Margarita Santos

Margarita Camacho Santos, born February 28,1942 in Ponce Puerto Rico; passed away on October 17, 2008 at the age of 66, in Hopewell, VA. She was the daughter of Francisco Santos and Mercedes Gonzalez. In 1960 she married Alejandro Camacho Sr., a career military officer, together their union was blessed with four children. In 1972, she was blessed with her fifth child. In 1975, Margarita and Roosevelt Oxendine Sr. moved to Hopewell, VA, where she began her medical career as a nurseâ??s aid at John Randolph Nursing Home. She volunteered her time at John Randolph Hospital, and as a private home health care aide. Margarita joined Saint Annâ??s Catholic Church in 2005. She was highly regarded for her kindness, generosity, leadership, and dedication to the community.
Margarita was a loving mother, grandmother, and devoted sister. She will be missed by her family and friends. Margarita is survived by her sons, Alejandro Camacho Jr., Darrel Anthony Camacho-Santos and Roosevelt Oxendine Jr.; her daughters, Anna Marie Camacho and Rose Agnes Camacho; two sisters, four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. The family will receive friends at the Hopewell chapel of J. T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will take place in the funeral home chapel on Thursday, at 12p.m. with interment following in Merchants Hope Memorial Garden, Prince George, VA. Condolences to the family may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com