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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Monday March 18, 2002 Louise Chesnut ODESSA - Louise Chesnut, 87, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Friday, March 15, 2002, in Midland. Services will be held at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Paul Jones of First Church of God officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. She was born in Stonewall, Okla. She was a member of the First Church of God. SURVIVORS: Daughter, Wylene Brown of Bartlesville, Okla.; sons, Gary Chesnut of Pipe Creek and Troy Chesnut, both of Odessa; 20 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 23 great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-great-grandchildren. Evelyn Gaddy KERMIT - Evelyn M. Gaddy 79, of Kermit, a homemaker and former bookkeeper, died Friday, March 15, 2002, in Odessa. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Westminster Presbyterian Church with Revs. Bob Sams and Cheryl Homsher officiating. Burial will be held in Kermit. Arrangements by Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. She was born in Temple. She was Presbyterian. SURVIVORS: Husband, Howard Gaddy of Kermit; daughters, J'Nevelyn Melton of Odessa and Cindy Pass of Dallas; son, J.T. Pass of Aledo; stepson, Phil "Chuck" Gaddy of Indianapolis, Ind.; stepdaughter, Leigh Brendel of Victoria; 17 grandchildren; and 3 great-grandchildren. Baudelio Hernandez MIDLAND - Baudelio Martinez Hernandez, 77, of Midland, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, in a Midland retirement home. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in San Juan Catholic Church with Rev. Nelson Pinzon officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery. Arrangements by Ellis Funeral Home. He was born in Providencia, Chihuahua, Mexico. SURVIVORS: Wife, Trinidad Hernandez of Midland; daughters, Gloria Malacara, Rose Suchil, Marta Hernandez and Julie Chavez, all of Midland; sons, Antonio Hernandez of Dallas and William Hernandez of Midland; brothers Rosalio Hernandez of Odessa; Jose Hernandez and Juan Hernandez, both of Dallas; Gustavo Hernandez, Reynaldo Hernandez and Efrain Hernandez all of Midland; sisters, Manuela Hererra of Ojinaga, Chihuahua; Ofelia Silva, Guadalupe Rodriguez and Felisitas Ramos, all of Chihuahua, Chihuahua; and numerous grandchildren. Maxine Johnson ODESSA - Maxine Johnson, 77, of Odessa, a homemaker, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. Services will be held at 3 p.m. today at Sunset Memorial Chapel with the Rev. William Chapman officiating. Burial will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Arrangements by Sunset Memorial Funeral Home. She was born in Ardmore, Okla. SURVIVORS: Husband, Jack Johnson of Odessa; daughters, Debbie Lummus of Odessa and Sue Little of Canyon Lake; brother, Jerry Pusley of Belton; sisters, Shirley Keen of Waco and Sara Moore of Odessa; nine grandchildren; and 13 great-great grandchildren. Sebastian Levario ODESSA - Sebastian Chavez Levario, infant, of Odessa, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at Odessa Regional Hospital. Services will be held at 2 p.m. today at Rose Hill Babyland Cemetery with Rev. Dan Smelser officiating. Arrangements by Odessa funeral Home Angeles Memorial Chapel. He was born in Odessa. He was Christian. SURVIVORS: Parents, Mario Levario and Leticia Chavez, both of Odessa; grandparents Ramon and Hortencia Levario and Israel and Maria Lujan, all of Odessa and Ted Chavez of Pecos; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins. Fred Lopez MONAHANS - Fred Lopez, 52, of Monahans, a butcher, died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at his residence. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Harkey Funeral Home Chapel. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at St John Catholic Church in Monahans with the Rev. John Lucido officiating. Burial will follow in Monahans Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements by Harkey Funeral Home. He was born in Lamesa. He was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Sons, Eduardo Lopez of Monahans and Geraldo Lopez of Austin; brothers, Johnny Lopez and Rudy Lopez, both of Midland, Isabel Lopez, Jr. of Big Spring and Felipe Lopez of Abernathy; sisters, Virginia Vasque and Terry Rodriguez, both of Monahans and Gloria Garcia, Lucia Garcia and Dora Toscano, all of Lamesa; and one grandchild. Venessa Jimenez ODESSA - Venessa D. Jimenez, 16, of Odessa, died Thursday, March 14, 2002, at Scott White Medical Hospital in Temple. Rosary will be said at 7 p.m. today at Martinez Funeral Home. Mass will be celebrated at 2 p.m. Tuesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church with the Rev. Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery. Arrangements by Martinez Funeral Home. She was born in Odessa. She was Catholic. SURVIVORS: Mother, Susana Ascencion Mendoza of Odessa; grandparents, Maria Elena Diaz and Pablo Diaz, both of Odessa; great-grandparent, Rosa De La Cruz of Cuidad, Juarez, Mexico; and sister, Karime Mendoza of Odessa. Curtis Mayes ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Curtis Mayes, 56, of Albuquerque, N.M., died Friday, March 15, 2002, in Albuquerque, N.M. Services are pending with McNett Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.