Raul Rios-Rios, 78, of Big Spring, died on Sunday, January 4, 2009, in a local hospital. Vigil services will be at 7:00 PM Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at the Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, January 7, 2009 at the Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church with Father Ariel Lagunilla, officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Memorial Park.He was born on October 22, 1930, in Puerto Rico and married Petra Diaz on October 21, 1977 in Big Spring, Texas.Raul served in the United States Air Force for over 23 years, retiring in 1969. He then worked in Civil Servcies at Webb Air Force Base until its closing and moved to the Killeen and Copperas Cove area to work at Ft. Hood. He returned to Big Spring in the early 1990's. He was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.Survivors include his wife, Petra Rios-Rios of Big Spring; four sons, Jose Raul Rios-Rios of Puerto Rico and Trinidad Rios-Rios of Copperas Cove, Manuel Arsiaga of Lubbock and Samuel Arsiaga of Abilene; six daughters, Anna Maria Rios-Rios and Lourdes Rios-Rios both of Puerto Rico, Benjamina Rios-Rios, Diane Arsiaga and Margie Garcia all of Big Spring and Beatrice Mendoza of New York City, New York; four brothers, Jose Rios-Rios, Jaime Rios-Rios, Manuel Rios-Rios and Lin Rios-Rios all of Puerto Rico; five sisters, Nicola Rios-Rios, Matilda Rios-Rios, Carmen Rios-Rios, Breduey Rios-Rios all of Puerto Rico and Mandy Rios-Rios of Florida; 26 grandchildren and numerous great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Ramon Rios-Rios. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory of Big Spring. Online condolences can be made at: www.npwelch.com,