Ana Maria Chairez de Mercado, 100, of Perryton, Texas passed away Sunday, November 23, 2025 in Perryton.  Viewing will be Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Perryton from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Rosary will be held Tuesday, November 25, 2025 at 6:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Perryton, Texas, followed by a vigil.  Mass will be held Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Perryton, followed by burial in Ochiltree Cemetery in Perryton, Texas.  Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home, Inc. of Perryton, Texas.

Ana was born on February 16, 1925 in Apaseo Nieves, Zacatecas, Mexico to Teresa Mendoza and Florentino Chairez.  She married her husband, Jose Vicente Mercado in June 8, 1944 in Zacatecas, Mexico.  She was a homemaker, and then she began working as a produce picker in the fields of Oxnard, California. She loved going to the casino, and she loved chicken nuggets!  She believed the key to a long life is drinking Coca Cola!

Ana is survived by four daughters, Irene Mercado of Oxnard, California, Tere Mercado, Edith Mercado and husband Andres of Perryton, Texas, and Ana C. Mercado and husband Joel, also of Oxnard, California; two sons, Rogelio Mercado and wife Adela of Santa Maria, California, and Gerardo and wife Luz of Oxnard, California; one son-in-law, Estevan Gutierrez;  thirty-six grandchildren; one hundred great-grandchildren; and thirty-eight great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-great-grandchildren.

Ana is preceded in death by her husband, Jose Vicente Mercado; her parents; one daughter, Francisca Mercado; two sons; and two sons-in-law, Juan Torres and Genaro Cortinas.