A rosary will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday August 14, 2006  at Immaculate Conception Church for Manuelita Lucero Chavez, 76, of Dexter, who passed away on August 11, 2006 at Covenant Hospital in Lubbock, TX.  A Funeral mass will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday August 15, 2006 also at Immaculate Conception Church with a visiting priest assisted by Deacon Jesus Herrera. Burial will follow at South Park Cemetery.

            Manuelita was born on May 30, 1930 to Reyes and Maria Lucero.  Both of them preceded her in death as well as a daughter Delores Lopez, and a brother Alfredo Lucero. Manuelita was a resident of Dexter for many years.

         On December 25, 1964 she married Salvador Chavez in Reno Nevada. He survives her at the family home. Manuelita was a Nurse and Home Health Provider for many years. She was an active member of Immaculate Conception church of Dexter. She was a Premarital Counselor, Baptismal Counselor, CCD Teacher for all sacraments, Elector of Sunday readings, President of Legion of Mary for, Dexter and Hagerman. She also initiated leadership for Cursillo Movement. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

          She is survived by her son Reyes Christopher Chavez, and his wife Connie, and their children Michael, Anthony, Roman, and Ethan of Tucson Arizona. She is survived by six daughters Terry Gomez of California, Children of Dolores Lopez, Katherine Guevara, and husband Jesse, Robert Tackett and wife Patricia, Donald Tackett, and Adela Tackett. Katherine Del Real her children Michael Del Real, and wife Amanda.

Guadalupe Garcia and husband Andrew, Adela Almaraz, and  Husband Alfredo, their children Terry and Tamara, Florencia Leon and her children Adrian, Rachael, John and Mary, Ramona Miranda her husband Feliberto and children Henry, Sophia DeLaRosa husband Joseph, Christina and Becky. She had two brothers Alfredo Lucero, who precedes her in death, and Albert Lucero of Roswell. She had 18 grandchildren, and 19 great grandchildren.

                                             Our mothers favorite Psalm 91

You will dwell in The Shelter of the Most High, who abide in the shadow of the Almighty, Say to the Lord, “My refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust” For he will rescue you from the snare of the fowler, from the destroying pestilence. You shall not fear the terror of the night nor the arrow that flies by day; Not the pestilence that roams in darkness nor the devastating plague at noon. Though a thousand fall at your side, ten thousand at your right side, near you it shall not come. Rather with your eyes shall you behold and see the requital of the wicked, because you have the lord for your refuge; You have made the Most High your stronghold. No evil shall befall you, nor shall affliction come near your tent, for to his angels he has given command about you, that they guard you in all your ways. Upon their hands they shall bear you up, lest you dash your foot against a stone. You shall tread upon the asp and the viper; you shall trample down the lion and the dragon. Because he clings to me, I will deliver him; I will be with him in distress; I will deliver him and glorify him; with length of days I will gratify him and will show him my salvation.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Ballard Funeral Home and Crematory.