Elida Salazar

Elida Anes Salazar, 90, passed away peacefully at Valley Baptist Medical Center on September 26, 2026. She was born on July 11, 1936, in San Benito, Texas, to Gilberto Anes, Sr. and Isabel Noriega Anes.

A proud graduate of San Benito High School, Elida dedicated 25 years to the Adoption Department of the Texas Department of Human Resources until her retirement. She was a devoted member of Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church and shared a loving marriage of 62 years with Retired Navy Veteran Crescencio Luis Salazar. Her passion for gardening was evident in her love for plants, particularly roses, and she was a loyal supporter of the San Benito Greyhounds.

Elida was preceded in death by her husband, Crescencio, her parents, and siblings Amelia Anes Segura, Sofia Anes Castillo, Enedelia Anes Montalvo, and Gilberto Anes, Jr.

She is survived by her children Esmeralda Salazar Gonzalez (Luis), Mario Luis Salazar (Rosie), and Adriana Salazar Reyes (Mike); her grandchildren Gloria Anna Rivera-Garcia, Jaime Ismael Rivera, Luis Alberto Gonzalez, Jr., Christopher Luis Salazar, Christian Luis Salazar, Ethan Michael Reyes, Emma Izabella Reyes, Elynna Sophia Reyes; and great-grandchildren Lauren Elaine Rivera, Dalia Rose Garcia, Evan James Rivera, and Maddox James Gonzalez. Her siblings Emma Anes and Rose de la Garza also survive her.

Special thanks are extended to Maribel Reyes Ramos for serving as her caregiver and companion.

The Salazar family will receive friends and relatives on Thursday, October 1, 2026, from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Buck Ashcraft San Benito Funeral Home with a recitation of the Holy Rosary at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, October 2, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., at Our Lady Queen of the Universe Catholic Church, followed by interment at Mont Meta Memorial Park.

Honored to serve as pallbearers are Jaime I. Rivera, Luis A. Gonzalez, Jr., Christopher Luis Salazar, Christian Luis Salazar, Diego Delgadillo, and Ethan Michael Reyes. Honorary pallbearers are Luis A. Gonzalez, Mike Reyes, Luis Garcia, Ralph de la Garza, Michael de la Garza, Mateo Delgadillo, and Ricardo Segura.