Manuel "Popo" Perez

Services for Mr. Manuel “Popo” Perez, 74, of Memphis, TX will be at 3:30 p.m. Friday, April 6, 2012 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Rudy Sanchez, officiating. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Hughs Funeral Home of Memphis, TX. Mr. Perez passed away Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Amarillo, TX. Manuel was born April 1, 1938 in Yorktown, TX to the late Mr. Manuel Perez and Mrs. Maria (Villarreal) Perez. He attended schools in Beeville, TX. He moved to Memphis, TX in 1960 from Beeville, TX. He married Gloria Narvaez on August 16, 1999. Manuel worked for the City of Memphis until retiring after 33 years. He was also a Baptist. He was preceded in death by four brothers. He is survived by his wife, Gloria Perez of Memphis, TX; five daughters, Christina Saenz and husband Jaime of Memphis, TX; Priscilla Ruiz and husband Cipriano of Memphis, TX; Mabel Dominguez of Houston, TX; Peggy Hall of Memphis, TX; Mary Helen Campbell of Panhandle, TX; one son, Manuel Perez III of Corpus Christi, TX; his grandchildren, Christopher Saenz, Gabriella Ruiz, Sabrina Saenz, Samantha Ruiz all of Memphis, TX; and numerous other grandchildren and great-grandchildren; four brothers, six sisters and a host of nieces and nephews. The family suggests memorials to the Texas Oncology, 1000 South Coulter #100, Amarillo, TX 79106 or Medical Center League House, 7000 Amarillo Blvd. West, Amarillo, TX 79106.