Obituary for Martin Barrera
Funeral services for Mr. Martin Moya Barrera of Winnsboro, will be 11:00AM Saturday, December 16, 2023 at Life Church in Winnsboro with Rev. Scott Fletcher officiating. Interment will follow at Chase Cemetery under the direction of Young’s Community Memorial Winnsboro. Visitation will be from 5:00PM until 8:00PM Friday, December 15, 2023 also at Life Church.
Martin was born July 27, 1987 in Comonfort, Guanajuato, Mexico and passed from this life on December 11, 2023 in Monroe, LA at the age of 36. He was a unique person with an infectious personality who was a friend to many, never met a stranger, and his smile could light up a room and make anyone’s day just a little brighter. He loved to joke around and make people laugh and could carry on a conversation with anyone for hours. Even though Martin was diagnosed with cancer, from day one he would tell the doctors that he was going to beat it. His strong faith would encourage a person to believe that they could do anything they set their mind to. Martin’s main passion was his family. He believed family came first, and he showed his belief by his actions and how he was always supporting his wife and children in anything they were involved in. He cherished Victoria, his wife, and he was the love of her life. He also had a loving and compassionate heart, willing to help anyone who needed it. When his own wife’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, he told her he wanted to take her place and carry that burden for her, not knowing he himself would be diagnosed with the same. He was a devoted husband, father, son, son-in-law, and a friend to many. He will be greatly missed, and his family and friends look forward to the day when they will be reunited again. Martin was a long-time devoted employee of San Marcos Mexican Restaurant in Winnsboro, LA.
He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Francisco Barrera Paz and Luisa Nolasco Gonzales; and his maternal grandmother, Antonia Bustamante Bautista.
Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Victoria Barrera of Winnsboro; his children, Javier Barrera, Martin Barrera, and Victor Barrera, all of Winnsboro; his parents, Martin Barrera Nolasco and Ma Cruz Moya Bustamante, both of Dallas, TX; his “mother-in-love”, Mary Munoz of Sicily Island; his father-in-law, Arturo Munoz of Santa Rosa, TX; five sisters, Rosalia Barrera and husband, Jose of Mexico, Luisa Barrera and husband, Milton, Ducle Barrera and husband, Gaudencio, Maria Barrera and husband, Marlon, and Yamil Barrera, all of Dallas, TX; one brother, Emmanuel Barrera and wife, Sibia of Dallas, TX; sister-in-law, Vanessa Pastor and husband, John of Lafayette; also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, extended family, friends, and the staff and customers of San Marcos Mexican Restaurant in Winnsboro.
Pallbearers will be Leonardo Gonzalez, Tom Rodick, Eugenio Quinones, Mayel Vega, James “Andy” Cotten, Jr., Ludwig Lopez and Victor Patlan.
Martin was born July 27, 1987 in Comonfort, Guanajuato, Mexico and passed from this life on December 11, 2023 in Monroe, LA at the age of 36. He was a unique person with an infectious personality who was a friend to many, never met a stranger, and his smile could light up a room and make anyone’s day just a little brighter. He loved to joke around and make people laugh and could carry on a conversation with anyone for hours. Even though Martin was diagnosed with cancer, from day one he would tell the doctors that he was going to beat it. His strong faith would encourage a person to believe that they could do anything they set their mind to. Martin’s main passion was his family. He believed family came first, and he showed his belief by his actions and how he was always supporting his wife and children in anything they were involved in. He cherished Victoria, his wife, and he was the love of her life. He also had a loving and compassionate heart, willing to help anyone who needed it. When his own wife’s mother was diagnosed with cancer, he told her he wanted to take her place and carry that burden for her, not knowing he himself would be diagnosed with the same. He was a devoted husband, father, son, son-in-law, and a friend to many. He will be greatly missed, and his family and friends look forward to the day when they will be reunited again. Martin was a long-time devoted employee of San Marcos Mexican Restaurant in Winnsboro, LA.
He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Francisco Barrera Paz and Luisa Nolasco Gonzales; and his maternal grandmother, Antonia Bustamante Bautista.
Survivors include his wife of 18 years, Victoria Barrera of Winnsboro; his children, Javier Barrera, Martin Barrera, and Victor Barrera, all of Winnsboro; his parents, Martin Barrera Nolasco and Ma Cruz Moya Bustamante, both of Dallas, TX; his “mother-in-love”, Mary Munoz of Sicily Island; his father-in-law, Arturo Munoz of Santa Rosa, TX; five sisters, Rosalia Barrera and husband, Jose of Mexico, Luisa Barrera and husband, Milton, Ducle Barrera and husband, Gaudencio, Maria Barrera and husband, Marlon, and Yamil Barrera, all of Dallas, TX; one brother, Emmanuel Barrera and wife, Sibia of Dallas, TX; sister-in-law, Vanessa Pastor and husband, John of Lafayette; also survived by a host of nieces, nephews, extended family, friends, and the staff and customers of San Marcos Mexican Restaurant in Winnsboro.
Pallbearers will be Leonardo Gonzalez, Tom Rodick, Eugenio Quinones, Mayel Vega, James “Andy” Cotten, Jr., Ludwig Lopez and Victor Patlan.