Jose Zenon Barrera

Jose Zenon was born on February 19, 1933, to Benjamin and Candelaria Barrera, in Santa Gertrudis, Tamaulipas, Mexico; the youngest of thirteen children. He had been a resident of Tyler since 1972. He married Herminia Elizondo Barrera, his wife of 61 years on September 24, 1955. They raised three sons and five daughters together.

Jose Zenon was a great loving and supportive husband, father, grandfather and great grandfather. He enjoyed dancing and spending time with family. He will be dearly missed.

Visitation and Rosary will be held at Lloyd James Funeral Home, on Sunday, February 26, 2017, from 4-7pm. A Holy Mass is scheduled for Monday, February 27, 2017, at 10:00am at St. Peter Claver Church. Burial will follow at Tyler Memorial Park.

Jose Zenon was preceded in death by his parents, his twelve siblings and his oldest son Benjamin Barrera.

Jose Zenon is survived by his wife, Herminia Barrera, along with his seven children; Zenon Barrera, Jr, Leticia Barrera (Terry), Maria Rojas (Tomas), Jose Barrera (Rosalba), Candelaria Smith (Greg), Herminia Nanez (Rolando) and Lazara de Gutierrez (Oscar). He is also survived by twenty-three grandchildren and thirty-three great-grandchildren.

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