Elia Carrillo

Molano

Elia Carrillo Molano, 83, of Sweetwater passed away Friday, May 26, 2023 in Abilene.

A Prayer Vigil and Rosary will be held at 6:30 P.M. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at McCoy Chapel of Memories with Deacon David Mendez officiating. Her wishes were to be cremated after services. McCoy Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Elia was born May 10, 1940 in Val Verde County, Texas to Porfirio and Juana  (Monsiviaz) Carrillo. She married Abelardo T. Molano and he passed away February 2, 2017. Elia moved to Sweetwater 10 years ago from Hermleigh, Texas. She had worked for Wall's Industries in Sweetwater, Roscoe and Cleburne as a seamstress and had worked for Cogdell Memorial Hospital in Snyder in the housekeeping department. Elia was a Catholic with her membership being in Del Rio, Texas.

She is survived by her children; Diana Martinez and husband George of Sweetwater, Cynthia Serna of Joshua, Texas and Abelardo Molano of Colorado City, Texas, her sister; Viola Kass of Houston, ten grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and fifteen great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two sons, four sisters and one brother.