Eliberto Vela, Sr. was welcomed into the gates of Heaven on Friday, October 30, 2020 at a hospital in Laredo, Texas at the age of 62. He was born on November 30, 1957 to Alberto Vela, Sr. and Josefina Garza Vela in Mathis, Texas.
Eliberto is preceded in death by his parents; father-in-law, Jose Ivo Mendoza and brother, Alberto Vela, Jr.
His memories will be cherished by his wife, Elsa M. Vela of Oilton, Texas; children, Robert (Adalgisa) Vela of Laredo, Rebecca Vela (Jose Angel) Lopez of Oilton, Eliberto Vela, Jr. and Elisa Vela both of San Antonio, Texas; siblings, Gilberto (Evelin) Vela, Guadalupe (Joe) Gonzalez, Juan Manuel (Leticia) Vela all of Pecan Gap, Texas, Laura (Rolando) Vela of Austin, Texas; sister-in-law, Mirta Vela of Bruni, Texas; bestfriend, Pablo Hernandez; grandchildren Rebecca Nadine Vela, Jose Angel Lopez, Jr., Jakob Alexander Lopez, Jaydrian Andrew Lopez, Leonardo Gonzalez and Sebastian Gonzalez and numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Jose Luis Gonzalez, Jr., Orlando Gonzalez, Jose Angel Lopez, Jr., Jakob Lopez, Alberto Vela, III and Manuel Mendoza. Honorary Pallbearers will be Robert Vela, Eliberto Vela, Jr., Robert Munoz, Jose Angel Lopez, Pablo Hernandez, Gabriel Esquivel, Gilberto Vela, Sr., Juan Manuel Vela, Osberto Chapa, Jr. and Jaydrian Andrew Lopez.
Holy Rosary will be prayed at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 6, 2020 at the Funeraria Del Angel Howard-Williams in Hebbronville with Visitation beginning at 8:30 a.m. Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Hebbronville. Services will conclude with a Burial at the Magnolia Cemetery in Mirando City.
