Maria Luisa Tapia

Newton Grove

Ms. Maria Luisa  Tapia, 83 went to be with the Lord on Friday, February 18, 2022 at Johnston Health.

A graveside service will be held at 3:30 PM Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at Clement Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, officiating will be Pastor Cirilo Sanchez and Pastor Israel Tapia.

The family will receive friends from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM Wednesday at Mingo Hispanic Baptist Church in Godwin before the graveside service.

Maria is preceded in death by her parents, Santos Chacon and Francisca Perales; and her beloved husband, Jose Fernando Tapia.

She was born in Terreon, Mexico and became a Christian at the young age of 7 years old.  While attending the Theological Baptist Seminary in Mexico, she earned her degree and met her husband.  They were married in 1959 and they worked together on Missions for many years.  She was a loving mother, grandmother and great grandmother, and her family will miss her dearly.

She is survived by her children, Sara Tapia Sifuentes, Israel Tapia Sifuentes, Naara Tapia Sanchez, Joel Tapia Sifuentes, Ariel Tapia Sifuentes, Lydia Tapia Sifuentes, Abdiel Tapia Sifuentes, Janeth Tapia Sifuentes, and Neissly B. Tapia Sifuentes; grandchildren, Kenya Gonzalez Tapia, Grecia Gonzalez Tapia, Isaac Gonzalez Tapia, Seth Tapia, Job Tapia, Zachary Tapia, Ahira Sanchez, Joel Tapia, Jr., Ely Tapia, Neissly Tapia, Jr., Ariel F. Tapia, Jr., Jose F. Meza, Abdiel Tapia, Jr., Johana Tapia, Jazmin Tapia, Gerson Fuentes, Denis Fuentes, Imani Tapia, and Yussef Tapia; and 10 great grandchildren.

Services entrusted to Butler Funeral Home, 6535 Clinton Road, Stedman, NC  28391.