Pedro Padilla Rivera

DURHAM  Mr. Pedro Padilla Rivera, 91, of Durham, died on Sunday, May 9, 2015.

Mr. Rivera was born in Morovis, Puerto Rico, to the late Miguel Padilla and Felecita Rivera. He retired from the Dutch Inn Hotel in maintenance.  He was an avid singer with a beautiful voice and also played the harmonica. He was preceded in death by his wife, Carmen Padilla; brother, Angel, Milton, Eddie and Miguelin Padilla and two sisters, Carmen Padilla and Sylvia Padilla.

He is survived by his three daughters, Yvonne Bonilla, Lucy Soto Padilla and Carolyn Padilla; two brothers, Jose Oscar Padilla and Samuel Padilla; two sisters, Evelyn Padilla and Iris Padilla; 7 grandchildren, Santo Bonilla Padilla, Sean Bonilla Padilla, Shannon Bonilla Padilla, Angelique Avila Padilla, Tasha Lghali Padilla, Abigail Padilla and Maria Elena Padilla; 10 great-grandchildren, Genesis Bonilla, Mekael Bonilla, Zion Bonilla, Leia Bonilla, Misha Reynolds Padilla, Rasheed Lghali, Eliyas Lghali, Gianne Avila, Nayroby Quintero Padilla, Nyanna Liz Quintero Padilla and great-great grandchild, Leilyanis Victoria Villarreal.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday at 3 p.m. at Kingdom Hall-Jehovah’s Witness, 812 Junction Road in Durham. Brother Santo Bonilla will officiate. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Kingdom Hall-Jehovah’s Witness for the Durham East English congregation of Jehovah‘s Witness, 812 Junction Road, Durham, NC 27703. Online condolences can be made at www.hudsonfuneralhome.com.