Alice “Micky” Helms

Alice V. “Micky” Helms, (86), of Midland, Texas, passed Monday, May 3, 2021 at Parkview Nursing and Rehabilitation in Big Spring. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM, Monday, May 10, 2021, at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel in Big Spring.

She was born July 25, 1934, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and married James Alfred “Jimmie” Helms July 14, 1953, in Lovington, New Mexico.

Micky was a dog fancier.  With her husband Jimmie, the couple finished 91 AKC Champions, mostly wire dachshunds and basset hounds.  They moved to Midland in 1957 after working in the oil field for many years.  Micky retired from Texas Electric where she worked as an engineering draftsman, one of the first women in the company to do so. Micky was also a talented artist.

Survivors include daughter, Jennifer Adams of Big Spring, and son Mike Helms of Midland, four grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years Jimmie, and her daughter Kelly Newsom of Midland.

Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home and Crematory. Online condolences may be made at www.npwelch.com