Julio Ramirez

Julio Ramirez, 81, died July 16, 2013 in Pampa.Services will be at 1:00 PM Friday, July 19, 2013 at Primera Iglesia Bautista Mexicana, with Pastor Heliodoro Silva, officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors.Mr. Ramirez was born June 20, 1932 in Chihuahua, Mexico. He had been a resident of Pampa since 1997. His family knew he was a hard worker all his life, and he taught all his children to work hard too.Survivors include five sons, Blas Ramirez and wife Bertha, Jose Ramirez and wife Lorena and Fidel Ramirez and wife Debora, all of Pampa, Armando Ramirez and wife Chela of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Alfonso Ramirez and wife Tina of Amarillo, three daughters, Manulea Gallegos and husband Alfonso and Leticia Ramirez, all of Pampa, and Lourdes Chavez and husband Herminio of Chihuahua, Mexico, and many, many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Herminia Ramirez, and a daughter, Cecilia Ramirez.Memorials may be made to Interim Hospice, 2217 Perryton Parkway, Pampa, Texas 79065.