AMADO MORENO
LA BLANCA – Amado Moreno, 88, fell asleep peacefully in death on April 10, 2017 at his residence in La Blanca. He was born on September 13, 1928 in Donna, TX and was happily married to Margarita Moreno, his beloved wife of 62 years.
He is preceded in death by a daughter, Gloria M. Sparks; his parents, Candelario and Hijinia Moreno; and 14 siblings.
Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Margarita Y. Moreno; five children, Ramiro (Gloria) Moreno, Amado(Martha) Moreno Jr., both of Edinburg, Lisa Moreno, Margarita Moreno and Michael (Yadira) Moreno, all of La Blanca; 11 grandchildren, John Sparks, Joseph Sparks, Ramiro Moreno Jr., Rudy Moreno, Lisa Moreno, Amelia Moreno, Amado Moreno III, Sara Moreno, Andres Moreno, Clarissa Moreno and Nathania Moreno; four great-grandchildren, Ella Moreno, Landry Moreno, Sophia Moreno and Calista Sparks; a son-in-law, James Sparks; a sister-in-law, Herminia Moreno and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation was held from 5 to 9 p.m., with a Biblical discourse at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, April 13, at Memorial Funeral Home in Edinburg. Funeral service took place at 10 a.m., Friday, April 14, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed at Highland Memorial Park in Weslaco.
Funeral services were under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in Edinburg.