Carol Moreno Nunez died on June 21, 2024, at her home in Lampasas County.
Funeral Mass will be held at St. Mary Catholic Church at 10 a.m. on June 28. Burial will follow at Kempner Cemetery.
A rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. June 27 at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel in Lampasas, with visitation to follow.
Carol was born on Feb. 18, 1932 in Kosciusko, Texas to Santos and Rebecca Hernandez Moreno. She was their second child. A brother was born in 1930, and she eventually was the oldest of nine sisters.
Her family came to Lampasas County in 1938, first to the Adamsville area and then later settled in Lampasas.
Carol graduated from G.W. Brackenridge High School in San Antonio. She entered nursing training as a teenager and went to work as a nurse in Houston, becoming a Registered Nurse.
She had three children with Moses Flores of Granger. She then married David Nunez Jr. on May 5, 1964. They were together for over 53 years. They had two daughters, bringing the family to five children.
Carol worked at St. Joseph Hospital for many years and helped at other Houston-area hospitals. She later worked at Metroplex Hospital in Killeen.
Carol drew upon her skills as a nurse and volunteered for over 60 years with the American Red Cross. Besides helping after floods, hurricanes and tornadoes, she also assisted at the Pentagon after 9/11 and the West Fertilizer Company explosion aftermath.
She was a lifelong Catholic, helping in various ministries at the parishes where she was a member, especially at My Brother’s House food pantry at Holy Family Catholic Church in Copperas Cove.
Carol was preceded in death by her husband David Nunez Jr.; son, John Flores; brother, John Moreno; and sisters Maria Rendon, Cecelia Rivera and Lidia Gomez.
She is survived by daughter Gloria (Enayat) Emami of San Diego, California, son Hector Flores of Lampasas County, daughter Michelle Fajardo of Orlando, Florida, and daughter Carol “Tiny” (Chris) Cates of Jacksonville, Florida; sisters, Rosa (Carlos) Perez of San Angelo, Helen (Fred) Infante of Angleton, Mary Ann Aldrich (Roy) of Lampasas, Becky (Robert) Gonzales of Mission and Julia (Ysmael) Ramos of San Angelo; grandchildren Ali Amami, Hussein Emami, Michelle Emami, Jason Emami, Farrah (Jonathan) Emami, Ian (Nephtys) Fajardo, Erica Fajardo, Emily (Jai) Fajardo, Michael (girlfriend Haley) Bennett, Jesse (fiancee Shelby) James, Blake (fiancee Jenn) Cates and Ashlyn Cates Hawkins (Herb); great-grandchildren Zoe, Caden, Thiago, Thea and Iris Faith; a great-greatgrandson, Michael; and nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Memorial donations may be made to the Heart of Texas Chapter of the American Red Cross.
