Jose de Jesus Gonzales, 66 of Hereford, passed away December 5, 2020 in Hereford. Viewing will be held from 9:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at HANSARD FAMILY in Friona with Rosary Services scheduled for 7:00 P.M.. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 A.M. Thursday, December 10, 2020 at San Jose Catholic Church of Hereford, with Father Jose Ramon Molina as Celebrant. Burial following in West Park Cemetery in Hereford by HANSARD FAMILY Funeral Home of Friona.

Jose was born January 27, 1954 in Santa Maria de Los Angeles Jalisco, Mexico. He later married Irene Escobedo on December 26, 2001.
Jose worked for Caviness Beef Packers for 18 years and Cargill Meat Solutions for 21 years. He was a great mechanic and loved to watch TV.

He is preceded in death by his mother.

Those to carry on his legacy include his wife Irene, 3 sons-Juan Bernardo Escobedo, Jose de Jesus Gonzales, Jr., and Tomas Alejandro Gonzales, all of Hereford, 5 daughters-Beatriz Coffey and husband Jeremy of Phoenix, Arizona, Adriana Gonzales and husband Trini Galan of Lubbock, Laura Vattakavanich and husband Peter of Dallas, Isabel Gonzales of Lubbock, and Mariana Gonzales of Hereford, 1 brother-Elpidio Gonzales of El Paso, 3 sisters-Lydia Solis of Houston, Rosario Torres of Friona and Dolores Barrios of Houston, and 4 grandchildren.