Mercedes Aldape, 102 of Dumas, passed away on Sunday, November 13, 2016. Funeral Services are scheduled at 1 o'clock in the afternoon on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Templo Elim with Jose Contreras, officiating. Interment will follow at Northlawn Memorial Gardens.
Mercedes was born on September 28, 1914 in Zaragoza, Coah., Mexico to Luciano and Maria de Jesus (Hernandez) Aldape. She lived in Nuevo Laredo and then moved to Dumas in 1969 to live with her sister Cruz 'Mama Cuy' Santana. Throughout her life, Mercedes was a caregiver for her entire family. She was a full-hearted Christian woman and was a member of Templo Elim. Mercedes will be missed by all who knew her.
Mercedes is preceded in death by her parents; sister: Cruz Santana; brothers: Bernadio, Pablo, Regino, Valarino, Juan, Jose Aldape.
Mercedes is survived by her nieces: Mercedes Rodriguez and husband Socorro of Dumas and Petra DeLeon and husband Antonio of Hartley; nephew: Olegario Aldape of Plainview; 15 great-nieces and nephews: Alicia Perez, Alfredo Rodriguez, Norma Morales, Genero DeLeon, Jacob DeLeon, Anna Gonzales, Johnny Santana, Mickey Ann Brown, Jimmy W. McCauley, Joe Botello III, Celia DeLeon, Maria C. Gonzales, Enrique Botello, Arthur Rodriguez, Gabriel Rodriquez, Eva Gresham, and Elva Nevarez; and several other extended family members.