A funeral service for Felipe Pena Morales, 78, of Marshall, Texas will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marshall. Interment will follow at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. A visitation for family and friends will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 17, 2026, with a Rosary beginning at 7:00 p.m., at Downs Funeral Home.

Felipe was born on May 1, 1947, in San Lucas, Galeana, Mexico to Leopoldo Pena and Paula Morales and passed away on February 15, 2026, in Longview, Texas.

He served as a Deacon for St. Joseph Catholic Church for 26 years. He retired from Longview Road and Bridge's shipping and receiving department.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Leopoldo and Paula Morales; sister, Andrea Pena; daughter, Angelica Pena and grandson, Jean Marco Pena.

He is survived by his wife, Rebeca Gaona Pena of Marshall; children, Martin Pena (Elizabeth) of Longview, Jose Pena (Nelly), Flor Olvera (Jaime), Eleazar Pena (Maricela), Juana Casas (Jose) and Francisco Pena (Sabrina) all of Marshall; siblings, Guadalupe Pena, Manuela Pena, Francisca Pena, Juana Pena and Andrea Pena; grandchildren, Tiara Crystal Franco (Luis Felipe), Christopher M. Pena, Richard Pena, Stephanie Pena, Jonathan Olvera (Valeria), Jennifer Ornelas (David), Jimena Olvera (Angel), Valerie Ordaz Bilnoski (Brandon), Tristan Ordaz (Maddie), Mariela Aguirre (Nikkolas Evans), Alex Pena, Jose Antonio Rodriguez, Jr., Brandon Pena (Teryn), Cecilia Rodriguez, Clay Pena, Jason Casas (Jennifer), Karol Casas, Sofia Casas Benjamin Pena and Adrian Pena and great grandchildren, Nathan Pena, Allison Marie Franco Pena, Luis Geovani Franco Pena, Arianna Denise Franco Pena, Leigh Alessandra Pena, Marco Emiliano Pena, Noah Ornelas, Penelope Olvera, Theo Ornelas, Lucas Perez, Archie Ornelas, Paloma Olvera, Lorenzo Ornelas, Micah Bilnoski, Liliana Bilnoski, Jonah Mateo Ordaz, Aaliyah Marie Taylor, Namari Evans, Nikko Evans, Elijah Felipe Pena and Isabella R. Casas along with other family and friends.