Marion County GaArchives Obituaries.....Sontay, Elmer Vicente February 14, 2023
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Way Watson Funeral Home BV GA Posted March 2023
Elmer Vicente Sontay
August 1, 1988 — February 14, 2023
Buena Vista, GA

Elmer Vicente Sontay
Elmer Vicente Sontay, 34, of Buena Vista, GA, passed away on Tuesday, February 
14, 2023, at his residence in Buena Vista, GA. Funeral services will be held at 
5:00PM on Sunday, February 19, 2023, at Iglesia Jesus Es El Señor with Pastor 
Abundio Sontay and Pastor Baudelio Lopez officiating. He will be laid to rest at 
a later date in Caserio Paloma, San Vicente, Buenabaj, Momostenango, 
Totonicapan, Guatemala.

He was born on August 1, 1988, in in the Caserío Chipuerta, in the village of 
San Vicente Buenabaj, Momostenango, Totonicapan, Guatemala, to Rigoberto Vicente 
Vicente and Martina Sontay Vicente. At the age of 5 they moved to the Caserío de 
Paloma in the same village. In 1996 he entered the Official Rural Mixed School 
of Caserío Paloma, finishing his primary level in 2002. At the age of 14 he 
began working as a Masonry assistant with his father for 3 years. When he was 17 
he emigrated to the United States, to the city of Buena Vista, Georgia. He lived 
there for 17 years and 5 months, and was able to fulfill his longed-for dreams, 
to help his parents and to build a better future. After moving to Georgia, he 
worked as a machine operator for Tolleson Inc. for 4 years. He later worked as a 
machine operator at the Powell Forestry Company.  In 2017, together with his 
brother Rudy Vicente, they created their own company with the name: Elmer's 
Pinestraw & Landscaping. On August 6, 2022, he got engaged to his girlfriend 
Deyanira Vicente, a marriage which sadly did not come to pass. In 2016, he was 
Baptized in the Church: Jesus es el Señor, in Buena Vista, Georgia where he 
persevered until the last days of his life.

Elmer liked to play soccer, basketball, fish, and cook. He was a sociable, 
friendly, and optimistic person, being for many an example of improvement and 
perseverance. In March 2019, he was diagnosed with Leukemia. For 3 years and 11 
months he fought, like a warrior with an unwavering spirit, based on his faith! 
Unfortunately it was not possible. He passed away on Tuesday, February 14, 2023. 
Rest in Peace of Who in life he was.

In addition to his parents, he is survived by his fiancé, Deyanira Vicente; and 
by his siblings, Maria Vicente Sontay, Floridalma Vicente Sontay, Ofelia Vicente 
Sontay, Rudy Vicente Sontay, Rosalba Vicente Sontay, Marleny Vicente Sontay, and 
Jeimy Vicente Sontay.

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