Benigno Carrillo

Borger

Benigno Rico Carrillo, 81, of Borger, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 in Borger.

Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 1, 2016 at Grace Church with Pastor Aaron Smith of Dallas, Texas, officiating, and Pastor Tim Hall of Grace assisting. Burial will follow at Highland Park Cemetery. Services are under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.

Family will be at 1001 Lee Street in Borger.

Benigno Rico Carrillo was born May 2, 1934 in Guerrero Chihuahua, Mexico to Eugenio and Engracia (Rico) Carrillo. He moved to Borger in 1964, from Mexico, and was a mechanics helper, truck driver, and a rancher in Morse. Benigno also worked a lot in construction. On January 5, 1965 he married Luisa Tobar in Borger.

Survivors include a son Eugene Carrillo and wife Keri of Borger; eight daughters, Juanita Wallace and husband Eugene, Mary Davis and husband Rick, Elia Smith and husband Stacy, Elida Dickson and husband Marvin, Louisa Munoz and husband Jesus, all of Borger, Elvia Mahon and husband Mark of Amarillo, Elizabeth Scott and husband O.C. of Fort Stewart, Georgia, and Elizabell Bumgarner and husband Jerry of Laveta, Colorado; two sisters, Mari Irene Carrillo, and Chabela Carrillo of Mexico; his brother, Manuel Carrillo of Mexico; 22 grandchildren, including a grandson Robert Blake that he considered and raised as his own son, 15 great-grandchildren with one on the way.

He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, Luisa December 13, 2011, a daughter, Grace Carrillo, and a sister, Nate Carrillo.

Service

Grace Church
401 Gardner
Borger, TX  79007
Friday, April 1, 2016
2:00 p.m.

Cemetery

Highland Park Cemetery
931 Sterling St.
Borger, TX  79007

Memorial Contributions

American Diabetes Association
PO Box 11454
Alexandria, VA  22312

American Heart Association
P. O. Box 3238
Borger, TX  79007