A celebration of life for Rev. Muñoz will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2016 at Elim Worship Center with Rev. Roger Muñoz officiating. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the direction of Lemons Funeral Home. Rev. Muñoz will lie in state at Elim Worship Center located at 1310 Galveston beginning Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. There will be prayer services held on Wednesday and Thursday evenings from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Elim Worship Center.

Lupe was born September 16, 1928 in Sinton to Guillermo & Tomasa Muñoz. He married Rosie Camargo on July 10, 1960 in Sinton and into this union they were blessed with five children. Roger Muñoz & wife Elizabeth, Esther Castillo & husband Johnny, Rosalinda Muñoz, Sylvia Trevino & husband Israel, Guadalupe Muñoz & wife Jameelynn.

He started his ministry in 1948 after dedicating his life to God and started his pastorship in 1960 in Sinton. He pastored churches in Hearn, McAllen, Hart and finally in Plainview at Templo Gethsemane which later changed its name to Templo Elim where he was Pastor until his death.

Following the trade of his Savior, he worked as a carpenter and worked with the Plainview School System until his retirement in 1998. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather and Pastor to a flock too many to number. The echo of God's love resonated through his life and any and everyone who met him knew of his patience, and love for God.

Those left to cherish his memory are his children; three sisters, Dominga Muñoz, Cesaria Manzano and Rosa Banda; eleven grandchildren; three great grandchildren.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Rosie Muñoz; three brothers, Jesús Muñoz, Thomas Muñoz, Guillermo Muñoz Jr.; two sisters, Maria Valdez, Paula Contreras.