Eric Howard Lanspery, 56, of Big Spring, died Thursday, September 27, 2012, in a Midland hospital after a brief battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 3:00 PM, Friday, September 28, 2012 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel with , officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Memorial Park.The family will greet friends an hour before the service.He was born February 14, 1956, in Tachikowa, Japan.Eric had lived in Big Spring all his life and owned Wilson Auto Electric. He loved watching his grandkids play ball; golfing and watching the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers. He was kind and generous and would help anyone.Survivors include one daughter, Erica Cervantes and husband, Oscar; one son, Blake Lanspery; his parents, Harry and Josephine Brinkman; and one brother, Bruce Hicks all of Big Spring; two sisters, Mary Jones and husband, Steve of Jackson, Mississippi and Carol Wiel and husband, Gene of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania; two grandsons, Jesse Cervantes and Ozzie Cervantes and one granddaughter, Aissa Cervantes. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com,