Elida “Lillie” Morquecho, 74 of Greenville, passed away on March 11, 2015 at Briarcliff Health Center. A memorial service will be on Monday, at 10:00 a.m. at the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with Deacon Lee Davis officiating. A rosary will be held at 9:30 before the service.
Lillie was born in Poteet, Texas on July 21, 1940 to Julian and Isabel Leal Contreras. She married Louis Morquecho, Sr. on October 1, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas. Lillie was a homemaker, but also volunteered as a bilingual interpreter in the 70’s for the Greenville hospital. Later on in life, she went to work with Bland School District in Food Services until he retired. She was a member of St. Williams Catholic Church.
Lillie is survived by her children, Norma Jean Clark and husband, Bryan, Louis Morquecho, Jr. and wife, Lisa all of Merit, Thomas Morquecho and wife, Kristen of Woodland Hills, CA; sisters, Sylvia Ballestros and Oralia Guzman of San Antonio; and grandchildren, Cody Clark and wife Brionne, Megan Clark, Matthew Morquecho, Mackenzie Morquecho, Mason Morquecho, and Dylan Morquecho.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Andrew Morquecho; infant daughter, Raquel Morquecho; brother, Julian Contreras II, and sister, Eloisa Serna.
The family wishes to express thanks to Hospice Plus and Briarcliff Health Center for the excellent care given to “Ms. Lillie” during her stay.