La Isla Cemetery

16900 Wingo Reserve Rd, Fabens, Texas Isla Cemetery, El Paso County, Texas

GPS Coords: 31.483970, -106.203779

From El Paso, take I-10 southeast for about 28 miles to Fabens. Take exit 49 and turn right (southwest) onto Fabens Rd (which eventually becomes Island Rd and Fabens Island Rd) for about 5 miles. Turn right (northwest) onto Wingo Reserve Rd and cemetery is a short distance on the left (west) side of the road.).

More photos of the cemetery by Johnny Billingslea.
Surveyed March 2000 by Joe Pierce and rewalked and photographed by Dorris Harrison in 2006.

This unique cemetery is surrounded by a low wall with beautiful arched gates in front. The cemetery's age is not known at this time but the priest fron San Elizario attended the needs of the people in the 1800s.
1907
Name Headstone Birth Death Year Age Notes/Inscriptions
Acuna, PascualaYes185519__
Aluillar, Luz N.Yes18 Nov 1916d 18 Nov 1996
Aluillar, ManuelaYes
Aluillar, Ramon8 May 1908d 7 Jan1978
Alvarado, PedroYesd Jun 301949
Anaya, JesusYes1913d1949
Aranda, Sra. PetraYes29 Jun 1905d 26 Feb1981
Arrollos, JesusitaYes1888d1932
Arrollos, Sra. VictorianaYesd 23 Mar1928
Artalejo, Carlos E.Yesd 28 Jan197469 yrs
Artalejo, ConcepcionYes01/03/26d Jun 132004
Artalejo, DomingaYes1898d1932
Artalejo, FernandoYesd 14 Mar197377 yrs
Artalejo, Jose AngelYes1838
Artalejo, ManuelitaYesd
Artolejo, TrindadYes1855d1930
Avila, Manuela B.Yes17 Jun 1926d 24 Nov1989
Batista, Dina A.Yes22 Sep 1912d 20 Dec1991
Beltran, AliciaYes
Beltran, GuadalupeYesd1990
Bustamantes, Sra. Margarita B.Yes10 Oct 1897d 2-141953
Bustamonte, JoseYes1897d1978
Cano, AnitaYesd Dec 201944
Carrillo, MercedYesd OCT 141918
Castillo, BerthaYesd
Chavez, GuadalupeYesDec 1907d Feb1935
Cordero, Cruz S.Yes1868d1930
Cordero, Lucia S.Yes19 Nov 1892d 23 Dec1999?Hampton Valley
Cordero, Refugio M.Yes1898d1922
Cordero, Refugio R.YesApr 17 1904d Apr 101977
Cordero, Seuero S.Yes1860d1939
Cordero, Severo R.Yes17 Apr 1906d 10 apr1982
Cuevas, JoaquenaYes1877d1957
Delgado, LuciaYesJul 20 1937d Dec 191999
Delgado, ThomasJrYesJul 20 19 37d Dec 191999
Elias, Manuela ZenaidaYes26 Oct 1946d 13 May1994
Esparza, Jose FelipeYesd 16 Aug1965
Flores, CorinaYes10 Apr 1927d 19 May1998
Flores, CrecencioYes05/22/1606/16/232003
Galvan, TomasYesd2003
Garcia, FusebiaYes12 Apr 1884d 8 Oct1944
Garcia, Julia D.Yes12 Apr 1884d 8 Oct1944
Garcia, RosaYesd
Guerra, JacintoYes1865d1953
GuerraYesd
Hinojos, Ambrosio_2004YesDec 7 1909d Nov 1200494 yrs
Hinojos, Concepcion B.Yes2 Oct 1905d 7 Jul1991
Holguin, SaraYes
Huerta, Inez C.Yes20 Apr 1922d 26 Sep1948TX Pvt. 179 Inf. WWII
Lopez, MonserratYesd 16 Jun1986Granddau. bur. in same grave Ramos
Lopez, Nina RafaelitaYes2 Oct 1969d 2 Oct1969
Lozano, BerthaYes09/09/3310/29/23200-092 yrs
Lujan, JuanaYesd
Macloelde, ChavezYes4 Apr 1924d 11 Jul1978
Marin, Concepcion G.Yes4 Apr 1924d 11 Jul1978
Martinez, Lorenza R.Yes19-24-1924d 29 Jul1979
Martinez, Manuel C.Yes25 Dec 1913d 22 Jun1993
Molinar, David
Molinar, Ricardo
Ortega, Samuel1 Jan 1998d 1 Jan1998
Ortiz, GuadalupeOct 14 2002d Oct 142002
Pacheco, Adelaida A.Yes16 Nov 1889d 28 Dec1968Querida Madre
Pacheco, FlorencioYes23 Nov 1909d 19 Aug1998
Pacheco, Maria TeresaYes13 Oct 1933d 8 Nov200270 yrs
Perez, Juan
Portillo, RufinaYes27 Feb1949
Prudencio,Yesd
Ramos, Calixta G.Yes1981
Ramos, Felipe G.Yesd 17 Oct1973
Ramos, Ideegnsa C.Yes23 Jan 1895d 14 Jan1950
Ramos, JoseYes8 Aug1932
Ramos, MacedohioYes12 Sep 1912d 14 May1960
Ramos, MargaritaYes2 Feb 1900d 5 Nov1936
Ramos, SeveroYes8 Nov1931
Regalado, Elena Cano deYesd 26 Sep196671 yrs
Rios, AntonioYesFeb1949
Rios, RamonaYesd 25 Apr1938
Rodriguez, AnastaciaYes15 Apr 190020 Feb1989
Rodriguez, Eloisa1886d1944Mother
Rodriguez, Ismael G.Yes1978
Rodriguez, Jacinto d.Yesd 14 Feb1922
Rodriguez, Luis G.Yes25 Aug 1899d 5 Oct1971
Rodriguez, ManuelEl Paso, TXd 23 Dec1999(Nieves Ochoa d. Thursday, husb of Esperanza; Martin Funeral Home)
Salcido, Sra. Anastacia G.Yesd 23 Jun196490 yrs
Salcido, Sra. Juana EvangelistolYes27 Nov 1901d 10 May1964
Salcido, TelesforoYesd 5-30-197482 yrs
Sanchez, Dominga S.Yes1862d1919
Sierra, Gabriela R.Yes1872d1934
Sierra, JosefasYes187od1910
Sierra, NataliaYes16 Jan 19037 Mar1974
Sierra, NicolasYes25 May 190326 Apr1975
Sierra, SabinoYes1864d1933
Silva, MarcialYes7 Mar 193224 Jan2005
SlabYesd1937
Trujillo, Adolfo PacheoYes25 Mar 1933d 13 Oct1989
Trujillo, Antonia N. d.Yesd 1 Dec1959
Trujillo, Jose M.Yes23 Mar 1907d 24 Dec1980
Trujillo, ManuellaYes6 Jun 1926d 20 Mar1988
Trujillo, NievesYes1904d1972
Trujillo, NiguelitoYes1933d1935
Trujillo, Pilar FloresYes5 Oct 1933d 26 Nov1985
Trujillo, Rosa MYes
Trujillo, Sanitago M.Yes1875d1947
Vargas Sr, VictorYes23 Mar 1914d7 Nov 2004
Vargas, JesusYes1886d1937
Vargas, Maria Vargas*Yes1895d1957
Vargas, TrinidadYes1930d1932
Vasquez, El Nono RodolfoYes17 Oct 1929d 5 Feb1981 (or 31)
Vasquez, FernieYesd
Vasquez, MarthaYes23 Feb 194823 May2003
Vasquez, RoxanneYes31 May 198114 Mar20093
Velarde, BenjaminYes31 Mar 195220 Mar2005
Velarde, GabrielaYes
Velarde, MartinYes1937d1938
Venegas, Mercedes OlivoYes24 Sep 1907d 11 Jan1991
Vitela, GilbertoYes17 Mar 1932d 8 Nov1997