsenal Officers Wives Club and the Huntsville International Women’s Club.
Neida is survived by her brothers, Cesar and William Rivera, of Puerto Rico; sisters Doris Cordero and Dixie Vélez of Puerto Rico; sons Carlos Velez, Jr. (Marilyn) of Virginia and Eliel Vélez (Norma) of Huntsville; daughter Enitza Gillespie (Larry) of Huntsville; and a number of other relatives. She was preceded in death by her first husband, and the father of her children, Carlo R. Vélez-Rodríguez, and her second husband of 36 years, John R. Creech.
A wake service will be held at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Huntsville, Alabama at 8:30 a.m., on Tuesday, November 21, 2017, followed by visitation until 10:00 a.m. The funeral mass is scheduled for 10:00 a.m., also at Holy Spirit Church, with a reception to follow. Father Michael Mac Mahon will preside over the ceremony. Cremation will follow shortly thereafter. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be given in Neida’s name to Holy Spirit Catholic Church.
