Salvador (Junior) Lopez Martinez

Salvador (Junior) Lopez Martinez, 37, of Cobden, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, at St. Louis University Hospital.  

He was born on April 16, 1983, in Guanajuato, Mexico, the son of Salvador and Sara Martinez Lopez. He married Hortensia Zamora. 

Salvador is survived by his wife, Hortensia Zamora-Martinez of Cobden; son Levi James Lopez; parents Salvador and Sarah Lopez of Cobden; brother Ivan (Brittany) Lopez; sister Alma (Crispen) Lopez-Martinez; many other family members and friends. 

He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Maria Reyna Lopez, and an uncle, Ruben Martinez.

Salvador was a member of the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cobden. He was employed at Gilster Mary Lee. Salvador will be missed dearly by all his family.

Mass of Christian Burial was at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Cobden, with Father Uriel Salamanca officiating. Interment was in the Cobden Cemetery. 

To view the obituary and to leave online condolences for the family, visit www.rendlemanhilemanfh.com. 

Rendleman & Hileman Funeral Home in Cobden was in charge of arrangements.

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Salvador (Junior) López Martínez, 37, de Cobden, murió el sábado 16 de enero de 2021 en el Hospital Universitario St. Louis. 

Nació el 16 de abril de 1983 en Guanajuato, México, hijo de Salvador y Sara (Martínez) López. Se casó con Hortensia Zamora. 

A Salvador le sobreviven su amada esposa, Hortensia Zamora-Martine de Cobden; hijo Levi James Lopez; los padres, Salvador y Sarah Lopez de Cobden; hermano Iván (Bretaña) López; hermana Alma (Crispen) Lopez-Martinez; muchos otros familiares y amigos. 

Le precedieron en la muerte su abuela, María Reyna López y su tío, Rubén Martínez. 

Salvador era miembro de la Iglesia Católica St. Joseph en Cobden. Trabajó en Gilster Mary Lee. Salvador será profundamente extrañado por toda su familia. 

La misa de entierro cristiano fue a las 11:00 a.m. del miércoles 20 de enero de 2021 en la iglesia católica St. Joseph en Cobden con el padre Uriel Salamanca oficiando. El sepelio fue en el cementerio de Cobden.