William Henry Luck

William Henry Luck, 86, of Midland went home to be with his Lord on November 7, 2014. The family will be accepting guests from 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 11, 2014 at Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at Crestview Baptist Church at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 12, 2014, with Dr. John Gerlach officiating. Interment will follow at Serenity Memorial Gardens. Bill Luck was born on April 11, 1928 in Flint, Michigan to Thomas A. Luck and Myrtle R. Trim Verhines. Bill joined the United States Marine Corps in June 1945, where he served abroad the USS Wisconsin (BB64.) He then joined the Army, where he was a paratrooper at Fort Bragg. He then joined the Air Force, where he retired in 1967 with over 20 years active service. He fought in both World War II and the Korean War. After retiring from the military, he started his second career as a Correctional Officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons in Atlanta, Georgia and El Paso, Texas. Finally, he worked for the US Marshall Service as Federal Court Security Officer in Pecos and Midland, Texas until May of 1992. Bill married Hazeline Stoker on August 28, 1951 in Badin, North Carolina and they had four children. He is survived by his son, Terry Luck, and his wife Terri Luck and their daughter, Lauren Padgett, all of Midland, Texas. Terry's other children include Jason Luck and his wife Lindsey and their two daughters, Kaylan and Layla, all of Sioux City, Iowa, his other son, Joshua Luck and his wife Missy and their three children, Tanner, Kenlie and Avery, all of Sioux City, Iowa, his daughter Audra Broadhead and her husband, Dustin, and their five children, Makayla, Dylan, Makenzie, Brody, and Madeline, all of Boise, Idaho. His next son is Tom Luck and his wife Jasmin Luck of Miami, Florida. Their children are Bambi Liggett and her husband Michael and their son Torrian, all of Beaverton, Oregon, and their son, Blade Luck of Gilbert, Arizona. Their son Dale Luck (deceased) has two children, Andy Luck and his wife Kali and his daughter, Alye Pearce and her husband, Dustin Pearce, all of Midland. And finally, his daughter, Dawn Ezell, and her husband Eric and their two daughters, Adrianna and Ashton Ezell, all of San Antonio, Texas. Bill is also survived by his sister, Sally, and her husband Don Stearns and their children, Gary Lee, Jerry Lee and Bambi Stearns, all of Vienna, Illinois; and his sister Betty Sears of Chicago, Illinois. Arrangements are under the direction of Nalley-Pickle & Welch Funeral Home & Crematory. Online condolences can be made at www.npwelch.com.