Obituaries

Feb 21, 2020

JoAnn Keesee Allen, 85 passed away on February 21, 2020, in San Angelo, Texas.

She was born on December 23, 1934, to Herbert B. and Anna Marie (Manchester) Keesee in Bristol VA. She was raised in Vero Beach, Florida. JoAnn married David G. Allen in Ozona and lived the cowboy life for several years until Dad became...

Feb 18, 2020

Fred Wilson McShan, 86, passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at his home in Ballinger, Texas.

He was born on January 14, 1934 to Meade Wilson and Grace (Winans) McShan in Runnels County, Texas. He married the love of his life Mary Ann Hennecke on March 6, 1952 in Brown County.  Fred worked for AEP for...

Feb 12, 2020

Emilia (Milia) Rodriguez Patino, 81, of Ballinger passed away on Wednesday, February 12, 2020, in San Angelo, Texas.

She was born August 8, 1938, to Pablo and Virginia (Biera) Rodriguez in Ballinger, Texas. She married Gerhardo Patino on October 8, 1977, at St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church in Ballinger, where she was a long...

Feb 12, 2020

Bobby Gene Patton was born on March 29, 1936, to Ether and Elmer Patton.

He lived in the Valley View Community and attended school in Ballinger, Texas.

He graduated from Ballinger High School in 1954.

On April 6, 1958, Bobby married Janice Roper from Norton, Texas. They were married for 61 years.

Feb 9, 2020

Lawrence R. Frenzel, 90, of Rowena passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2020, in Ft. Worth, Texas. He was born September 19, 1929, to Ben Joseph and Mary C (Moleller) Frenzel in Falls County, Texas. He honorably served his country as a member of the United States Army as a corpsman. Lawrence married Anna Mae Halfmann on September 14, 1957,...

Feb 9, 2020

LeRoy Schuhmann, “A Friend to Everyone”, went to be with his Lord and Savior on February 9, 2020, at the age of 97.  Services will be:  Rosary at 6 p.m. on Wednesday (February 12) and Funeral Mass will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday (February 13)  in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Rowena, Texas.

He was born...

Jan 27, 2020

Lynne M Lewis, 76, of San Angelo, passed away on Monday, January 27, 2020 at Park Plaza Nursing and Rehabilitation.

Lynne was born September 8, 1943, to Clifford and Mary Ellen (Clement) Rowan in Bronx, NY. She married the love of her life, Dennis M. Lewis, on November 8, 1972, in Queens, NY.  While in New York...

Jan 24, 2020

Billie Lee Roberts, 91, of Ballinger passed away Friday, January 24, 2020, at Central Texas Nursing.

He was born November 18, 1928, to Estes B. and Fairy Lee (Cates) Roberts in Lubbock, Texas. Billie was an avid fisherman and outdoorsmen.  He worked for over 42 years for the Santa Fe Railroad Company and retired as the chief...

Jan 18, 2020

Deacon Charles Raymond (Charlie) Evans, 75, went to be with his God on Saturday, January 18, 2020, surrounded by his wonderful family after a short battle with lung and brain cancer.

Deacon Charlie was born August 11, 1944, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and graduated from Lake View High School in Ringgold, Georgia.  He served his country proudly and...

Jan 16, 2020

Denver Garland Nance, 88, of San Angelo, Texas, passed away Thursday, January 16, 2020, at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehab.

Denver was born May 19, 1931, in Carnegie, Oklahoma.  He moved to Texas and began his career within the electric coops and soon became manager of Keller Electric Coop in Keller, Texas.  He met and married Billie Maxine...

Jan 16, 2020

Linda Sue Hubbard-Willberg was born on September 16, 1950, in Camden New Jersey. She passed away after a long fight with liver cancer on January 16, 2020, in San Angelo Texas.

Linda spent most of her life in the bay area particularly in Martinez and Antioch California. In the 1970’s Linda studied to become a nurse however...

Jan 10, 2020

Benninto Charles Juarez, 69, of Ballinger, passed away Friday, January 10, at Ballinger Memorial Hospital.

Jan 6, 2020

Robert Allen “Bob D.Q.” Driskell Jr., 82, of Ballinger, Texas passed away Monday, January 6, 2020. He was born on March 30, 1937 to Robert and Kathlene (Allshouse) Driskell in Covington, KY. Bob honorably served in the United States Marines as a Corporal.  He married Lanada (Bowen) on May 21, 1983 at Grape Creek.  Bob was an avid outdoorsman...

Jan 4, 2020

Richard Henry Schaefer, 56, of Olfen, Texas passed away Saturday, January 4 th , 2020 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. He was born November 19th, 1963 to George and Patricia (Moeller) Schaefer in Ballinger, Texas. Richard was a member of The First Christian Church in Ballinger.

He is preceded in death by his parents, his...

Jan 2, 2020

Cherry Star Irvin, 79, of Ballinger passed away Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation.

She was born February 8, 1940, to James Woodrow and Lula May (Morris) Pool in San Patricio County. On February 7, 1957 she married James R. Irvin in Odessa, Texas.

She is preceded in death by her parents...

Dec 30, 2019

Ben Sims Parrish, 93, of Ballinger passed away Monday, December 30, 2019, at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ballinger.

He was born September 28, 1926, to Thomas “Hugh” and Kathleen (Wheeless) Parrish. He honorably served his country during World War II in the Marine Corps. On March 17, 1956, he married Betty Middleton. Ben...

Dec 28, 2019

Lexie Alynn Ditto Bowman Shires

Lexie passed away on December 28, 2019, at the age of 88.  She was born on a farm in Concho County on September 5, 1931. She attended and graduated from the school in Paint Rock.  After that, she attended Angelo Business College, where she majored in accounting.  She later met and married....

Dec 23, 2019

Manuel De Jesus Gomez Fuentes, age 82 of Rowena Texas, was called home to his final resting place on Monday, December 23rd, 2019, while surrounded by his family and friends at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. Manuel was born on November 20th, 1937, in Del Rio, Texas to Isabel and Enedina Fuentes. It was while attending a dance in Rowena, Texas, that...

Dec 15, 2019

Gary Medrano, 55, passed away on December 15, 2019, at his home in Ballinger, Texas.

Gary was born on Saturday, February 14, 1964, in Ballinger, TX to Rudy De La Rosa and Fay (Pallanez) Medrano.  He was a member of St. Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church and was a dedicated associate at Walmart for over...

Dec 10, 2019

Lonnie "Nub" Ditto Bowman passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 10, 2019.

Lonnie was born on Saturday, October 30, 1954, to Virgil Lonnie and Lexie Alynn (Ditto)Bowman in San Angelo, Texas. He worked as a warehouseman for Mayfield Paper Company.

Lonnie is preceded in death by his father Virgil Bowman, and his nephew...