Mary V. Jaramillo

Mass of Christian Burial will take place on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at St. Francis Catholic Church in Abilene at 10:00 AM with Rev. Fr. Isidore Ochiabuto Officiating. Burial will follow in the City of Abilene Cemetery under the direction of Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home. Honored to serve as pallbearers are Tony Rene Pallarez, John Paul Pallarez, John Michael Jaramillo, Marcus Rey Jaramillo, Darian Wright, and Estevan Stokes. Visitation will be held Wednesday, December 16 from 5 until 7:00 PM with a Rosary at 7:00 pm in the Chapel of Elliott-Hamil Funeral Home.

Mary was born on June 6, 1935 in Abilene to the late Arcadio and Apolonia (Contreras) Villalovos. Mary met her husband –to-be in Sept. of 1952 after being set up on a blind date by their close friends Dan and Linda Stokes. After a whirlwind romance, they married on May 30, 1953.

Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great and great-great-grandmother. Her greatest passion was her family and spending time with them. She also enjoyed listening to old-school Tejano music especially Little Joe and dancing. She was full of life and laughter.

Mary was preceded in death by her parents; siblings, Felix C. Villalovos, Isabella (Chavela) Vallejo, Frances (Kika) Chavana, and Angelina (Quelo) Aguero.

She is survived by her loving husband of 67 years, Juan Jaramillo; daughter, Nettie Pallarez (Tony); sons, John G. Jaramillo (Debbie), Edward Jaramillo (Willa), Paul DeAnda (Irma); sister, Paula (Pavo) Garcia; brothers, Macario (Mickey) Villalovos (Lupita), and Felix (Pelish) Villalovos; 11 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren; she is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.

In Lieu of flowers donation can be made to Alzheimer’s Association in Abilene –or- Meals on Wheels in Abilene.

Our family wants to send a sincere thank you to the nursing staff and caregivers that took care of our mother at Coronado Nursing home and Silver Springs Nursing Home.

Livestream Services will start 10 min prior to each service through the online joinable link below. Those without Facebook can watch service once it is completed and uploaded to Facebook. Services will be available to watch for non Facebook users an hour after services conclude.