Macario Herrera

FUNERAL SERVICE:  2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 5, 2020, at Comanche Funeral Home Chapel BURIAL:  Gardens of Memory Cemetery in Comanche County. PRAYER SERVICE:  A Celebration of Life will be held at House of Prayer on Austin Street in Comanche, from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 4, 2020, with Pastor Paul Carbajal officiating. LUNCH:  A meal and visitation for family and friends will be at Comanche Community Center following the funeral service, from approximately 3:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M.  On Wednesday, January 1, 2020, Macario Herrera, age 72, surrounded by his loved ones, went peacefully to be with the Lord at his forever home, united with his wife in glory land.  To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. He was born on February 28, 1947, in O’Donnell, Texas, to Guadalupe and Dominga (Hernandez) Herrera.  He was united in marriage to Belinda Hojdea.  She preceded him in death on October 26, 2019.  Macario was a pastor, father, husband and friend.  He was a mighty man of God who for many years was pastor of the House of Prayer in Comanche.  He loved beyond measure and was a strong man who never gave up on life.  Macario fought until the end and showed us strength, love and, most of all, how we can’t live this life without God.  He will forever be in our hearts. is survived by his children: Albert Martinez and wife Sylvia, Laura Arreola and husband Miguel, Monica Chavama and husband Bernardo, Lucy Medrano and husband Roberto, Elisa Herrera and David Gonzales, Marcario Herrera, Jr. and wife Ida, Isaac Herrera and wife Sarah, and Joshua Martinez and wife Christina; thirty-two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; and sisters, Mary Arambula, Angie Campos and Cheyenne Herrera.  He was preceded in death by sister, Irene Gonzalez; brothers, Johnny Herrera and Mayo Herrera; and parents, Guadalupe and Dominga Herrera.