Benito Chavez, 88, of Raymondville, TX, entered into rest Tuesday, March 23, 2010 in La Hacienda Nursing Home.

He was born on December 18, 1921 in Lasara, TX, son of the late Jose Maria Chavez, Sr. and Maria Guadalupe Cavazos.

Surviving are two sons, Adan (Leticia) Chavez and Oscar (Maria) Chavez of Lasara; six daughters, Eva (Joe) Guerra of San Antonio, Elva C. Doria of Lasara, Anna Maria Trevino of Harlingen, Olga (Ramiro) C. Garcia of Corpus Christi, Norma Benavides of San Antonio, Nelda Chavez of Lasara and two brothers, Alejandro Chavez of Sebastian and N.R. Chavez of Lasara; 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be held at Duddlesten Funeral Home, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning until funeral service. A rosary will be recited Thursday evening at 7 p.m. Funeral mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Guadalupe, Friday, March 26, 2010 at 10 a.m. with interment at the Chavez Cemetery under the direction of Duddlesten Funeral Home.

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