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January 18th, 2011
Mildred Sevey, 84, of Big Spring died Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, in Midland. Services are pending at Myers & Smith Funeral Home.
January 17th
Funeral services for Virginia Shook, 79, of Lamesa will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at the First Assembly of God Church in Lamesa with Mike Matheny and Forrest Srader officiating. Burial will follow in Lamesa Memorial Park under the direction of Branon Funeral Home in Lamesa. Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at Branon Funeral Home.
Allene K. Lawson, 85, of Garden City died Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011, in a Stanton nursing home. Graveside funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the Garden City Cemetery Graveside with Chaplain Joe Torres officiating.
Ernie Justice, 58, of Big Spring died Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011, at his residence. Graveside funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at the Peace Chapel at Trinity Memorial Park with Charles Gillenwater Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from 7:30 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 18, 2011, at the funeral home.
Roberto Sotelo, 66, of Lubbock, formerly of Big Spring, died Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at his home in Lubbock following an illness. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011, at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Big Spring. Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Memorial Park.
Funeral services for Alton Richter, 64, of Murchison will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17, 2011, at the Grace Lutheran Church in Lamesa with Art Hill officiating. Burial will follow in Sparenburg Cemetery under the direction of Branon Funeral Home in Lamesa.
The Big Spring Police Department reported the following activity between 9 a.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. today:
• ROXANA PAYAN, 21, of Odessa, was arrested Saturday on a charge of driving while intoxicated.
• RUBEN ANTHONY GONZALES, 27, of Midland, was arrested Saturday on warrants for driving while license invalid with a previous suspension or conviction and theft.
• ANTHONY ROBERT SANCHEZ JR., 24, of 2813 Coronado, was arrested Saturday on a warrant from another agency.
West Texas Centers will expand its care for people living with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. In addition to the weekly support group meetings held at the VA Hospital, West Texas Centers will host Peer to Peer meetings for men and women who have or believe they may have PTSD.
The meetings will also be open to family members, West Texas Centers CEO Shelley Smith said.
Nominations for Big Spring Area Chamber of Commerce's Man and Woman of the Year come to a close Tuesday.
If you know someone who went out of their way to make Big Spring and Howard County a better place to be in 2010, the time to help them get some recognition is now. The application process began earlier this month.
The actual banquet is set for Feb. 3.
Have a sweet tooth? Want to help area youth? Want to satisfy both desires at the same time?
The Girl Scouts of America will start their annual cookie sale later this month, which means area residents will have ample opportunity to both indulge their appetite and support an organization that helps prepare girls to be leaders in society.
The annual sale begins in Big Spring Jan. 22, said Janice Hogan, membership manager for the Girls Scouts of the Desert Southwest region.
