Margarita Rodriguez Montellano, 101, a resident of Deming, NM, entered eternal rest on Thursday, January 12, 2017 surrounded by family. Margarita was born on July 12, 1915, to Pablo and Guadalupe Rodriguez in Juarez, Mexico. Margarita was a homemaker who loved her family and enjoyed sewing, cooking, gardening, singing and most of all she loved the Lord. She was a long time member of the Mt. Sinai Spanish Methodist Church and was a former volunteer at the Deming Senior Center. She is survived by her four sons, David Montellano and his wife Linda of Chino, CA; Arthur Montellano and his wife Gloria of Deming, NM; Paul Montellano and his wife Amelia of Deming, NM; Moses Montellano and his wife Gloria of Las Cruces, NM; six daughters, Sally Beck of Falls Church, VA; Esther Hiles and her husband John of Charleston, SC; Ruth Pioquinto of Deming, NM; Mary Ellen Valverde and her husband David of Hawaiian Gardens, CA; Alice Pena and her husband Pete of Las Cruces, NM and Ernestina Villegas and her husband Ray of Las Cruces, NM; one daughter-in-law, Loly Montellano of Deming, NM; one sister, Evadina Beebe of El Paso, TX; 34 grandchildren, 77 great grandchildren; 27 great-great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by both of her parents; her husband, Florencio Montellano Sr.; one son, Florencio Montellano Jr.; two son-in-laws, Wayne Beck and Frank Pioquinto and two grandchildren, Donna Montellano and Paul Beebe Jr. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, January 18, 2017 at 1pm at Terrazas Funeral Chapel with Pastors, David Iglesias officiating. An inurnment will then follow at Mountain View Cemetery. Arrangements are with Terrazas Funeral Chapels & Crematory .
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