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Maldonado ODESSA Cesaria "Chaya" R. Maldonado, 55 years of age, passed away Saturday, March 17, 2001, at her Odessa residence. She was born Feb. 18, 1946, in Las Calaveras, Chihuahua, Mexico. She married Bernardo Maldonado on March 15, 1974, in Los Angeles, Calif. She was preceded in death by her parents, Daniel and Concepcion Ramirez. She is survived by her husband, Bernardo Maldonado of Odessa; sons, Jesus Navarrete and Benny Maldonado, both of Odessa; daughters, Claudia Villa and Elizabeth Navarrete, both of Odessa, and Clariza Pineda of Corona, Calif.; brothers, Manuel Ramirez and Abraham Ramirez, both of Odessa, Conrado Ramirez of Santa Ana, Calif., and Antonio Ramirez of Ensenada, Baja Calif., Mexico; sisters, Maria Jesus Veliz of Coyame, Chihuahua, Mexico, Maria de la Luz Salinas and Elva Dominguez, both of Odessa, and Connie Torres of Santa Ana; and 15 grandchildren. Visitation was held Monday at Templo Betania. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today, March 20, 2001, at the church with Pastor Antonio Ramirez officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Services by Odessa Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ William Pettit ODESSA William L. "Bill" Pettit, 86, of Odessa passed away Friday, March 16, 2001, at Parks Retirement Village in Odessa. Mr. Pettit was born April 20, 1914, in Throckmorton, Texas. He married Helen Grace Grover on May 9, 1937, in Seymour, Texas. He had attended John Tarleton University and Ohio State University. He worked as the Executive Vice-President of the Del-Tex Corporation of Odessa, Lubbock and San Angelo from 1936 to 1985 and served as the Director of the Ector County Senior Citizens Center from the early 1980s to the mid- 1990s. Mr. Pettit had been a longtime resident of Odessa and served the community in many ways. He was a longtime member and Elder Emeritus of the First Christian Church. He received the West Texas Chamber of Commerce "Leadership Award" in 1967, the "Zeus Award" for Humanitarian Services in 1974, the Outstanding Citizen of Odessa Award in 1980 and the Roger Ozmun Award that recognized his service to his community and his trade organizations. He had been Past Chairman, Odessa College Board of Regents; Past President, Permian Basin Genealogical Society; Past President and Founding Board Member, Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center; 1977 Chairman of the Board and Past Director, Odessa Chamber of Commerce; Past President, Candy Wholesalers Association; Past President, Texas Merchandise Vendors Association; 1990 Director and longtime Board Member, Permian Basin Fair and Exposition; Past President, Texas Council of Mental Health and Mental Retardation Community Centers; Member of the Board of Directors, Texas Tobacco Association; and was featured in the 1973 volume of the "Men of Achievement in Texas," a Whos Who in business over the state. Mr. Pettit was a member of the Downtown Lions Club, Odessa Chuckwagon Gang, Board of Governors of the Globe Theater, Permian Playhouse, Board of Presidential Museum, Midland-Odessa Symphony, Permian Panther Booster Club and the Democratic Party. Mr. Pettit is survived by his wife, Helen Grace Pettit of Odessa; two daughters, Sheridan Moore of San Antonio and Ann Hauber and her husband Tom of Houston; a sister-in-law, Lou MacDonald of Burleson; five grandchildren, Margaret, Alice and Bill Moore, Kevin and Katherine Hauber; and three great-grandchildren, Billy, Joseph and Erin. Memorial services were held at 4 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2001, in the First Christian Church with the Rev. Dr. David C. Mindel officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Bob Bryant, Don Blair, Davi Austin, Larry Carroll, Bill Elms, Louis Rochester, Dan Hemphill and Scott Taylor. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial contributions be made to the Permian Basin Rehabilitation Center, 620 N. Alleghaney Ave., Odessa, Texas 79761. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Concepcion Connie Tercero PECOS Concepcion "Connie" Tercero, 77, of Odessa died Monday, March 19, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 22, 2001, at St. Catherines Catholic Church in Pecos. Burial will be at St. Josephs Cemetery in Fort Davis. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Rosary will also be said at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2001, at Pecos Funeral Home. She was a longtime resident of Pecos and moved to Odessa in February 2000. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jose M. Tercero; son, Steve Tercero and wife Aurora of Odessa; daughters, Mary L. Botello and husband Roy of Orange Park, Fla., Rosa De La O and husband Ralph of Odessa and Priscilla T. Ely of Odessa; eight grandchildren, Lorinda and Stephanie Tercero, Barbara and Diane Botello, Aaron and Vanessa De La O, Jesse and Joel Ely; and a great-granddaughter, Caitlin. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.