Mr. Jose Alfonso Gonzalez, 18, of DeSoto passed away early Saturday morning, March 3, 2012 after sustaining injuries in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Americus. Interment will follow in Oak Grove Cemetery. Visitation will be held from noon until midnight Thursday, March 8, and from 9:00 AM until midnight with a Rosary service starting at about 7:00 PM Friday, March 9 at Hancock Funeral Home, 427 South Lee Street. Born September 3, 1993 in Vidalia, he was the son of Jose Joel & Beatriz Tovar Gonzalez. Jose was a high school senior who loved fast cars, particularly the Nissan Z350. Survivors include his father, Jose Joel Gonzalez, and mother, Beatriz Tovar Gonzalez; a brother, Jose Joel Gonzalez, Jr. & wife Linda Duque; a sister, Kimberly Nicole Gonzalez; grandparents, Juan Alberto & Eustolia Gonzalez, and Gregorio & Tiburcia Tovar; uncles and aunts, Juana Maria Gonzalez, Jaime Alberto Gonzalez, Juan Alberto Gonzalez, Javier Gonzalez, Jose Ezequiel Gonzalez, Cesar Gonzalez, Guadalupe Gonzalez, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Maria Gonzalez, Barbara Gonzalez, Gail Exum de Gonzalez, Laura Garcia, Rosalba Gonzalez Tovar, Erica Gonzalez, Luz Montoya, Gumercindo Duque, Jacinta Tovar, Martina Tovar, Luis Bautista, Leonor Tovar, Jose Carmen Duque, Francisco Tovar, Marisela Tovar-Gonzalez, Pedro Tovar, Randi Tovar, Roberto Carlos Duque, and Maria Del Socorro Mendez. Hancock Funeral Home, 427 S. Lee St., is in charge of arrangements.