Cristina Izaguirre

She was born in Victoria de Las Tunas, Cuba in March of 1917 to Juan Machado and Cristina Gonzalez and was the granddaughter of Ramiro Gonzalez Parajon (of Asturias, Spain) and Valduvina Torres Socarras. She was the beloved wife of Amado Eleazar Izaguirre (of Manzanillo, Cuba) son of Elena Girona Pacheco and Francisco Izaguirre Garrigo and grandson of Bienvenida Pacheco de Cespedes and Jose Girona Ravena. While in Cuba, Cristina was a professor of Corte-e-Costura, President of the Women's Missionary Union (WMU), Deaconess and Sunday School Teacher of the Iglesia Bautista (Baptist Church) of Victoria de Las Tunas. She immigrated to the United States in 1968 as a political refugee and settled in Atlanta, Georgia. While in Atlanta, as a member of Second Ponce de Leon Baptist Church, she taught Sunday school and was a member of the choir of the Spanish Mission. She worked at Bee Line Lighting Company in Atlanta for over thirty years, dedicated her life to her Lord and the care of her family. She loved literature, reciting poetry, singing, embroidery, needlework and travel. She was blessed with a large and loving family. She dedicated her children and grandchildren to the Lord and encouraged them to be Light in the world and live by the teachings in 1 Corinthians 13. She is dearly missed by her loved ones, who celebrate the fact that she is at peace with her Creator.