Graveside service for Mariano Jimenez, 78, of Cleburne, will be conducted at 2:00 P.M., Monday, September 27, 2021, in Rosehill Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:00-6:00 P.M., Sunday, September 26, 2021, at the funeral home. Mr. Jimenez passed away Monday, September 20, 2021, in Cleburne. He was born October 7, 1942, in Mexico to Antonio Cruz and Gregoria (Garcia) Jimenez. Mariano married Mary Inez Rodolfo in May 1974 in Cleburne. He worked in the Steel Forging industry as a mechanic/maintenance for Trinity Forge in Mansfield with over 20 years of service, retiring in 2009. Mariano was a quiet man but one who you listened to when he spoke. He was a family man who gave all he could to those he loved. He will be forever remembered lovingly especially when someone uses his parting words of “be good”. He truly loved to work and retired only when they made him. Mariano was a dedicated husband as well. Mr. Jimenez is survived by his wife, Mary Jimenez; children, Ruben Yanes, Suzanne Yanes, Sylvia Manriquez, Pauline Manriquez, Chon Manriquez, Michelle Davis and husband Kevin, Tim Jimenez and fiancée, Diana, Irma Jimenez, Letecia Jimenez, Victor Jimenez and Blanca Jimenez; 16 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; 4 great-great grandchildren; siblings, Mauro, Antonio, Macaria, and Consuelo Jimenez Garcia; numerous nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends. Mariano is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Manuel Jimenez Garcia, and son, Mike “Jr.” Manriquez.