Eddy Co NM - OBIT:  Petra Sosa Tesillo

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Submitted by: patti pennington <patti_p_99@yahoo.com>
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The following excerpts were taken from page 8 - The Artesia
(NM) Daily Press - February 2, 2000

TESILLO
Services are scheduled for February 4, at Our Lady of Grace
Catholic Church in Artesia, for Petra Sosa Tesillo of
911 W. Grand.  Tesillo, 73, died January 31 at Covenant
Lakeside in Lubbock, Texas.  Burial willbe at Woodbine Cemetery.
She was born August 6, 1926, the daughter of Isabel Tesillo and
Tomasa (Sosa) Tesillo.  She was never married.  She came to
Artesia in the late 1930's from Carlsbad, NM.  She was a member
of Our Lady of Grace.  Survivors include six sons, Nate Tesillo
of Artesia, Tommy Sanchez of Artesia, Tommy Tesillo of Hobbs, NM,
Charlie Tesillo of Artesia, Jerry Tesillo of Lovington, NM, and
Tony Tesillo of Los Lunas; brother Emilio Tesillo of Artesia;
sister Geneva Bueno of Artesia; 23 grandchildren; and 34 great-
grandchildren.  Pallbearers will be grandsons Eric Tesillo, 
Charlie Tesillo, Daniel Tesillo, Ernie Tesillo, Tommy Lee Tesillo,
LeRoy Tesillo and Jose Luis Tesillo.  She was preceded in death
by her parents; brothers Pete Tesillo Sr., Isabel Tesillo and
Robert Tesillo; and grandsons Nate Tesillo Jr., Alonzo Valencia Jr.,
and Avelino Ray Tesillo.  (Photo of Tesillo)