Esteban Mireles

Services for Esteban, 67, of Diboll, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 22, 2019 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Diboll. Interment will follow in the Forest Haven Cemetery in Diboll.

Mr. Mireles was born August 11, 1951 in Brownsville, Texas to Teodora and Mauricio Tovar. He passed away January 17, 2019 in Diboll.

Esteban Mireles married Benita Hernandez Mireles in 1971. He loved his wife deeply and made sure he took care of her and his 7 kids. He lived for his family and worked hard to give them everything. He worked for Temple Inland for 35 plus years and retired. He was a member of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Diboll, TX. He was full of life and lit every room with his smile and personality. He was always ready to lend a helping hand to family or a stranger. Music was his passion and he loved to dance. He enjoyed being outdoors and loved to plant flowers. He loved and spoiled his grandkids. He always said that his grandkids were his grandest love of all.

He is survived by his wife Benita Hernandez Mireles of Diboll, sons Miguel Mireles & Aurora Mireles of Diboll, Jose & Brandy Mireles of Diboll, and Luis Mireles & Jessica De La Cruz from Diboll. Daughters, Cristina & Ruben Esteves of Diboll, Cynthia & Alfred Navarro Jr of Hudson, Amy & Daniel Mijares of Diboll, and Lisa Mireles & Armando Castillo of Lufkin; grandkids: Jeannette Luna, Marie Mireles, Miguel Mireles, Ashley Franco, Victoria Esteves, Caitlyn Phillips, Kristian Mireles, Ariyanna Mireles, Vivian Mireles, Everly Mireles, Jose Ricardo Sarmiento, Ethan Navarro, Klarisa Mijares, Eli Mijares, Mia Mireles, Aiden Olivares, Alyssa Mireles, Morgan Mireles, Fernando Contreras, Chloe Contreras, numerous great grand kids and nieces and nephews; brother and sister-in-law, Rafael and Laura Tovar of Diboll.

He is preceded in death by his grandson Trenton Bryce Phillips of Diboll, TX, mother, Teodora Tovar of Matamoros, Tamps and his father, Maurcelino Tovar of Matamoros, Tamps.

Pallbearers are Miguel Mireles, Jose Mireles, Luis Mireles, Ruben Esteves, Daniel Mijares, Armando Castillo, Rafael Tovar & Edward Tovar.

Honorary pallbearers are Alfred Navarro, Jr., Jose Ricardo Sarmiento, Fernando Contreras, Aiden Olivarez, Miguel Mireles, Eli Mireles. and

Ethan Navarro.

The family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m.to 8:00 p.m. Monday evening at the funeral home.

Condolences may be offered at www.gipsonfuneralhome.com.

Services have been placed in the trust of Gipson Funeral Home.