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Rafael Bustos Villegas, de 86 años de edad y residente de Columbia, Tennessee, falleció el lunes 11 de mayo de 2026 en su residencia.
Se llevará a cabo un servicio fúnebre el sábado 16 de mayo de 2026 a las 12:00 p.m. en Heritage Funeral Home. Posteriormente, el sepelio se realizará en Maury Memorial Gardens. También habrá una visita el sábado de 10:00 a.m. a 12:00 p.m. en la funeraria.
Nacido el 24 de octubre de 1939 en San Miguel Totolapan, Guerrero, y criado en El Aguaje, Guerrero, México, Rafael fue hijo del fallecido Bonifacio Bustos y de la fallecida Tomasa Villegas. Fue anciano de la congregación de los testigos de Jehová.
Le sobreviven su esposa, Natividad Bustos; sus hijos, Maria Eugenia Bustos, Gabriela Giraldo y David Bustos Jimenez; sus cuatro nietos, Miriam Giraldo, Daniel Giraldo, Isaac Giraldo y Zuilaidy Alicea; y sus hermanos y hermanas, Gloria Bustos, Juanita Bustos, Eloísa Bustos, María Bustos, Bonifacio Bustos y Minerva Bustos. Fue precedido en la muerte por su hermano, Chalito Bustos, y por su amado hijo, Rafailito Bustos.
Confiaba plenamente en el cumplimiento de la promesa bíblica de volver a ver a nuestros seres amados, esperanza que también aguarda su familia. — Hechos 24:15.
Rafael Bustos Villegas, 86 years old and a resident of Columbia, Tennessee, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2026 at his residence.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 16, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. at Heritage Funeral Home. Interment will follow at Maury Memorial Gardens. Visitation will also be held at the funeral home on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Born on October 24, 1939, in San Miguel Totolapan, Guerrero, and raised in El Aguaje, Guerrero, Mexico, Rafael was the son of the late Bonifacio Bustos and the late Tomasa Villegas. He was an elder in the congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
He is survived by his wife, Natividad Bustos; his children, Maria Eugenia Bustos, Gabriela Giraldo, and David Bustos Jimenez; his four grandchildren, Miriam Giraldo, Daniel Giraldo, Isaac Giraldo, and Zuilaidy Alicea; and his brothers and sisters, Gloria Bustos, Juanita Bustos, Eloísa Bustos, María Bustos, Bonifacio Bustos, and Minerva Bustos. He was preceded in death by his brother, Chalito Bustos, and by his beloved son, Rafailito Bustos.
He trusted fully in the fulfillment of the Bible's promise to see our loved ones again, a hope that his family also awaits. — Acts 24:15.
Saturday, May 16, 2026
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Saturday, May 16, 2026
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