Archive - Jan 2013
January 22nd
Needed repairs to the Interstate Highway 20 bridge intersecting with FM 700 continued Monday afternoon, as construction crews begin the arduous task of replacing several load-bearing beams on the roadway.
Crews from the Texas Department of Transportation and contractors were on the work site much of Monday morning and afternoon, as northbound traffic on FM 700 was diverted east to the highway's South Service Road to make room for the necessary equipment, which included a crane.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 7 a.m. Monday and 7 a.m. today:
• ROBERT SCOTT OCHOA, 33, of 804 W. Interstate Highway 20 N. Service Road Apt. 204, was arrested Monday on a warrant from another agency.
• BRANDON JOE ROBINSON, 27, of 1312 Elm St., was arrested Monday on warrants for driving while license invalid and failure to appear.
• ANGELA CELESTE DUGGER, 35, of 1604 Settles, was arrested Monday on a warrant for bail jumping – failure to appear.
James C. Kelly, 87, of Big Spring died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at his residence. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with Andy Glenn, grandson, officiating.
The family will receive friends from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at the funeral home.
James was born April 9, 1925, in Brown County, Texas, and married Bea Kelly on Aug. 28, 1947, in Forney, Texas.
Royce "Booger" Pruit, 75, of Garden City died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in a Sterling City nursing home. Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, at the Garden City Cemetery, Garden City, Texas.
He was born Sept. 13, 1937, in Lovington, N.M., and married Beverly Cox on June 8, 1956. in Lovington.
January 21st
Gordie Gilbert, 93, of Big Spring died Friday, Jan. 18, 2013, in a local nursing home. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at the Trinity Memorial Park Peace Chapel with the Rev. Pat Ray officiating.
Gordie was born Sept. 27, 1919, in Wills Point, Texas, and married Hubert Gilbert in March of 1937 in Wills Point. He preceded her in death Nov. 3, 1999.
She was a farmer's wife, helping with all the farming duties and then became an LVN, working at Hall-Bennett Hospital for 20 years. She was a member of Prairie View Baptist Church.
James "Charley" Kelly, 87, of Big Spring died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at his residence. His services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring.
Mary Nell "Molly" Butler, 83, of Big Spring died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in a Tyler hospital. Her services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring.
Royce "Booger" Pruit, longtime Glasscock County Sheriff, 75, of Garden City died Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, in a Sterling City nursing home. His services are pending with Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring.
Joe Lozano, 61, of Big Spring died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013, in Midland Memorial Hospital. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
