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Jose Ascencion
Velasco Villagran
Sep 30, 1940 — Oct 4, 2026
Hereford
Thursday
Mendez & Mullins Family Funeral Home
4:00 - 8:00 pm (Central time)
Thursday
Mendez & Mullins Family Funeral Home
6:00 - 7:00 pm (Central time)
Friday
West Park Cemetery
Starts at 2:00 pm (Central time)
Jose Ascencion Velasco Villagran, 86, formerly of Mexico and a longtime visitor to Hereford, Texas, passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026, in Hereford.
Viewing will be held on Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home, a rosary will be recited on Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Graveside services will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at West Park Cemetery, with Deacon Paul Herrera officiating
Arrangements and services have been entrusted to Mendez and Mullins Family Funeral Home of Hereford, Texas.
Ascencion was born on September 30, 1940, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Ascencion Velasco Estrada and Dolores Villagran Aguillar. A farmer for most of his adult life, he began making extended family visits to Hereford in 2009.
He enjoyed watching television, fishing, telling jokes, wearing a fine cowboy hat, and occasionally savoring a good shot of tequila. Above all, his greatest joy was his family, and he treasured every moment spent with them.
Ascencion’s presence, laughter, and gift for storytelling will be deeply missed by all who loved him.
Those left to cherish his memories are his children, Maria Velasco and her husband Victor Vazquez of Hereford, Texas, Dominga Velasco and her husband Luis Lomeli of Baja California, Mexico, Sonia LeBaron and her husband Jaime of Phoenix, Arizona, Dolores Velasco and her husband Luis Lozano of Orange County, California, Miriam Cristina Velasco and her husband Fernando Camacho of Sonora, Mexico, and Diego Velasco and his wife Teresa Cannon of Baja California, Mexico; the mother of his children is Anastacia Varela Anaya of Baja California, Mexico; 13 grandchildren, Jose Jeronimo Vazquez, Victor Manuel Vazquez, Mario Alberto Lomeli, Ana Cristina Lomeli, Gilberto Lomeli, Jaime Alberto LeBaron, Ana Melissa LeBaron, Michelle LeBaron, Joel Ascencion LeBaron, David Lozano, Daniel Lozano, Fernando Camacho and Eduardo Camacho; 10 great grandchildren; his siblings, Epigmenio Velasco and Seferino Velasco both of Baja California, Mexico, and Antonio Velasco of Chihuahua, Mexico.
Ascencion is preceded in death by his parents, a daughter, Rosa Velasco and two sisters, Dominga Velasco and Margarita Estrada.
You can go online and sign the guestbook at www.mendezandmullins.com
José Ascención Velasco Villagran, de 86 años, originario de México y visitante de larga trayectoria en Hereford, Texas, falleció el domingo 4 de octubre de 2026 en Hereford.
El velatorio tendrá lugar el jueves 8 de octubre de 2026, de 4:00PM a 8:00 PM, en la funeraria; se recitará un rosario el jueves 8 de octubre de 2026 a las 6:00 PM. Los servicios funerarios se celebrarán el viernes 9 de octubre de 2026 a las 2:00 PM en el cementerio West Park, con el diácono Paul Herrera oficiando
Los arreglos y servicios han sido confiados a la funeraria familiar Mendez and Mullins de Hereford, Texas.
Ascencion nació el 30 de septiembre de 1940 en Chihuahua, México, hijo de Ascencion Velasco Estrada y Dolores Villagran Aguillar. Agricultor durante la mayor parte de su vida adulta, comenzó a hacer visitas familiares extensas a Hereford en 2009.
Le gustaba ver la televisión, pescar, contar chistes, llevar un elegante sombrero de vaquero y, de vez en cuando, saborear un buen chupito de tequila. Por encima de todo, su mayor alegría era su familia, y atesoraba cada momento que pasaba con ellos.
La presencia, la risa y el talento de Ascencion para contar historias serán profundamente echados de menos por todos los que le amaron.
Quienes quedan para atesorar sus recuerdos son sus hijos, María Velasco y su marido Víctor Vázquez de Hereford, Texas; Dominga Velasco y su marido Luis Lomeli de Baja California, México; Sonia LeBaron y su marido Jaime, de Phoenix, Arizona; Dolores Velasco y su marido Luis Lozano, del condado de Orange, California; Miriam Cristina Velasco y su marido Fernando Camacho, de Sonora, México; y Diego Velasco y su esposa Teresa Cannon de Baja California, México; la madre de sus hijos es Anastacia Varela Anaya, de Baja California, México; 13 nietos, José Jerónimo Vázquez, Víctor Manuel Vázquez, Mario Alberto Lomeli, Ana Cristina Lomeli, Gilberto Lomeli, Jaime Alberto LeBaron, Ana Melissa LeBaron, Michelle LeBaron, Joel Ascencion LeBaron, David Lozano, Daniel Lozano, Fernando Camacho y Eduardo Camacho; 10 bisnietos; sus hermanos, Epigmenio Velasco y Seferino Velasco, ambos de Baja California, México, y Antonio Velasco de Chihuahua, México.
Ascencion fue precedido en la muerte por sus padres, una hija, Rosa Velasco, y dos hermanas, Dominga Velasco y Margarita Estrada.
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