Virginia Maria Arce

Sunset Memorial Park
Funeral Home and Crematory, LLC
1700 Barrington Rd. Midland City, AL
(334) 983-6604
Robert and Toni Byrd

www.SunsetMemorialPark.com

Virginia Maria Arce, 78, of Dothan passed away Sunday, May 25, 2014 at a local hospital.

Funeral services will be held in Defiance, Ohio.

Mrs. Arce was born January 6, 1936 in Cidra, Puerto Rico and lived there until the age of 18 and moved to Defiance, OH where she lived until 1996 when she moved to Dothan. She married Pedro Juan Arce, Sr. on August 9, 1955. She was a homemaker and loved to cook especially for her family and friends. She was a member of the Bethel Worship Center in Defiance, OH. Mrs. Arce was preceded in death by her parents, Hijinio and Dolores Perez; her husband Pedro Juan Arce, Sr.; a son Lionel Arce; a granddaughter Natalie P. Burns; and brothers, Virgilio Perez, Ismael Perez, and Roberto Perez.

Survivors include her daughters, Ruth (Wayne) Green, Lillian (Samuel) Burns, and Luz (Jesus) Perez; her sons, Pedro Juan Arce, Jr., Eliud Arce, and Gamaliel Arce; her grandchildren, Caleb Arce, Amanda Johnson, Julia Arce, Ashlee Vandemark, Meghan Dockery, Brandon Green, Derek Green, Ryan Arce, Gamali Arce, Samantha Burns and Gabe Peterson; her great grandchildren, Michaela Arce, Machenzie Arce, Mason Arce, Kaleb Seth Arce, Cameron Arce, Trinity Thomas, Norah Vandemark, Allie Vandemark, Kendall Vandemark, Graciella Arce, Danielle Pena, Tre Vasquez, Sam Sinkner and Seth Sinker; god-children, Javier Pagan, Elizabeth Bruno Sabrino, Nathan Chavez, and Benjamin Silva.

Robert Byrd of Sunset Funeral Home, (334) 983-6604, is in charge of arrangements. Please call us or visit www.SunsetMemorialPark.com for more information.