Daniel Flores

 Alice Rose Marquez

Mary & Eulises Figueras

 Obituario

Servicio memorial

Primera Iglesia Bautista Hispana de Santa Ana

1010 W. 17th St., Santa Ana, CA 92706

(714) 953-9539, (562) 863-2310

  From Pastora Susan Hernández (S.A.B.S. Friend):

This is to inform you of the passing of my cousin, Alice Rose Marquez.  She was 80 years old and a member of Cambridge Baptist church of Goleta, and for many years before, a member of Primera Iglesia Bautista - Santa Barbara.
She used to be the secretary of the Board of the Spanish American Baptist Seminary, probably during the 50s or early 60s.  Rvda. Ruth Morales may remember the dates.  She and Ruth were very good friends.  Alice´s uncle, Marcos D. Castillo was the founder of Primera Iglesia Bautista - Garden Grove (now Principe de Paz, Santa Ana), and pastored many Hispanic Baptist Churches in Southern California.  Her other uncle, Elias Campos was one of the founders of Primera Iglesia Bautista - Lompoc, and pastored Primera Iglesia Bautista - Bakersfield, as well.  She was very active in the
Hispanic Convention, and local churches until ill health stopped her.  She had a couple of strokes in recent years and was hospitalized for pneumonia, last night.  She died at 12:30 am, today Sunday February 28th.

Molly Beltran, our beloved sister, is now with our Lord Jesus. She was called home on Sunday, Feb 7, 2010. She died of cancer. Molly was a member of Park Vista Baptist Church.

 Rev. Alisia Beltran Proctor
1635 South Banna Avenue, Glendora, CA 91740

Hna. Delia V. Perez remembers...

“I knew Molly and Alisia when my family lived in East Los Angeles for many years. The Beltran family owned a Panaderia just a few blocks away. We attended the Women's Associations and the annual meetings of the Hispanic Conventions. So sorry about  Molly's passing.”

Eunice Mardirosian informs us of the following:

  January 20, 2009

 "I regret to inform you that our friend and brother in Christ

 James (Jim) Macías

returned to our Maker at 9:20 this morning. Jim graduated from our Alma Mater in 1948.

He had expressed to his daughters and sonthat he wanted to join Dale, his wife, in heaven."

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Condolences may be sent to

Jim Macias Family

519 West Taylor Street, Space 413

Eulises Figueras 

Eulises Juan Figueras died on April 3, 2008.
He was born in 1927, Victoria de las Tunas, Cuba. He was raised in the city of Marianao in the province of Havana. His parents were Juan Figueras Gutierrez of Songo, Cuba and Evangelina Martinez Diaz of Madrid, Spain. He was the great-grandchild of Presbyterian missionaries in Africa. His mother was a teacher and served as her church pianist until the day she was called to the Lord's presence. She raised four children: Elsa, Electo, Eulises, and Georgina.

He graduated with a Bachelor's Degree from the Instituto de Marianao. He studied Electrical Engineering in the University of Havana. He was married to Mary Borges on May 7, 1959 in the Evangelical League Church in Larrazabal district in Marianao, Cuba. They Lived in the San Agustin district. He worked in two of the largest electrical plants in Cuba, Tallapiedra and Regla. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church of Salud Street in Havana.

He disagreed with Fidel Castro's government, and was forced into hiding during the Bay of Pigs Invasion. He stayed hidden for several months at the home of Mary's aunt in Manacas, Santa Clara, Cuba. He left Cuba in 1961. Later in 1962, he was reunited with his wife and two sons in Miami, Florida. He worked in agriculture for a while, then left to San Juan, Puerto Rico to look for a better life for his family. Although they had very little, they opened their home to two adolescent Cubans who were part of the Peter Pan Program. They were sponsored by the First Baptist Church of Alhambra to relocate to California.

In 1965, they accepted the Lord's calling to form a Spanish-speaking department in the First Baptist Church of Alhambra which later, became the Hispanic Baptist Church of Christ in El Monte, California. They jointly served the church members and the Hispanic Baptist Churches Convention. Eulises was always very active in the Lord's work. He was the church treasurer for 19 years. He served as a deacon, Jr. High youth group teacher, home fellowship coordinator, and faithfully distributed the Upper Room devotional guide to the congregation. He was a co-laborer with Mary in the Baptist Social Service Center. He gave rides to anyone who needed a lift to church, and he made every effort to visit the sick and the elderly.

Eulises began working at Southern California Edison in 1969. He retired from SCE as a design engineer. He was proud to be a part of the enginnering teams that designed power plants, including the nuclear power plant in San Onofre, California.

He worked with Alpha-66 and the Junta Patriotica Cubana to help Cubans fleeing on Freedom Flights and El Mariel boat lifts. He gave to Cuban pastors, churches in Cuba and in other parts of Latin America, and our family still living in Cuba.

Eulises left a great spiritual inheritance to his children: Eulises, Eduardo, Eli, Eunice, and Elizabeth, to his grandchildren: Lorenzo, Megan, Natashia, Tatiana, Stefano, Olivia, Vanessa, and Anthony, and to his great-grandchild Caleb.

Eulises y Mary Figueras

"Y su señor le dijo: Bien, buen siervo y fiel;

sobre poco has sido fiel, sobre mucho te pondré;

entra en el gozo de tu señor".

Mateo 25:21