Eufemio (Eugene) Cruz

Funeral services for Eufemio (Eugene) Cruz, 86, of Farmerville, LA, will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, February 29, 2016 in the chapel at Mulhearn Funeral Home, Sterlington Road, Monroe with Rev. Paul Carter and Rev. Miquel Barrios officiating. Interment will follow at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery.Mr. Cruz died Friday, February 26, 2016, at St. Francis Medical Center. Mr. Cruz was a retired farmer and a member of Primera Iglesia Bautista in Monroe. He loved to be around his family, loved to play the guitar, and loved to watch sports, especially baseball.Mr. Cruz was preceded in death by his parents, Pablo and Mary Martinez Cruz.Survivors include his wife, Donna Cruz; sons, John Cruz and wife Patsy, Andy Cruz and Rachale Franklin, David Cruz; daughters, Norma Carter and husband Reggie, Juanita Prudencio and husband Walter; grandchildren, Jennifer Cruz and Jason Barnes, Bradley Carter and wife Brittany, Christina Pylant and husband Caleb, Zachary Prudencio, Valery Prudencio; great grandchildren, Lily Carter, Kerrigan Tatum, Lawson Culver, Kortland Culver, Kieran Cruz Barnes, Addison Pylant; and numerous nieces and nephews from the Rameriez side of the family.Pallbearers will be Bradley Carter, Zachary Prudencio, Caleb Pylant, Reggie Carter, Walter Prudencio, Barnaby Martinez, Johnny Martinez, and Brian Giger.Visitation will be 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Sunday, February 28, 2016, at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.Online Registry/Condolences: www.mulhearnfuneralhome.comMulhearn Funeral HomeSterlington RoadMonroe, LA