She was born on April 22, 1937 in Houston, TX to a Baptist minister named Silverio Linares and his beloved wife Rafaela. Lydia was 1 of 6 beautiful daughters.
The devout family relocated several times across Texas and New Mexico in the 1950’s, as Silverio found new churches to Pastor. The girls were very much involved with their fathers’ ministry, with Lydia playing the piano on the street corner while her father preached the word of God to passersby. While living in Tucumcari, NM, Lydia graduated from Tucumcari High School in 1958 and married Juan Isidro Barreras.
Lydia was a dedicated mother first and foremost. She raised 4 children, while holding down a full-time job at Levi Strauss in Laredo, TX. Having more than just a pretty face and a talent for sewing and spooling the thread, she was also elected shop steward for a period of time during her 20+ year employment with the company.
Over the years, Lydia continued to work as a seamstress in Laredo, San Antonio and Houston TX. In 1991, she married a long-time Linares family friend, Moses Herrera - A true blessing from God! They made their home in Shreveport, LA, until his death in 1999. Lydia remained close to her step-children, Aaron Herrera (Heather), Moses Jr. Herrera (Audrea), Debbie Klotzbach (Kery) and their son Josh.
Her life was a living example of the Bible verse, Ephesians 4:32 — “And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.”
Lydia is survived by her children, John R Barreras, Sam Barreras (Kara), Elizabeth Montoya (Fred), and Terry Adamez, sisters Rosa Trujillo (Polo), Olivia Diaz (John), Phoebe Aranda (Sam), 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for Lydia will be held on Monday, January 27, 2020 at 11:00 am at Advantage Funeral Home, 7010 Chetwood Dr. Houston, Texas 77081. Funeral Services will be held on Monday , January 27, 2020 at 1:00 pm at the Advantage Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at 3:00 pm Grandview Cemetery, 8501 Spencer Hwy, Pasadena, Texas 77505.
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