Mrs. Maria De Los Angeles Velasquez, age 59, a resident of De Queen, died Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in the Arkansas Heart Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas.

She was born August 2, 1964, in Durango, Mexico, the daughter of Ramon Valtierra Roman and Maria Hijinia Gutierrez Lozano.  She married Pedro Velasquez Flores in Durango, Mexico, on March 6, 1979, and to this marriage, four daughters were born.   She was a Jehovah's Witness and a homemaker.  She enjoyed cleaning, shopping, cooking, and delivering Jehovah's Witness literature, but her best time was spent with her husband, daughters, and especially her grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, and her siblings, Dionicia Valtierra, Jose Angel Valtierra, and Trinadad Valtierra.

She leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Pedro Velasquez Flores of De Queen, four daughters, Perla Judith Cisneros and her husband, Jorge Cisneros of De Queen, Lucia Adriana Valtierra and her husband, Jose Cisneros of De Queen, Antonia Velasquez and her husband, Gaudencio Romano of De Queen, and Beatriz Armenta and her husband, Luis Alberto Armenta of De Queen; nine grandchildren,  Jasmin Cisneros, Eduardo Cisneros, Cristian Cisneros, Jonathan Cisneros, Jovannie Cisneros, Ivan Cisneros, Levi Josiah Romano, Jacqueline Cisneros, and Adelin Armenta, two brothers, Jose Luis Valtierra and Ramon Valtierra both of Mexico and a sister, Camila Valtierra of Kansas, as well as a number of nieces, nephews, other family members and a host of friends.

Funeral Services for Mrs. Maria Velasquez will be held on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at 4:00 P.M., in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses with Benito Camarillo officiating.  Burial will follow in Redmen Cemetery.  Visitation will be on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at Chandler Funeral Home Chapel from 12:00 P.M. until 2:00 P.M.  Arrangements are under the direction of Chandler Funeral Home.   You may send an online sympathy message at www.chandlerfuneral.com

Mrs. Maria Velasquez's funeral service can be viewed online through Zoom.

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