He reached down from on highand took hold of me. Psalm 18:16Odessa (Grandmother) Boothe, 93, of Big Spring went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, June 1, 2013.She fought a good fight;she finished the course;she kept the faith.Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 4that First Baptist Church Chapel with Brother Mike CouchandBrother Randy Cotton,officiating. Family visitation will beat Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home in Big Spring from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.Monday,June 3rd. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger at 4:00 p.m. Odessa was born October 5, 1919 in Lovelady,Texas. She married Harmon Foster Boothe July 27, 1940. He has been patiently waiting for her at the gates of Heaven since May10, 1987. Loved oneswaiting to greet her includetheir son Jimmie, three sisters and two brothers.Odessa worked at the Southern Baptist bookstore for ten years and was a beloved homemaker. She devoted her life to being an active mother, grandmother,great-grandmotherand great-great-grandmother. She was a member of First Baptist Church, Big Spring and theBykotaSunday School class. She leads the way to Heaven for her children, Kenneth & Earlene Boothe and daughter-in-law, Sue Boothe. She also will be waiting for her grandchildren,Veronda& Mark Vassar, Diane & Dwain Fox,all of Big Spring,Kerry & Jeff Carnell of Lubbock,DAnn& Steve Burrow ofKeller, along with 14great grandchildren;Ryan Vassar of Austin, Kristine Vassar,Heather Vassar,Shelleyn& Abel Garcia, all of Dallas,Kira &Ryan Darby,KamiCarnell, KenziCarnell, allof Lubbock, Maegan & JoeyLloyd,KoltFox,allof Big Spring, and MadelineBurrow,Nicholas Burrow,both of Keller,two greatgreat grandchildren,Brynlee&Braedyn Darby and numerous nieces and nephews.PallBearers:Mark Vassar, Jeff Carnell, Dwain Fox, Ryan Vassar,KoltFox, Ryan Darby, Abel Garcia, Joey Lloyd, Tyler Lloyd.Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com,