Obituaries

Eric Wayne Looney

MIDLAND - Eric Wayne Looney, 87 of Midland, died on Oct. 29, 2023. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m., Nov. 4, at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. He was born on Apr. 29, 1936, in Santo.

Douglas D. Smith

BIG SPRING - Douglas D. Smith, 88 of Big Spring, died Oct. 17, 2023. Visitation was Monday at Myers & Smith Funeral Home. A graveside service followed at Trinity Memorial Park Peace Chapel with Brother Eddie Pitchford and Kenny Stewart officiating. He was born Nov.

Mary Louise Haislip

STANTON - Mary Louise McCleskey Haislip, 96 of Stanton, died Oct. 13, 2023. A visitation will take place from 5 pm - 7 pm, Oct. 26, at Gilbreath Funeral Home in Stanton. A memorial service will be at 10 am on October 27, at the First Methodist Church in Stanton with Bobby Wilson officiating.

Kolesten Michael Dorner

FORT WORTH - Kolesten Dorner, 5 months of Stanton, passed away Oct. 16, 2023, at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Fort Worth. Kolesten was born May 12, 2023, to Jace and Lacy Dorner. He was a very happy baby, who had a smile that would brighten your day and melt your heart.

Doyle Hale

BIG SPRING - Doyle Hale, 96 of Stanton, died on Oct. 8, 2023 in Big Spring. He laid in state Oct. 16, at Nalley-Pickle and Welch Funeral Home. Graveside service was Oct. 17 at Trinity Memorial Peace Chapel. Doyle was born Nov. 21, 1927, to Charlie and Nettie Hale (Pace) in Loraine.

Betty Ann Kelton Howell

MARSHALL - Betty Ann Kelton Howell, devoted wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend, died on the evening of Oct. 9, 2023, at home in Elysian Fields near Marshall. She was 87. She was born on Apr. 21, 1936, in Odessa, to Ben Neely Kelton and Vernia Stephenson Kelton.

Maria Guadalupe (Juarez) Durham

BIG SPRING - Maria Guadalupe (Juarez) Durham, 36 of Big Spring, died unexpectedly Oct. 17, 2023. Memorial Services will be held at 10 am, Oct. 24, at Spring Creek Fellowship with Lloyd Wells, officiating. Maria was born Dec.

Guadalupe A. Morales

MIDLAND - Guadalupe A. Morales Jr, 79 of Tarzan, died Oct. 13, 2023, in Midland. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Oct. 19, at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home 906 Gregg Street, Big Spring. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park, 6900 South Hwy 87, Big Spring, Texas.

Carroll Putnam Choate

BIG SPRING - Carroll Putnam Choate's life was the fulfillment of a dream carried by his ancestors as they led their covered wagon from Chickasaw lands in the Oklahoma Territory bound for Howard County, in 1901.

Antonio H. Martinez

STANTON - Antonio H. Martinez, 85 of Stanton died on Sept. 29, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Bastrop, on July 18, 1938, to the late Fidel and Vicente Martinez. He enjoyed fishing and spending time with his family. Rosary was Oct. 2, at Stanton Memorial Funeral Home Chapel.