Immediate Need
Greenlawn Funeral Home Inc
3506 North National
Springfield, MO 65803
Phone: 417-833-1111
Fax:
We're sorry but the candle you have selected is currenty in the process of being purchased or has just recently been purchased.
Please feel free to select another candle or check back in 15 minutes to see if the candle you have selected has been released for purchase.
Thank you.
Okay
We're sorry but there are no candles available for lighting.
Thank you.
Ok
You have already begun a candle purchase session. If you would like to continue with your current candle choice please click "Continue" otherwise please click "Select Another".
Thank you.
Select another
Continue
In Memory of
Tommie Leonard
Zapata Sr.
Zapata Sr.
1946 - 2018
Click above to light a memorial candle.
Obituary for Tommie Leonard Zapata Sr.
Tommie Leonard Zapata Sr. fell asleep in death at his home on March 19, 2018 comforted by and beholding the love of his life, Susie, his wife of over 50 years. He had fought a long, hard battle with Parkinson's Disease and other ailments.
Tom was preceded in death by his mother, Carmen V. Zapata; his father and stepmother Raymond P. and Carmen Zapata and two brothers, Robert and Jerry Zapata.
Tom was a unique man who was loved and will be missed and forever appreciated by his wife Susan "Susie", his three sons and their wives: Reuben and Diana Zapata; Tommie Jr. "TJ" and Cami Zapata; David and Karen Zapata; his two daughters and their husbands: Diane "Ya-Ya" and Jim Campbell and Virginia "Ginnie" and Scott Nelson.
He enjoyed times spent and loving his 10 grandsons and 10 granddaughters. He also proudly welcomed into this world 15 great-grandchildren. Tom will be missed by a host of nephews, nieces and by a family of in-laws.
Tom is also survived by his two sisters Georgia and Mary Ellen Zapata and two brothers, Larry and Carlos Zapata.
Tom was hard working at his trade in construction, a concrete finisher for most of his life. Until he was no longer able, he very much enjoyed the outdoors, bike riding, camping, swimming and most of all taking road trips with Susie and often including the grandkids. Tom never complained of his disabilities and kept his sense of humor. He was a courageous man.
A Memorial Service and visitation for Tom will be at 2:00 pm Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Greenlawn Funeral Home East.
Tom was preceded in death by his mother, Carmen V. Zapata; his father and stepmother Raymond P. and Carmen Zapata and two brothers, Robert and Jerry Zapata.
Tom was a unique man who was loved and will be missed and forever appreciated by his wife Susan "Susie", his three sons and their wives: Reuben and Diana Zapata; Tommie Jr. "TJ" and Cami Zapata; David and Karen Zapata; his two daughters and their husbands: Diane "Ya-Ya" and Jim Campbell and Virginia "Ginnie" and Scott Nelson.
He enjoyed times spent and loving his 10 grandsons and 10 granddaughters. He also proudly welcomed into this world 15 great-grandchildren. Tom will be missed by a host of nephews, nieces and by a family of in-laws.
Tom is also survived by his two sisters Georgia and Mary Ellen Zapata and two brothers, Larry and Carlos Zapata.
Tom was hard working at his trade in construction, a concrete finisher for most of his life. Until he was no longer able, he very much enjoyed the outdoors, bike riding, camping, swimming and most of all taking road trips with Susie and often including the grandkids. Tom never complained of his disabilities and kept his sense of humor. He was a courageous man.
A Memorial Service and visitation for Tom will be at 2:00 pm Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Greenlawn Funeral Home East.
Provide comfort for the family by planting a tree in memory of Tommie Leonard Zapata Sr., please visit our Heartfelt Sympathies Store.
Recently Shared Condolences
-
It is with great sorry... (read more)
-
Tom and his sons were ... (read more)
-
We send our deepest an... (read more)
-
I want to give my deepest... (read more)
Recently Lit Memorial Candles
-
We are honored to prov ...(read more)
-
I love you so much! Yo ...(read more)
-
Daddy, last week when ...(read more)
Recently Shared Stories
-
Oh grandpa... Where to... (read more)
Recently Shared Photos
