Funeral services for Oscar Padilla, Sr., 84, of Diboll, will be held Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at Shafer Funeral Home in Lufkin with Deacon Jesus Reyes officiating. Interment will follow at Forest Haven Cemetery in Diboll.

          Mr. Padilla was born on December 12, 1941, in Galeana, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, to the late Alfonso Padilla and the late Celia (Arriola) Padilla and went to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Diboll.

          Mr. Padilla was a hard-working man who enjoyed spending his free time listening to music, gambling at nearby casinos, and visiting his siblings in Reynosa and Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas. He was a proud employee of Temple-Inland for 29 years and was known for “telling it how it is”.

          He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Adriana Padilla and Angel Diosdado of Diboll; son and daughter-in-law, Franco Padilla and Mary Ortega of Hudson; daughter, Marla Padilla of Diboll; son and daughter-in-law, Oscar Padilla, Jr. and Lucy Martinez of Diboll; daughter and son-in-law, Patty Padilla and Gerardo Hernandez of Diboll; daughter, Leslie Padilla of Diboll; daughter, Norma Padilla and son-in-law, Christian Morales of Lufkin; daughter, Aida Padilla of Lufkin; grandson, Angel Diosdado, Jr. of Diboll; granddaughter, Laura Diosdado of Diboll; grandchildren, Erica, Raquel, Melina, Samantha, Samuel, Isaac, Eliana, Yasari, and Christian;  grandsons, Alex Garcia, Jr. and Victor Garcia, both of Diboll; granddaughter, Bianca Garcia of Diboll; granddaughter and husband, Jasmine Padilla and Jesus Huerta of Lufkin; grandson, Samuel Padilla of Piedras Negras, Mexico; granddaughter, Aitana Padilla of Piedras Negras, Mexico; granddaughter and husband, Kayla and Jorge Briagas of Houston; granddaughter, Madison Cerda of Diboll; grandson, Noe Cerda of Diboll; granddaughter, Dulce Hernandez of Diboll; granddaughter, Alexa Hernandez of Diboll; granddaughter, Yoatzi Alfaro of Lufkin; grandsons, Eduardo Mejorado, Alvaro Mejorado and wife, Marina Chavez, and Jhaziel Alvarez, all of Lufkin; grandson and wife, Martin and Alicia Martinez of Lufkin; great-granddaughters, Alliyah Diosdado, Audrey Diosdado, and Annalia Jaramillo, all of Diboll; great-grandsons, Kaydenn Jaramillo and Jose “Guero” Jaramillo, Jr., both of Diboll; great-grandsons, Anthony Gallardo, Elias “Chino” Cortes, Christian Mejorado, and Kevin Martinez, all of Lufkin; great-granddaughters, Emma Cortes, Ella Cortes, Ilanny Huerta, Arleth Martinez, and Miranda Chavez, all of Lufkin; and only living sister, Alicia Garcia, of Rio Bravo, Tamaulipas.

          Mr. Padilla was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Maria; and brothers, Alfredo Padilla, Antonio Padilla, Samuel del Bosque; and sister, Maria del Refugio del Bosque.

          Pallbearers will be Noe Cerda, Franco Padilla, Alvaro Mejorado, Eduardo Mejorado, Martin Martinez, Angel “Junior” Diosdado, Alex Garcia, Jr., and Victor Garcia.

          The honorary pallbearer will be Oscar Padilla, Jr.

          Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, June 26, 2026, at Shafer Funeral Home. A rosary will be recited at 7:00 p.m.

          Shafer Funeral Home, Lufkin directors.