Ector Co. TX - Obits from the Odessa American Online 21 March 2001 Submitted by Charlene Beatty Beauchamp cbodessa@classicnet.net Thanks to the Odessa American Online http://www.oaoa.com/ ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** OA Online Obituaries. March 21, 2001 Permian Basin Obituaries _________________________________________________________________ [INLINE] Jose H. Alvarado ODESSA Jose H. Alvarado, 82, of Odessa passed away Monday, March 19, 2001, at his residence. He was born Sept. 11, 1918, in Presidio. He was a retired cement finisher and a Catholic. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and received the Bronze Medal. Mr. Alvarado was preceded in death by his wife, Herminia Alvarado; a daughter, Olga Gallego; four sisters; and four brothers. Survivors are his four daughters, Hilda Vasquez of Plano, Gloria A. Guerrero of Odessa, Mary Alice Chavez of Odessa and JoAnn Fierro of McKinney; 11 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral mass will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 22, 2001, at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church with Father Pablo Tiong officiating. Interment will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Joe A. Alvarado, Christopher Chavez, Joe Guerrero, Jeremiah Mack, Arthur Montoya and Steven Leyva. Jose was a loving father and grandfather. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ [INLINE] Concepcion Connie Tercero PECOS Concepcion "Connie" Tercero, 77, of Odessa passed away Monday, March 19, 2001, at Medical Center Hospital. Connie was born July 26, 1923, in Fort Davis. She was a longtime resident of Pecos and moved to Odessa in February 2000. She was a homemaker and a Catholic. Survivors are her 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; 10 grandchildren, Lorinda and Stephanie Tercero, Barbara and Diane Botello, Aaron, Vanessa, Israel and Jeremy De La O, Jesse and Joel Ely; and three great-grandchildren, Caitlin, Jeremy Jr. and Emry. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 22, 2001, at St. Catherines Catholic Church in Pecos. Interment will be at St. Josephs Cemetery in Fort Davis. A rosary will be said at 7:30 p.m. today at Pecos Funeral Home in Pecos. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. _________________________________________________________________ Barbara Ellen Wright Budd DALLAS Mrs. Barbara Ellen Wright Budd, 79, of Odessa died Saturday, March 17, 2001, at Medical Park Hospital in Hope, Ark. She was born Nov. 29, 1921, in Oxford, Ohio, to Earl C. and Grace Winifred Duvall Wright. She was a homemaker and choir director. She was the former choir director of Broadmoor Presbyterian Church in Shreveport, First Presbyterian Church in Wiggins, Miss., and First Presbyterian Church in Pampa. She was a member of the Eastern Star in Oxford and a member of the Republican Women in Odessa. She was a former member of the Shreveport Choral Ensemble and made a guest appearance with the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in Shreveport. She is survived by her husband of 58 years, George E. Budd of Odessa; two sons, David Budd of Rosston, Ark., and John E. Budd of Tulsa, Okla.; two daughters, Virginia Grace Green of Houston and Mary Kathryn Holloway of Dallas; a sister, Winifred Rooney of Oxford; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. today, March 21, 2001, at Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church, 9800 Preston Road, in Dallas. Arrangements under the direction of Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home in Hope, Ark. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimers Unit of Heather Manor Nursing and Rehab, 400 W. 23rd, Hope, Ark., 71801. _________________________________________________________________ Copyright © 2000, 2001 Odessa American. All rights reserved.