Rene Ortiz

Rene Ortiz, 35, of Big Spring, died on Monday, December 24, 2001, in a local hospital. Vigil services will be 7:00 PM Wednesday, December 25, 2001 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Rosewood Chapel. Funeral services will be at 3:00 PM Wednesday, December 26, 2001, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Rev. James Plagens, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Olive Memorial Park. He was born on October 31, 1966 in Midland, Texas and married Alma Cansino on August 24, 1985 in St. Lawrence, Texas. He was employed by Cornell Correction. He loved collecting toy cars and working with wood. He was a Catholic. Survivors include his wife, Alma Ortiz of Big Spring; two daughters, Maria Crystal Ortiz and Cynthia Renee Ortiz both of Big Spring; his parents, Eloisa and Raul Ortiz, Sr. of Big Spring; two sisters, Mary Gonzales of Coahoma and Elsa Ramirez of Garden City; and three brothers, Ruben Ortiz of Big Spring, Raul Ortiz, Jr. and Roland Ortiz both of Coahoma. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.,