Jose C. Hinojos, 90, a resident of Deming, passed away Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Mimbres Memorial Nursing Home.
Visitation will be Sunday afternoon from 2 to 6 at Baca’s Funeral Chapel where a prayer vigil will begin at 6 o’clock led by Elias Anchieta. Mass of Christian Burial will be Monday morning at 10 at St. Ann’s Catholic Church with Fr. Enrique Lopez Escalera, Pastor officiating. Cremation will follow and inurnment will take place at Mt. View Cemetery.
Jose was born July 28, 1923 in Huejotitan, Chihuahua, Mexico to Trinidad and Josefa Chavez Hinojos. He has lived in the Deming area for over 50 years and worked on several farms and ranches in the southwest. He was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church in which he had been very active throughout the years. In his spare time Jose enjoyed playing solitaire and being around his family.
He is survived by his brothers, Trinidad Hinojos and his wife Aurora of Deming, Ramon Hinojos of Chaparral, New Mexico; and numerous nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Juanita Hinojos on April 28, 2004.
Pallbearers will be Lorenzo, Luis and Mario Hinojos, Ramon and Edmund Sanchez, and Alex Gomez.