Ethel Marie Forgus

Ethel Marie Forgus, 90, of Big Spring, Texas, died on Saturday, December 11, 2004, in a local nursing home. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Monday, December 13, 2004 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Memorial Park.She was born on October 23, 1914, in Eastland County, Texas. She married James Fredrick Snider on November 11, 1930 and preceded her in death in November 1938. She then married Charles H. Forgus on December 25, 1942 in Big Spring and he preceded her in death on September 3, 1966. Mrs. Forgus was a longtime resident of Big Spring. She had moved to Abilene in 1968 and returned to Big Spring in 1997. She played with several bands in the West Texas area playing the fiddle and harmonica. She was a member of Lytle South Baptist Church in Abilene.Survivors include one son, Glen F. Forgus of Gardendale and one daughter, Eula Mae Buzbee of Big Spring; five grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren.She was also preceded in death by an infant daughter in 1931 and by one son, C. H. Forgus. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com,