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Esperanza Morales

Esperanza Morales Obituary

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Age - 92

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September 10, 2023

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Big Spring, TX

Esperanza Garcia Aleman, 92, of Big Spring, passed away at Scenic Mountain Medical Center on Thursday, September 7, 20223. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Monday, September 11th at Myers & Smith Funeral Home, Big Spring. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 10th with the family receiving friends from 4 pm to 6 pm. Esperanza was born in Big Spring, December 16, 1930. During her working years she was a caretaker. She had worked for Nurses Unlimited among her employers. In her free time, she loved to work on Penny Press Word Searches, and was an avid Chuck Norris fan. She was a loving and devoted wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. Although she often experienced loss in her life, she remained steadfast in her faith. She is survived by her grandchildren; Marisa Franco, Jonathan Morales, Fred E. Morales III, Raymond Ramirez, Arthur Morales, and Michael Morales; her sisters, Rosa Doporto of Ft. Worth, TX, and Connie Torres of San Antonio; her brother, Leonard Garcia of Odessa; and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; Leonardo Garcia and Tiodosa Rodriguez; her first husband, Fred E. Morales, Sr, her second husband, Jimmy Aleman; three sons, Fred E. Morales, Jr. , Arthur Morales, and David Morales; and three sisters, Priscilla Marquez, Silvia Alvarez, and Socorro Casarez. The pallbearers will be Anthony Lopez, Nathan Morales, Manuel Marquez Jr. , Patrick Doporto, Raymond Ramirez, Jose Franco. On line condolences may be made at www. myersandsmith. com

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