Jobita P Pantoja Diaz

Loraine- Jobita P. Diaz, age 68, passed from this life on Sunday, August 15, 2010 in Abilene. Rosary will be held on Monday, Aug. 16th and Tuesday, Aug. 17th at 7:00 p.m. at Kiker-Seale Funeral Home Chapel. Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church with Father Michael Udegbunam officiating and burial to follow in the Loraine Cemetery under the direction of Kiker-Seale Funeral Home.

Jobita was born on February 6, 1942 in Loraine to Felix and Florencia Villa Pantoja. She was a longtime resident of Loraine and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Jobita married Carlos Diaz on Nov. 7, 1959 in San Angelo who preceded her death in 1992. She retired from Lone Star Industry after 30 years where she was a crane operator.

She leaves behind her sons, Marcos Diaz and wife, Shelly of Loraine and Cesar Diaz and wife, Maribel of Burleson; 3 grandsons, David Diaz, Christian Diaz and Carlos Diaz; 4 granddaughters, Makai Garcia, Kaitlin Diaz, Chasity Diaz and Sofia Diaz; 1 great grandson, Ryder Garcia and 1 great granddaughter Taegan Garcia; brothers, Alfonso Pantoja and wife, Maria of Roscoe, Juan Pantoja of Big Spring, Pedro Pantoja of Loraine and Ponciano Pantoja of Dallas; sisters, Maria Trinidad Pantoja of Loraine, Manuela Pantoja of Loraine and Victoria P. Washington and husband, Ronnie of Augusta, GA.