MANUELA TORRES

1908 - 2014

MANUELA TORRES PHARR - On Friday, January 10, 2014, our beloved mother and grandmother, Manuela Torres, 105 years old, was peacefully taken by our Heavenly Father to rest eternally. We are truly blessed and humbled to have been given the opportunity to share many years of precious memories and moments with her. We will always hold dear her funny anecdotes, home remedies, cooking, sewing, and especially the gift of prayer. Manuela was born to Patricio Serna and Angelita Garcia at El Capote Ranch, San Juan, Texas on August 26, 1908. She married her one true love, Eulogio Torres on September 8, 1934. Sharing the strong belief of hard-work and family unity, they both raised their eight sons and one daughter with love and everlasting compassion. She was preceded in death by her loving husband Eulogio Torres, and two sons, Jose Amel Torres (Emma †) and Irineo Torres (Adela), and one grandson, Rolando Torres. She is survived by six sons, Ruperto Torres (Angelita) of Edinburg, Texas, Adan Torres (Noelia †) of San Juan, Texas, Raul Torres (Rosa), Saul Torres (Jovita), Rogelio Torres (Belen), Samuel Torres (Sylvia) all of Pharr, Texas, and one daughter, Patricia Sherman (Frank) of Indianapolis, Indiana, thirty-six grandchildren, seventy-six great grandchildren, twenty-five great-great grandchildren, along with one brother Hector Serna of Lubbock, Texas, and one sister Santos Guerra of Pharr, Texas. As a special request by our mother and grandmother, a member of each of her children's sons will serve as her pallbearers. Serving as Honorary Pall Bearers will be Jose Angel Torres and Jose Amel Torres, as they represent the oldest of her two sons, and Saul Torres, Jr., Rogelio Torres, Jr., Raul Torres, Jr., Adan Torres Jr., Sergio Torres, and Julian Torres. Visitation will be from 1pm to 9pm with a 7pm Holy Rosary today, January 12, 2014 at De Leon Funeral Home of Pharr. Funeral Mass will be at 1pm on Monday, January 13, 2014 at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Pharr. Burial will follow at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr under the direction of De Leon Funeral Home of Pharr. Sign the guest book at www.themonitor.com/obituaries