Maria Alameda

Maria Lucus Alameda, age 88, of Wharton, died Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008 in a Wharton hospital following a brief illness. She was born on Oct. 16, 1919 in Los Alamos, Nuevo Leon Mexico, the daughter of the late Meliton Ortiz and Maria Rodriguez Ortiz.

Mrs. Alameda had been a resident of Wharton since 1952 and was a member of the Primera Iglesia Bautista Church in Wharton.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Teodoro Gomez, in 1942. She later married Jose Alameda Sr. in 1945 in Edinburg and he preceded her in death in August of 1979. She was also preceded in death by two sons, David Alameda and Diego Alameda; and a granddaughter, Neomi Flores.

She was a homemaker and a loving and caring wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and great-great-grandmother.

Following cremation, memorial services were held at 7 p.m. Tuesday Feb. 19, 2008 at the Primera Iglesia Bautista Church in Wharton with Rev. Joel Ramirez officiating.

Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Eva and Marcos Tijerina and Linda Ramirez, all of Wharton, Yolanda Alameda and Elpidio Torres of Donna, Anna Marie and Carlos Franco of Houston, and Raquel and Miguel Mendez of Mexico; sons and daughters-in-law, Raul and Esther Gomez, Jose and Frances Alameda, Jr. and Secundino and Soila Alameda, all of Wharton, Peadoso and Sylvia Alameda Sr. of Ganado, Robert and Dora Alameda of Wisconsin, Daniel Alameda of El Campo and Manuel and Frances Alameda of Driscoll; sisters, Julia Corpus and Amelia Sosa, both of Mexico; brothers, Santos Ortiz of El Campo and Juan Ortiz of Monterrey, Mexico; 59 grandchildren, 73 great-grandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild.

In lieu of usual remembrances the family requests memorials to Primera Iglesia Bautista Church, 128 E. Belle, Wharton, TX 77488.

Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Wharton Funeral Home.

You wiped away many tears

and even calmed many fears,

you have kissed all sorts of parts

you've even somehow healed broken hearts,

you gave your love without a second thought

you gave lectures when our mistakes you caught,

but you also gave hugs for no reason at all

you held us tight whenever a tear would fall,

you gave us the courage to walk alone

you gave us the love of a real home,

you endured many things just for our sake

your love was genuine,

so much love would be hard to fake

you are truly a gift from God above,

only He could have made you with that much love.