August 25, 1935 ~ September 28, 2024
Duncan, OK
María Luisa Piñón was born August 25, 1935 in Cd. Juárez, Chihuahua, México to Cristobal Piñón and María Luisa Sandoval. She passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28, 2024, with her family at her side at her oldest daughter’s home in Duncan. She was 89.
Rosary will be held on Tuesday, October 1, from 6:00-8:00 P.M. at Whitt Funeral Home. Her funeral mass is planned for Wednesday, October 2, at 10:00 A.M. at the Assumption Catholic Church with Father Joseph David, Altus, officiating and Deacon Manuel García assisting. Serving as pallbearers will be Armida García, Myrna García, Rocío García, Nora Contreras, Mireya Contreras, and Isabel Contreras; the honorary pallbearer is Marcos García. Interment will follow in the Duncan Municipal Cemetery under the direction of Whitt Funeral Home.
María Luisa loved gardening flowers, trees and plants, drawing, watching telenovelas, and playing lotería and cards. She also enjoyed listening to music and dancing. She was a devout and faithful Catholic and was a member of the Assumption Catholic Church.
She was a positive and joyful person with a great sense of humor. Often, she would be heard whistling and singing even in her last days. She was also caring and generous. María Luisa will be remembered as a loving and dedicated mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
María Luisa is survived by her daughters and one son-in-law: María del Carmen García and husband Manuel García, and Blanca Estela Contreras, all of Duncan; grandchildren: Marcos García of Sachse, Texas, Armida García of Duncan, Myrna García and husband Luis A. González of Duncan, Rocío García of Duncan, Nora I. Contreras of Edmond, Mireya Contreras of Oklahoma City, and Isabel Contreras of Oklahoma City; and great-grandchildren: Elyana M. González, Briana C. González, Rogelio Fernando Almeida, Isabella Natalia Almeida, and Kiara V. García. She is also survived by her sister, Socorro Piñón Porras of Sacramento, California.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Cristobal and María Luisa Piñón; sisters and brothers-in-law: Dolores García Ramos and husband Manuel Ramos, Juventina García Sánchez and husband Vincente Sánchez; brothers and sisters-in-law: Ignacio Piñón and wife Alicia Piñón, and Lázaro Piñón and wife Guadalupe Piñón; brother-in-law: Rafael Porras; and son-in-law, Fernando Contreras.
