Jewell Forrest

Forrest, Jewell, 92, of Midland former longtime Big Spring resident, died on Sunday, December 24, 2000, in a Midland Nursing Center. Graveside funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 26, 2000, at Trinity Memorial Park with Rick Lyles, Deacon at College Baptist Church, officiating. Jewell was born on July 23, 1908 in Venus, Texas and married Wilburn Forrest on December 12, 1926 in Big Spring, Texas and he preceded her in death on April 2, 1978. She came to Big Spring in 1915 as a young girl with her family. She had worked at the Big Spring State Hospital for a number of years retiring in 1978. Mrs. Forrest loved her Lord first and then loved her family second. She was a member of College Baptist Church. Survivors include: two sons; Dean Forrest of Big Spring, and Terry Forrest of Midland, one daughter; Wanda Kuydendall of Midland, seven grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, and two great great grandchildren, one sister Wynelle Bailey of Big Spring. Jewell was preceded in death her parents, J. Tom & Pearl Rogers, one infant son, James Weldon Forrest, two brothers, Weldon and W.J. Rogers, one son-in-law Bill Kuykendall Family suggests memorial be made to a favorite charity or the American Cancer Society Memorial Program % Lucy Bonner, P.O. Box 2121, Big Spring, Texas 79721-2121. Arrangements under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home.,