Essie Mae Rivera Obituary
It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Essie Mae Rivera of Drakes Branch, Virginia, who passed away at the age of 83, on August 17, 2020. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family. You may also light a candle in honor of Essie Mae Rivera or send a beautiful flower arrangement to the funeral service.
She was predeceased by: her parents, David Johnson and Viola Benton Johnson; and her siblings, Shirley Cotton and David Johnson, Jr.. She is survived by: her husband George Rivera, Sr. of Drakes Branch; her children, George Rivera, Jr. of Bronx, NY, Angelo Rivera of Drakes Branch, Ross Rivera of Tucson, AZ, Michael Rivera of Tucson, AZ and Monica Rivera of Murfreesboro, NC; her siblings, Maxie Bowens of New York, NY and William Johnson of New York, NY; her aunt Leslie Johnson of New York; and her sisters-in-law, Gloria Rivera, Emily Richardson of New York, Phyllis Rivera and Carmen Rivera of Nevada. She is also survived by twenty-six grandchildren; sixteen great grandchildren.
