Alice Melba (Baca) Rocha-Jones, devoted mother, daughter, sister and wife, passed away peacefully, at age 94, on Friday, February 3, 2023. She was born in Martineztown a distinct community in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 28, 1928.
Alice's great-great-grandparents, Don Manuel y Dona Ana Maria Martín were the founders of Martineztown and it is in that plaza that she reared her two sons, Cipriano "Jesse" and Conrad, as a single parent. She prized her Martinez lineage.
She was the last surviving member of Second Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, directly related to the founding members of that church. She was especially proud to be a life-long member of the Second Presbyterian Church community, where she served as an Elder, church treasurer, church secretary, and member of the building committee that raised the funds to pay off the church's Fellowship Hall ahead of schedule. She was baptized at Second Church on December 2, 1928, and confirmed as a member on April 19, 1943.
She was first married in 1948 to Ernest "Neto" Rocha, the father of her sons, Cipriano "Jesse" and Conrad. They soon divorced. Later in life, she was married to Jack Leroy Jones until his death in 1977.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret "Maggie" (Montoya) and Cipriano "John" Baca; son, Cipriano "Jesse" Rocha in 1973; husband, Jack Leroy Jones in 1977; her sister, Agnes (Baca) Sanchez; and her former husband, Ernest Rocha in 1985.
She is survived by her son, Conrad M. Rocha; brother, C. John Baca, Jr. (wife, Jonny), whom she regarded as a sister; niece, Kelli A. Baca and Kelli's son, Kyle John Romero; as well as a host of Martinez, Baca, Montoya and Sanchez family members.
Alice's great-great-grandparents, Don Manuel y Dona Ana Maria Martín were the founders of Martineztown and it is in that plaza that she reared her two sons, Cipriano "Jesse" and Conrad, as a single parent. She prized her Martinez lineage.
She was the last surviving member of Second Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, directly related to the founding members of that church. She was especially proud to be a life-long member of the Second Presbyterian Church community, where she served as an Elder, church treasurer, church secretary, and member of the building committee that raised the funds to pay off the church's Fellowship Hall ahead of schedule. She was baptized at Second Church on December 2, 1928, and confirmed as a member on April 19, 1943.
She was first married in 1948 to Ernest "Neto" Rocha, the father of her sons, Cipriano "Jesse" and Conrad. They soon divorced. Later in life, she was married to Jack Leroy Jones until his death in 1977.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret "Maggie" (Montoya) and Cipriano "John" Baca; son, Cipriano "Jesse" Rocha in 1973; husband, Jack Leroy Jones in 1977; her sister, Agnes (Baca) Sanchez; and her former husband, Ernest Rocha in 1985.
She is survived by her son, Conrad M. Rocha; brother, C. John Baca, Jr. (wife, Jonny), whom she regarded as a sister; niece, Kelli A. Baca and Kelli's son, Kyle John Romero; as well as a host of Martinez, Baca, Montoya and Sanchez family members.
Alice Melba (Baca) Rocha-Jones, devoted mother, daughter, sister and wife, passed away peacefully, at age 94, on Friday, February 3, 2023. She was born in Martineztown a distinct community in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on October 28, 1928.
Alice's great-great-grandparents, Don Manuel y Dona Ana Maria Martín were the founders of Martineztown and it is in that plaza that she reared her two sons, Cipriano "Jesse" and Conrad, as a single parent. She prized her Martinez lineage.
She was the last surviving member of Second Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, directly related to the founding members of that church. She was especially proud to be a life-long member of the Second Presbyterian Church community, where she served as an Elder, church treasurer, church secretary, and member of the building committee that raised the funds to pay off the church's Fellowship Hall ahead of schedule. She was baptized at Second Church on December 2, 1928, and confirmed as a member on April 19, 1943.
She was first married in 1948 to Ernest "Neto" Rocha, the father of her sons, Cipriano "Jesse" and Conrad. They soon divorced. Later in life, she was married to Jack Leroy Jones until his death in 1977.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret "Maggie" (Montoya) and Cipriano "John" Baca; son, Cipriano "Jesse" Rocha in 1973; husband, Jack Leroy Jones in 1977; her sister, Agnes (Baca) Sanchez; and her former husband, Ernest Rocha in 1985.
She is survived by her son, Conrad M. Rocha; brother, C. John Baca, Jr. (wife, Jonny), whom she regarded as a sister; niece, Kelli A. Baca and Kelli's son, Kyle John Romero; as well as a host of Martinez, Baca, Montoya and Sanchez family members.
Alice's great-great-grandparents, Don Manuel y Dona Ana Maria Martín were the founders of Martineztown and it is in that plaza that she reared her two sons, Cipriano "Jesse" and Conrad, as a single parent. She prized her Martinez lineage.
She was the last surviving member of Second Presbyterian Church, Albuquerque, directly related to the founding members of that church. She was especially proud to be a life-long member of the Second Presbyterian Church community, where she served as an Elder, church treasurer, church secretary, and member of the building committee that raised the funds to pay off the church's Fellowship Hall ahead of schedule. She was baptized at Second Church on December 2, 1928, and confirmed as a member on April 19, 1943.
She was first married in 1948 to Ernest "Neto" Rocha, the father of her sons, Cipriano "Jesse" and Conrad. They soon divorced. Later in life, she was married to Jack Leroy Jones until his death in 1977.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Margaret "Maggie" (Montoya) and Cipriano "John" Baca; son, Cipriano "Jesse" Rocha in 1973; husband, Jack Leroy Jones in 1977; her sister, Agnes (Baca) Sanchez; and her former husband, Ernest Rocha in 1985.
She is survived by her son, Conrad M. Rocha; brother, C. John Baca, Jr. (wife, Jonny), whom she regarded as a sister; niece, Kelli A. Baca and Kelli's son, Kyle John Romero; as well as a host of Martinez, Baca, Montoya and Sanchez family members.
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