Jovita Aguilera Ochoa, 91, of Spearman, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023.  Viewing/visitation will be on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 3:00p.m. – 9:00p.m., Wednesday March 22, 2023 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. at  Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home in Spearman.  Rosary will be Wednesday 7:00p.m. at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Spearman.  Funeral Mass will be Thursday, March 23, 2023, 10:30a.m., at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Anthony Yanamala officiating.  Burial will follow at Hansford Cemetery.  Arrangements are under the direction of Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman.

Jovita Aguilera Ochoa was born into everlasting life on March 18, 2023, at the age of 91. She was a wonderful wife, mother and grandmother and will be greatly missed. In 1970 she moved to Spearman, Texas.  Jovita had many friends and was a well-loved member of the community.

Jovita was born June 14, 1931 in La Ventana, Coahuila, Mexico and married her husband Martin Ochoa Sr. on February 9, 1956. Soon after the birth of their 2nd child they moved to the Panhandle of Texas and had 4 more children. Jovita was a homemaker and a lover of books, plants, animals and good coffee. Her love of coloring led to her dedicating many books to her loved ones. She always had a kind word and was known for her kindness throughout the community and her church. She was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church and as the matriarch of the family she left a legacy of the Catholic faith to her children.

She was preceded in death by her husband Martin Ochoa Sr. and is survived by her 6 children and their families Amadita Vargas her husband Jose I. Vargas and their daughter Maria Isabel and her husband Malachi Dodson of Spearman, Alicia Lopez her husband Paulino of Harker Heights and their daughters Erica and wife Kami Crane of Leander and Emily Lopez of San Marcos, Pat Ochoa of Canyon and Martin Ochoa Jr. of Amarillo, Pete Ochoa and his wife Maribel and their son Anthony and daughter Briana of Amarillo, Maria Carbajal her husband Luis and their sons Nicholas and John Paul of Spearman.

We would like to thank the community for their love and support during this time. A special thank you to our hospice nurses Audrey Brillhart-Younger, Rosa Price, and Dr. Mark Garnett for his compassion and wonderful care of our mother.

Memorials can be sent to Hansford County Library, 122 Main St., Spearman, Tx 79081 or Spearman Jr High School Library, 313 W 5th Ave. Spearman, Tx 79081.