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All rights reserved ============================================================================================ Monday March 18, 2002 Louise Chesnut ODESSA - Louise Chesnut, age 87, died Friday, March 15, 2002, in Midland. She was born Oct. 13, 1914, in Stonewall, Okla. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2002, at First Baptist Church with Pastor Paul Jones of First Church of God officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Chesnut was a homemaker and a longtime member of First Church of God. Her husband, Wayne C. Chesnut, preceded her in death July 12, 1977. She is survived by a daughter, Wylene Brown and husband Jerry of Bartlesville, Okla.; sons, Gary Chesnut and wife Bernice of Pipe Creek and Troy Chesnut and wife Karen of Odessa; 20 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; 23 great-great-grandchildren; and two great-great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive visitors from 5 to 7 p.m. today, March 17, 2002, at Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. If desired, memorials may be made to Yellow Rose Christian Home, 2309 Haynes Ave., Midland, Texas, 79705. You are invited to leave a message or memory in our online guest book at www.wilsonfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Susana L. Aguirre ODESSA - Susana L. Aguirre, 73, of Odessa died Saturday, March 16, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. She was born May 24, 1928, in Candelaria, Texas, to Susano and Librada Lopez. After her father's death, she was raised by her mother and stepfather, Braulio Corrales. Rosaries will be said Sunday and Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the Chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors and a funeral Mass will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. with Father Gilbert Rodriguez officiating. Pallbearers will be Joseph and Jeremy Marquez, C.J., Lucas, Robert and Eric Aguirre. She grew up in Marfa, where she met and on May 24, 1948, married Carlos S. Aguirre Jr. She was a homemaker and rancher's wife. They moved to Odessa in 1959. They made Odessa and a ranch near Van Horn their home since then. Mrs. Aguirre was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church in Odessa and Our Lady of Fatima Church in Van Horn. She was also a member of La Guadalupana Society. Mrs. Aguirre was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers Delfin and Pablo Lopez. She is survived by husband Carlos S. Aguirre, Jr. sons, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Aguirre, Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Aguirre III, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Aguirre, and Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Aguirre, all of Odessa; and by daughters Mary Lou and husband, Louis Pasillas of Pecos, Mary Hilda Aguirre Santiago of El Paso, and Rosemary Aguirre Santiago of Odessa; 17 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. You are invited to leave a message or memory in our online guest book at www.wilsonfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Baudelio Martinez Hernandez MIDLAND - Baudelio Martinez Hernandez was born Feb. 11, 1923, in Providencia, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Quirino Hernandez and Estefana Martinez Hernandez. He married Trinidad Loera on Dec. 21, 1946, in Mexico. Mr. Hernandez was preceded in death by his parents, his children, Sgt. Jesus L. Hernandez, Graciela Hernandez and Imelda Hernandez and a sister, Maria Figueroa of Hereford, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Trinidad Hernandez of Midland; his children, Gloria Malacara and her husband Roberto, Antonio Hernandez, Rose Suchil and her husband Santiago, Marta Hernandez, Julie Chavez and her husband Rene, and William Hernandez and his wife Kathleen; brothers, Rosalio Hernandez of Odessa, Jose Hernandez and Juan Hernandez of Dallas; Gustavo Hernandez, Reynaldo Hernandez and Efrain Hernandez of Midland; sisters, Manuela Hererra of Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Ofelia Silva, Guadalupe Rodriguez and Felisitas Ramos of Chihuahua, Chihuahua. Mr. Hernandez passed away Saturday, March 16, 2002, in a Midland Retirement Home. A Rosary will be held at 7 p.m. Monday, March 18, 2002, in Ellis Funeral Home Chapel. Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 19, 2002, in San Juan Catholic Church with Reverend Nelson Pinzon officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Ellis Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Javier Malacara, Jose Malacara, Mario Quintela, Jr., Marcus Quintela, Jose Primera, Justin Primera, Daniel Suchil, Gerardo Suchil and Jesus Hernandez. Mrs. Ida Mae Biehler KERRVILLE - Mrs. Ida Mae Biehler, 91, of Kerrville passed away Sunday, March 10, 2002, at a Kerrville nursing center. A lifetime resident of Kerr County, she was born Dec. 15, 1910, in Hunt to the late Christopher Columbus "Lum" Alexander and Minnie Mae Lock Alexander. She was a retired restaurant cook. Ida Mae was a charter member of Motley Hills Baptist Church. She was a devoted Christian, a teacher of Sunday school and a living example of her faith. She was a loving and lasting wife and mother and will be remembered as "Aunt Sissy" to her nieces, nephews and others who loved her so well. Ida Mae was a guide, a comfort and gracious friend to all who were fortunate enough to know her, visit her house and sit at her table. Survivors include a daughter, Millie Bell of Kerrville; sister, Ilene Van Kirk of Ingram; brother, Elmer Lee Alexander of Arcata, Calif.; two grandchildren, Thomas Lee Bell of Santa Ana and John William Bell of Orange County; four great-grandchildren, Jason Thomas Bell, Jessica Rae Bell and Tessa Raeann Bell and Anna Leigh Bell. She was preceded in death by her husband, John William Biehler in 1984. Funeral services were held Wednesday, March 13, 2002, at Grimes Funeral Chapels with the Rev. Al Shults officiating. Interment was followed at Garden of Memories Cemetery. Memorial remembrances may be made to Motley Hills Baptist Church, 2001, Singing Wind Drive, Kerrville, Texas, 78028, or to the charity of one's choice. Loy B. "Spud" Minica ODESSA - Loy B. "Spud" Minica, age 77, of Odessa died Friday, March 15, 2002, at Medical Center Hospital. He was born Dec. 6, 1924, in Mullin. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today, March 17, 2002, in the chapel of Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors with the Rev. Dr. Jimmy Braswell officiating. Interment will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Loy served in the Navy on the USS Enterprise from 1943 to 1946. He married Lucille Urbantke on July 17, 1946. They moved to Odessa, and he worked for Electric Service and Construction for 25 years. He then opened his own company, Dynamo Electric, and operated it until his retirement in the early 1980s. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Loy loved football and watching his grandchildren in their sports and accomplishments and going to coffee with friends and VFW members. He was a member of Bible Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille; and brothers, Albert Minica and Jack Phillips. Mr. Minica is survived by a son, Milton Minica of Long Beach, Calif.; daughter, Deborah Payne and husband Gary of Odessa; grandsons, Gary Payne and wife Stacy of Arlington and Chad Payne and wife Tracy of Odessa; granddaughter, Melissa Payne of Killeen; great-grandchildren, Britni, Micailie, Hannah, Brayden and Brooke Payne; brother, R.Z. Minica and wife Jerry of Andrews; sister-in-law, Ruby Phillips of Odessa; and numerous nephews and nieces. Pallbearers will be Chad Payne, Gary Payne, Mitchell Phillips, Dickie Payne, Gary Payne and Gayl Payne. If desired, you may make memorial contributions to the VFW. You are invited to leave a message or memory in our online guest book at www.wilsonfuneral.com. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Frank W. Wilson Funeral Directors. Evelyn M. Gaddy KERMIT - Evelyn M. Gaddy, 79, of Kermit, passed away Friday, March 15, 2002, in Odessa. She was born March 4, 1923, in Temple, Texas. Memorial services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2002, at Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Revs. Bob Sams and Cheryl Homsher officiating. Family interment services will be held in Kermit, Texas under the direction of Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Mrs. Gaddy was a former bookkeeper for the Odessa Chamber of Commerce and secretary to the Odessa Chuck Wagon Gang, a homemaker and member of the First Presbyterian Church in Kermit. Mrs. Gaddy enjoyed fishing, golf and traveling. She is survived by her husband, Howard Gaddy of Kermit, two daughters, J'Nevelyn Melton and her husband, Larry, of Odessa and Cindy Pass of Dallas; one son, J.T. Pass and his wife, Carolyn, of Aledo, Texas; one stepson, Phil (Chuck) Gaddy and his wife, Maurine, of Indianapolis, Ind.; one step-daughter, Leigh Brendel and her husband, Bill, of Victoria, Texas; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. The family wishes to give special thanks to Jo Anne Maddox, her caregiver. Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer's Association, 4400 N. Big Spring #C-32, Midland, Texas 79705 or to the Memorial Fund of Westminster Presbyterian Church, 4901 Maple, Odessa, Texas 79762. Services entrusted to Hubbard-Kelly Funeral Home. Copyright © 1999-2002 Odessa American. All rights reserved.