Joe \Joe Bear\ Speer, 53, of Big Spring, died on Wednesday, August 13, 2003, in a local hopspital. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Saturday, August 16, 2003 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Interment will follow at the Dorn Cemetery in Mitchell County. Mr. Speer was born on March 17, 1950, in Lubbock, and married Wretha Matlock on October 20, 1972 in Abilene, Texas. He had worked for McAllister and Birdwell Trucking Companies. He loved gardening. Survivors include his wife, Wretha Speer of Big Spring; two daughters, Leann Simpson of Snyder and Stacey Jones of Big Spring; one son, Justin Speer of Big Spring; three grandchildren; and one sister, Ann Meadows of Lubbock. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com.,