Maria Rodriguez Pinkert SLATON-Maria Rodriguez Pinkert, 80, of Slaton, passed away on Oct. 12, 2016. Services will be Sunday, Oct. 16, 2016, at 2 p.m. in the Bible Baptist Church with Pastor Chris Downer and Sid Crawford officiating. Interment will follow under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. The family will have a visitation Saturday Oct. 15, 2016, in Englunds from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Maria was born March 15, 1936, to Loreto and Petra (Garza) Garcia in Marlin, Texas. She attended Slaton Schools. Maria married Salvador Rodriguez on April 1, 1956, in Slaton. He preceded her in death on Oct. 28, 1994. She worked for Burlington Textiles from 1962 to 1974, then Frito Lay from 1977 to 1998, and finally retired after a career in Senior Care Companionship. Maria married Leon L. Pinkert on May 14, 2005. She was also preceded in death by a son Patrick Suhl in 2006 and a stepson, Gregory Pinkert in 2015. Her memory will be cherished by her husband, Leon of the home; daughter, Eva Suhl of Amarillo; two sons, Adam Rodriguez and wife Sherri, Salvador Rodriguez all of Slaton; three brothers, Jesse and Alice Garcia, Raymond and Mary Rita Garcia, and Sam Garcia all of Slaton; stepdaughters, Ronda Abston and husband Russell of Slaton and Shawn Crawford and husband Sid of Synder; stepdaughter-in-law, LeAnn Pinkert, of Slaton; along with seven grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.
