Rodolfo Palacios Mateo

Mr. Rodolfo Palacios Mateo, 82, passed away on Thursday, October 15, 2026. He was born in Mexico on November 14, 1943 to Eulalio Palacios and Maurilia Mateo. Rodolfo was a first-generation immigrant. After moving to America, he was a farmer for most of his life. Rodolfo really enjoyed gardening and cooking. He was quite the cowboy, as he was a bull rider for many years. Rodolfo loved to travel. He had visited most of the states in America, and had traveled all the way to Canada. Rodolfo was an extremely hard worker and a friend to all. He was dearly loved by his family and friends, and he will be deeply missed.

Rodolfo is survived by his wife of 55 years, Avelina Martinez de Palacios; children, Candido Sanchez, Paulina Palacios Martinez (Edmundo Villegas), David Rodolfo Palacios Martinez (Maria Luisa Palacios), Javier Palacios Martinez (Myrlena Palacios), and Dulce “Candy” Palacios Martinez (Agustin Hernandez Munoz); grandchildren, David Rafael Palacios, Natalie Palacios Garcia, Dulce Hernandez, Sergio Daniel Palacios, Anna Ofelia Hernandez, Xavier Hernandez, Santiago Palacios, Dulce Eliana Palacios Villegas, Evelyn Palacios, Norma Yarumi Sanchez, Jade Yoselin Sanchez, and Ana Cristina Sanchez; great-grandchildren, Jose Miguel Flores Sanchez and Liam Caleb Casteo Sanchez; sisters, Trinidad Figueroa and Dominga Osorio; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents and a son, Estaban Arroyo.

The family will receive friends from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Gentry Family Funeral Service in Yadkinville. A graveside service will follow at 12:30 p.m. at Yadkinville Cemetery, 217 Cemetery Street, Yadkinville, NC 27055. Gentry Family Funeral Service of Yadkinville is serving the family.