The Mass of the Resurrection for Merced Urias will be celebrated by Fr. Francisco Carbajal on Fri., Sept. 2, 2022 at 1:00 P.M. at St. Helen Catholic Church. Burial will follow in the Mount Zion Cemetery with his grandsons serving as pallbearers. The Rosary will be recited on Thurs. evening at 7:00 PM at the Wheeler Mortuary Chapel.
Merced Carrasco Urias was born Aug. 1, 1936 in Pilares, Chihuahua, Mexico to the home of Benedita (Carrasco) and Ignacio Urias, and died at his home in the Rogers community early on the morning of Aug. 28, 2022. He came to the United States on June 29, 1948 in Saragossa, TX. He grew up in Van Horn, TX where he met the love of his life, Irene Segura. They were married on Sept. 4, 1953. Their three oldest children were born while they lived in Van Horn. In 1956, they moved to the Rogers community where he began working for Mayo and Terry Varnell. He was in their employment for 26 years. For the next several years, he was employed by Rodney and Laverne Thetford. For a short time, he worked in the oil fields in Oklahoma. Since 1993, he has been in the employment of Charles Bennett on the Bennett Ranch.
Mr. Urias enjoyed working with cattle. For relaxation he went hunting, or camping, or sometimes traveling with his wife in their RV. Family was very important to him, and he looked forward to family get togethers, and any activity that involved his children, grandchildren or great-grandchildren. Unlike many people, Mr. Urias liked to be photographed. He was a member of the Catholic Church.
He is survived by Irene, his devoted wife of almost 69 years; three sons and two daughters-in-law, Efrin and Perci Urias of Portales, Armando and Dede Urias of Edgewood, NM and Eliseo Urias of Gallup, NM; three daughters and sons-in-law, Amelia and Brett Carter of Clovis, NM, Erminia and Rick Bresler of Edgewood, NM and Adalinda Urias-Goldston and her husband, Robert Goldston of Albuquerque, NM; eleven grandsons, Jason (Sarah) Urias, Christopher (Marisol) Urias, Abe (Brandi) Urias, Andrew (Donna) Urias, Stuart (Suzette) Pacheco, Nate Carter, Eric (Amy) Urias, Bryan (Melissa) Bresler, Armando (Devynn) Urias, Jr., Travis (Chelsey) Urias, and Alejandro (Mariah) Goldston; two nieces, Whitney (Roxy) Goldston and Megan (Keith) Curry; twenty-three great-grandchildren; two brothers, Efren Urias of Van Horn, TX and Ignacio Urias of Waxahachie, TX; and five sisters, Hortencia Balcazar of Van Horn, TX, Socorro Enriquez of Pearland, TX, Margarita Espinoza of Van Horn, TX, Alicia Gallegos of El Paso, TX and Corina Navarrete of Terral, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents and two grandsons, Nicholas Bowman-Urias who died in 2008 and Quincy Goldston who died in 2019.
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