Elpidia V. Mora age 88 of San Antonio passed away on Monday, April 18, 2022.  Mrs. Mora retired from civil service after many years at Kelly Air Force Base.  Mom was our matriarch that kept our family together.  Our mom was one of a kind that lived life her way.  She loved spending time with her family, our gatherings were always her favorite.  She encouraged us to do our very best and to be who she made us out to be.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Mora; daughter, Ernestine V. Mora; parents, Ernesto and Cruz Valero; grandchildren, Tracie Lee Barron, Joe Rudi Garcia; siblings, Ernest Valero, Jr, Rodolfo Valero, Alejandro Valero, Arturo Valero, Gilbert Valero, Eloisa Morales and Gloria Rodriguez.

She is survived by her children, Irene M. Garcia, Susie Mora Chapa and husband Roland, Michelle M. Lira, Rachel Arce, Mike Mora, Jr. and wife Roselinda; granddaughter, Monica Esparza; sister, Maria Serros and Dominic Soriano; 11 grandchildren; 27 great grandchildren; and 3 great great grandchildren.

FUNERAL SERVICES

Visitation will begin on Tuesday, May 10, at 3:00 P.M. with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 P.M. at the Angelus Chapel.  Funeral Mass will be offered on Wednesday, May 11, at 9:30 A.M. at St. Leo the Great Catholic Church.  Interment will follow in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.