Valente loved to make others laugh and smile, spend time with family and friends, sit on his porch and enjoy the day. He enjoyed fiddling with his old Mercedes (his jalopy) watching cowboys on TV and listening to the oldies and country music while driving or sitting in the car.
He is preceded in death by his parents; & brothers, Pete, Jessie, John, Jimmy, Charlie, & Bennie.
Valente is survived by his wife of 55 years, Stella Briones; children, Valente Briones III & Adrianna, Dianne Briones & Joe Rodriguez, Juanita Mendoza & Marc, & Michelle Gobert & Keith; sister, Beatrice Briones; grandchildren, Jessica Lopez, Marcus Cornejo, Alyssia Gobert, Alyah Gobert, Erika Mendoza, Andrea Gobert, Kelsey Briones, Xena Fink, AlexAndrea Gobert, Valente Briones IV, & Valerie Briones; & great grandchildren, Malakai Cornejo & Millie Estella Cornejo to cherish his memory.
Mass of Christian burial will be held at St. John the Apostle Catholic Church in Terrell, TX at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 22, 2018 with interment to immediately follow at Highland Memorial
Gardens in Terrell, TX. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. at Anderson-Clayton Bros. Funeral Home in Terrell, TX on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 with Rosary recited at 7 p.m.
COMPARTA UN OBITUARIO
v.1.8.18