Pedro Peña, Jr.

​​Pedro Peña, Jr., 85 years of age, passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2026. He was born on July 23, 1940, to Pedro Peña, Sr. and Genoveva Moreno Peña.

Pedro worked for General Motors in California then was self-employed as a backhoe operator and later worked for VMW Equipment Company in Texas. In his pastime, he loved racehorses, ranching, and hunting. He enjoyed spending time with his family and attended services at Emanuel Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Pedro Peña, Sr. and Genoveva Moreno Peña; his first wife, Maria Irene Peña; his grandchildren, Pedro “Peter” Peña IV and Oscar Gabriel “O.G.” Peña; and several brothers and sisters.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Emma P. Peña; three sons, Javier (Melissa) Peña, Pedro (Rebecca) Peña III, and Oscar Peña; his extended family, Hector Anguiano and Linda Garcia (Eli); his sister, Gumecinda (Guadalupe) Martinez; and six grandchildren, Javier Peña, Alyssa Marie (Rafael) Garcia, Dianna Marie Peña, Elizabeth Ann Peña, Joel Gonzalez, and Joe Michael Gonzalez (Anna Valdez).

Active pallbearers will be Rafael Garcia, Ezekiel Emanuel Peña, Alexander Peña, Joseph Garcia, Jesus “Jesse” Garcia, Lee Omar Garcia, Donnie Lewis, Michael Gonzalez, and Javier Peña, Jr.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 21, 2026, from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Mauro P. Garcia Chapel- Alice, Texas. Prayer service will begin at 6:00 p.m.

Funeral Service will be held on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Mauro P. Garcia Chapel- Alice, Texas. Officiated by Guadalupe Martinez. Burial will follow at San Jose Cemetery.
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Mauro P. Garcia Funeral Homes, Inc. entrusted with the arrangements.



Service Address: 
Mauro P. Garcia Chapel
600 South Wright St.
Alice, Texas 

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