Obituary

Joel Magallan, Sr., 61, of Hale Center, passed from this life Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at his home in Hale Center, Texas. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, November 29, 2020, at The Church of God of The Firstborn, with Brother Paul Alvarado and Brother Amos Magallan, son, officiating. Interment will follow at Hale Center Cemetery under the direction of Ramage Funeral Directors. Viewing will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Saturday, November 28, 2020, at Ramage Funeral Directors in Hale Center.

Joel was born November 28, 1958, in Hale Center, Texas, to Gilbert and Placida (Arredondo) Magallan. Growing up, he worked in his father's body shop. He then graduated from Hale Center High School and later attended Wayland Baptist, where he earned a bachelors degree in Spanish education. On February 13, 1978, he married Loida Plasencio in Hale Center. Joel briefly taught Spanish at Cotton Center ISD but continued into the auto body business also known as Joel's Paint & Body. He was a jack of all trades but he loved working on cars. A member of The Church of God of The Firstborn, Joel was a firm believer in the old paths and in the Holy Bible, which he loved to read and study.

Joel was a well-known and active member of the Hale Center community. He was honest, kind, friendly, understanding, and very wise. Joel loved his family and invested heavily in them. He taught his kids to be productive, how to stretch a dollar, and how to fear God. In his spare time, Joel loved to sing, play the guitar, and spend time with his family. Admirable, friendly, humble, and wholesome were words also used to describe Joel and he will be dearly missed.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Survivors include his wife, Loida Magallan of Hale Center, four sons, Joel Magallan, Jr. of Hale Center, Gabriel Magallan and his wife April of Hale Center, Amos Magallan of Lubbock, and Zachariah Magallan and his wife Apolonia of Hale Center, four daughters, Peggy Magallan of Hale Center, Stacy Dillingham and her husband Richard of Amarillo, Evelyn Jaime and her husband Manuel of Hale Center and Kathlyn Magallan of Hale Center, and three sisters, Lupe Rodriguez of Waxahachie, Sally Jimenez of Hale Center, and Eva Maugherman of Gary, Indiana. He was blessed with 13 grandchildren: Lorena Marie, Emilio, Amazing Grace, Mary Rose, Miriam Hope, Jayden, Gabriel Jr., Aralynn, Arkadian, Leonidus, Shiloh Glade, Jayli, and Liza.