Ben Baeza

January 1, 1900 - December 8, 2002

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Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home-Big Spring

Tuesday 12/10, 2:00 pm

Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home

3800 N. Big Spring St

Midland, Texas 79705

Monday 12/9, 8:27 am

Ben Baeza, 94, of Coahoma, died on Sunday, December 8, 2002, in a Big Spring nursing home. Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 10, 2002, at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with Rev. Elwin Collom, pastor First Baptist Church of Coahoma, officiating. Interment will follow at Trinity Memorial Park. He was born on January 11, 1908 in Marfa, Texas and married Annie Lou Olsson in 1935 in Pecos, Texas. She preceded him in death on October 27, 1982. Ben had lived in Coahoma for over thirty-five years and was a section foreman for the Texas Pacific Railroad, retiring in 1973 after 35 years of service. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Coahoma and active in the Boaz Sunday School class. Survivors include, two sons, Bennie Baeza of Cedar Park and Albert Baiza of Fayetteville, North Carolina; one daughter, Lin Ellison of Abilene; eleven grandchildren and thirty-three great grandchildren. He was also preceded in death by one son, Tony Baeza. The family suggests memorials to: First Baptist Church of Coahoma, P.O. Box 376, Coahoma, Texas 79511. The family will receive friends from 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM Monday at the funeral home. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home of Big Spring. www.npwelch.com,