Maria passed away on Monday, May 21, 2018 at Metroplex Hospital in Killeen. She was born December 9, 1937, in Isabela, Puerto Rico, to Francisco Valle and Cristina Medina.
Everybody knew Maria as “mother”. It was a name that suited her well because of the many children she helped raise and care for in her home. In her youth, she was an LVN, and a seamstress, and later in life, she owned her catering service, cooking the best arroz con dulce and pasteles in Killeen. She was the family matriarch who kept the family together, and a woman with so much love impossible to describe. She will be forever missed.
Maria was preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Emilio Valle, Manuel A. (Neco) Valle and
Domingo Valle; sisters, Berta Valle, Victoria Cabrera and Carmen Perez.
She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Roberto Rios, Sr.; son, Roberto Rios, Jr.; daughters, Vivian Rios and Waleska Rios; grandson, Robert Alexander Rios III; granddaughters, Yolanda Kvaal (Travis) and Elizabeth Plant (Rodney); great grandsons, Dax, Ricky and Carter; sisters, Norma and Lucy; brothers, Ruben and Luis Angel, and numerous nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 PM Friday, May 25, 2018, at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home, which is charge of the arrangements. Finally, we extend our gratitude to all the physicians and medical staff, whom with grace and wisdom took care of my mother, providing comfort and hope. May the good Lord forever bless such compassion and dedication to the sick and needy.
