Manuela Ramos Cobos, 90 years old, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2024, surrounded by her loving family at her home in Alpine, Texas.
Manuela was born on June 17, 1934, in Terlingua, Texas. She was the daughter of Felipe Ramos Sr. and Eulalia Flores Ramos, and the last surviving sibling to her sisters Eulalia Portillo, Lucia Ramirez, Ramona Parras, Paula Munoz, Cory Alvidrez, Alvina Martinez, Alta Gracia Ramos and her brothers Felipe Ramos Jr., Alcario Ramos, Juan Ramos, Otillio Ramos, Andres Ramos, Pete Ramos, and Enrique Ramos who preceded her in death. Her father Felipe worked at the Chisos Mining Company, a historic large quicksilver mine in Terlingua, in the 1930s and he later moved the family to Shafter, Texas, around 1940 where Manuela went to school in her early childhood years. Eventually, Felipe moved the family to Alpine where Manuela attended middle school at Centennial School.
Manuela married the late Ben Cobos Jr. on April 2, 1955, in Alpine. They had a total of eleven children: Gracie Cobos Davila, Felix Cobos, Virginia Cobos Caballero, Ben Cobos III, Oscar Cobos, Raymond Cobos, Gloria Cobos, Felipe Cobos, Clovis Cobos, David Cobos and Lori Cobos. They have 24 grandchildren and many great- and great-great-grandchildren. Manuela and her late husband Ben leave behind a strong legacy.
Manuela was a very loving and dedicated wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was a strong, beautiful, sweet, caring, hardworking, resourceful and faithful woman who had a tremendous love for her husband Ben and her family, and had the biggest heart for everyone (including her cats and kittens and favorite cat, “Baby”). Strong in faith until the end, Manuela instilled her deep faith in her family. She always told her children and loved ones, “pon todo en las manos de Dios” (put everything in God’s hands) and “todo el tiempo pon a Dios primero” (always put God first). When talking about the future, she always said “si Dios es servido” (if it’s the Lord’s will).
Manuela, our mom (“nuestra madrecita”), is the strongest, most loving woman that we will ever know. We will deeply miss her loving hugs and kisses, beautiful-cute smile and sparkling eyes, sense of humor, and unconditional love. We will tremendously miss her for the rest of our lives.
A public visitation and viewing will be held at the Alpine Memorial Funeral Home Chapel beginning at 5 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2024, at 209 W. Sul Ross Street in Alpine. A visitation and viewing will also be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at Grace Christian Fellowship Church, located at 801 E. Brown Avenue, Alpine, beginning at 10 a.m. with the church service to begin at 11 a.m. Interment will follow at Holy Angels Cemetery in Alpine.
Services have been entrusted to Alpine Memorial Funeral Home and gifts and condolences may be left at www.alpinememorialfuneralhome.com.