Maria Abad Sarmiento

Mechita



Maria lnes Mercedes Abad Sarmiento, 98, died Sunday, November 11, 2018 at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem. Born in Ecuador on May 1, 1920, she was a beloved daughter of the late Leopoldo Abad and Virginia Sarmiento. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Luis Piedra and children: Fausto Piedra, Arturo Piedra and Melida Piedra and siblings: Delia, Zoila, Amada, Enma, and Miguel Abad and a greatgrandchild, Pablo Parra and a grandchild, Arturo Parra



She was a teacher and loved knitting and gardening. She raised her children and helped raise 5 of her grandchildren. She was a woman of deep faith in the Catholic religion.



Survivors include her children: Fausto Piedra and his wife, Ruth Piedra, Flavio Piedra and his wife Elizabeth Piedra, Lourdes Piedra and a step son, Luis Piedra. She is also survived by a brother, Jaime Abad. Also surviving are 12 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren.



Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M. Wednesday at Nicholson Funeral Home with Father Thomas Kessler officiating. The family will greet friends following the service.



Condolences may be sent online to the family to www.nicholsonfunerals.com. Nicholson Funeral Home is serving the family.