Elida Lopez Obituary (1936 - 2022) - Spring Lake, North Carolina

The Lopez family announces with great sadness, the loss of our beloved mother. Elida M. Lopez, 86, of Erwin, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, at WakeMed Hospital in Raleigh on Wednesday, April 13, 2022. Elida was born on February 18, 1936 in Matamorros, Mexico to the late Encanarcion and Estella Pena. Besides her parents, she is preceded in death by her sisters, Presiliana Mancillas and Librada Mancillas; brothers, Andres Ochoa Esteban Pena, Cruz Mancillas, Encarnaciona Mancillas, Ignacio Mancillas, Lorenza Lopez, and Virginia Mancillas. Elida is survived by her husband of 66 years, Pedro S. Lopez and their children, Rosy Mayorga, Rosalva Hafford, Nancy Lopez, Priscilla Lopez, Irma Lopez, and Virginia Lopez; siblings, Agapito Mancillas and Reyes Mancillas; 13 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren. Elida was a sweet, earthly angel and touched the hearts of everyone she met. Her smile would light up a room and her hugs would warm it, she never met a stranger. Elida loved to walk, vacation, and spend time with her family.