Antonio "Tony" Ramon Vaquera, 50, of Holly Springs, passed away at Methodist Hospital in Germantown, surrounded by his loving family, on December 23, 2022. He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 14, 1972. Tony was a United States Army war veteran. He was a funeral director with the Holly Springs Funeral Home, the Deputy Coroner for Marshall County, and a monument designer and salesman with Thomas Monuments. Everyone who knew Tony loved him, and he was so admired for his compassionate, calm, and loving spirit.
Tony is survived by his wife of thirty three years, Amy Allen Vaquera, and two sons, Bryan Joseph Vaquera (Chelsea) and Brandon Ramon Vaquera (Lexie), and the loves of his life, his four grandsons: Atlas Blake, Brantley Myles, Talon Joseph, Carson Grey (and awaiting Antonio Bryson). He also leaves his mother, Tina Vaquera of Albuquerque; two sisters, Elizabeth Vaquera and Danielle Vaquera; his father and mother in law, Winfred and Margaret Allen; sister and brother in law, Shannon and Raymond Carpenter, nephews Preston and Ryker Carpenter; nieces Chloe Carpenter, Victoria Trujillo, and Adeline Vaquera, and Auntie Donna Josamilto, whom he loved like a mother. Tony was preceded in death by his grandparents, Antonio Patricio and Helen Vaquera, a niece, Dallas Rhea Carpenter, a nephew Carson Ray Carpenter, and a cousin Chris Mora.
Services for Tony will be held in the Chapel of the Holly Springs Funeral Home on Friday, December 30, 2022, at noon. A visitation for family and friends will be held at the funeral home on Thursday evening, December 29, from 5:00 until 8:00 pm. Pallbearers will be Greg Gammil, Raymond Carpenter, Preston Carpenter, Richard Anderson, Sonny Stanton, and Champ Smith. Honorary pall bearers will be Kerry Reid and Kelly McMillan. |