Nelda Geraldine Saucedo was born January 20, 1941 in Lockesburg, Arkansas to Richard Herbert Barnes and Elenor Willie Cox Barnes. Nelda gave her life to the Lord lead by Rev. Ryman Wilson at Missionary Baptist Church in Lockesburg at the age of 12.

She attended nursing school at West Community Hospital and graduated in 1979. She worked at the Waco Veterans Administration Hospital and then moved to Seattle working for the VA Hospital there for 20 years. She and her husband, Jose Saucedo retired and moved back to Waco in July 2020. Nelda loved her dogs Cowboy and Patsy. She also enjoyed old movies and any watching Chuck Norris, The Lone Ranger and Steven Segal. She was interested in Gemology and growing house plants. Nelda was known for her love of celebrating holidays with her family.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Nelda is survived by her husband, Jose Saucedo; her daughters, Mary Ann Rocha, Linda Penix and her son, Douglas Gross; many grandchilden; and many great-grandchildren. She will be missed by her family and many friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Nelda Saucedo will be held at 11:30 A.M., Monday, May 3, 2021 in the Lake Shore Funeral Home Chapel, 5201 Steinbeck Bend, Waco, Texas 76708, with Pastor Richard Fendly officiating. The family will receive friends from 10:30 A.M., until service time, Monday, at Lake Shore Funeral Home. A graveside service will be held at 1:30 P.M., Tuesday, May 4, 2021 at New Bethel Cemetery near De Queen, under the direction of Lake Shore and Chandler Funeral Homes. You may send an online sympathy message at www.lakeshorefuneralhome.com or www.chandlerfuneral.com.