Emilia Soto Ochoa

Emilia Soto Ochoa, age 60 of Purcell, passed away Sunday, February 18, 2018, at the Norman Regional Healthplex. Emilia was born August 4, 1957 in Post, Texas. She was the youngest of 20 children and the baby girl of Gregorio Aguero Soto and Ysabel Torres. She was raised in Post and attended school there. Emilia married Rogelio Esparza and to this union, 5 children; sons Leroy and Michael and daughters, Delfina, Elsa and Jessica were born. Life was not always easy for Emilia. She worked hard to be the best mother she could be, caring and providing for her young family. She later met Mario Medina, and they moved the family to Purcell in 1989, where they welcomed another baby girl, Jasmine. Emilia's greatest joy was her grandchildren. She cherished following them from ball games to their various other activities. She was their biggest fan! Once again, Emilia found love, and she married Jose Ochoa, and two families became one. Emilia was bright soul; full of life and full of love. She truly never met a stranger and would give anything she had to someone, if they needed it more than she did. She was loved dearly and will be greatly missed! She was preceded in death by: Her parents, Gregorio and Ysabel Soto; 3 sisters, Victoria Soto Rivera, Guadalupe Soto Rivera and Ma.Elena Espinoza; 6 brothers, Infants, Jose and Albino, Victor, Joe, Pablo and Ray Soto and Step children, Alicia Esparza and Rogelio Esparza Jr. Emilia is survived by: Her husband, Jose Ochoa of the home; Children, Leroy Esparza and wife Olga of Purcell, Michael Esparza of Purcell, Delfina Flores and husband Guillermo of Purcell, Elsa Galicia and husband Jordi of Norman, Jessica Esparza and husband Gregorio of Purcell and Jasmine Medina and husband Eliseo of Purcell; 5 sisters, Patsy Gutierrez of Dumas, TX, Betty Golden and husband Michael of Post, TX, Anita Tarango and husband Nicolas of Post, TX, Juana Serrano and husband Pedro of Goldsby, OK, and Julia Gomez and husband Jose of Post, TX; 5 brothers, Juan Soto of Amarillo, TX, Cruz Soto and wife Esperanza of Marble Falls, TX, Gregorio Soto Jr., Pat Soto and wife Susie and Jessie Soto and wife Lydia, all of Post, TX; 3 step children, Edgar Ochoa and wife Monica of Wayne, Salma Ochoa of Mexico and Robert Esparza of Post, TX; 18 grandchildren; 16 step grandchildren and a host of other family and friends. Funeral Services are scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Friday, February 23, 2018, at the Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Hillside Cemetery.