Obituaries

Mary Jo Kemp

Mary Jo Kemp

Mar 18, 2017

Mary Jo (Jones) Kemp, 97, of Ballinger, Texas, passed away Saturday, March 18, 2017, at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born September 12, 1919, in Brownwood, Texas, to Joe H. and Mary (Evans) Jones. Mary Jo married Elliott Kemp in 1938 in Brownwood, and she would later become his secretary at the Purina Feed Store in Ballinger....

Dee Anna Thompson

Dee Anna Thompson

Mar 17, 2017

Dee Anna Thompson, 62, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017 in Fort Worth after a courageous battle with cancer, leaving this world way too soon. Dee Anna was born in 1954 in San Angelo, Texas to Frances Percifull and the late Frank Percifull. She was second oldest of nine children. Dee Anna married Donnie Thompson August 10, 1973. They...

James Ross Davis

James Ross Davis

Mar 17, 2017

James Ross Davis, 77, of Ballinger, Texas, passed away Friday, March 17, 2017, at the home of dear friends, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Parsons, in San Angelo, Texas. Ross was born September 5, 1939, in Ballinger, Texas, to H.G. and Margarete Davis (Cox). He married Wanda J. Robinson in 1962 in Ballinger. She preceded him in death April 29,...

Teresa Arteaga Gonzales

Teresa Arteaga Gonzales

Mar 16, 2017

Teresa Arteaga Gonzales, 80, of Ballinger, Texas, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2017, at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. Teresa was born October 15, 1936, in Del Rio, Texas, to Victor and Maria (Arreozola) Arteaga. She married Jose M. Gonzales in 1952 at the courthouse in Ballinger. He preceded her in death March 8, 2014. She was a member of St....

Sarah "Sally" Lou Buxkemper

Sarah "Sally" Lou Buxkemper

Mar 14, 2017

Sarah “Sally” Buxkemper, owner of RX Ranch in Rowena, died on March 14, 2017 at the age of 84. She was a scientist and an artist at heart, who spent her life working for what could be rather than accepting the status quo. While she spent most of her life in West Texas, she was born August 29, 1932...

William Eugene "Gene" Ercanbrack

William Eugene "Gene" Ercanbrack

Mar 11, 2017

William (Gene) Ercanbrack, 88, of Ballinger, Texas, went to be with the Lord on March 11, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. He was born September 2, 1928 to William and Josephine (Hitch) Ercanbrack. He served his country honorably as a member of the United States Marines during World War II. He married Jackie Whitten on January...

Martin Blesing

Martin Blesing

Feb 27, 2017

Martin Blesing, 87, of Ballinger, Texas passed away Monday, February 27, 2017 in Yukon, Oklahoma. He was born August 14, 1929 to Nute and Cordelia Blesing at Travis Peak, TX. On December 19, 1953, Martin married his lovely wife in Liberty Hill, TX. After graduating from Sul Ross University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Husbandry, he...

Jessica Buxkemper Saucedo

Jessica Buxkemper Saucedo

Feb 18, 2017

Jessica Leigh (Buxkemper) Saucedo, 37, of Ballinger, Texas, passed away Saturday, February 18, 2017, at her residence. She was born November 24, 1979, in Ballinger to Robert and Kim (McLarty) Buxkemper and attended Ballinger schools from first grade to her graduation from BHS in 1998. Jessica attended Texas Tech University, South Plains College, Hendricks School of Radiology and had...

Sandra Jean Steward

Sandra Jean Steward

Feb 12, 2017

Sandra Jean Steward, 63, of Ballinger, Texas passed away Sunday, February 12, 2017 at her residence. She was born October 4, 1953 to Bill and Betty (Olds) Steward in San Angelo, Texas. She married Henry McNelly on July 1, 1969. Sandra worked as a medical assistant at Parkland Hospital in Dallas. After moving to Ballinger, she worked for CARR....

Hazel Irene Shelton

Hazel Irene Shelton

Feb 12, 2017

Hazel Irene Shelton, 91, of Ballinger, Texas passed away February 12, 2017 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ballinger. She was born October 9, 1925 to Otis Sebe and Clara Etta (Morris) Shelton on a farm near Crews, Texas. She lived in Runnels County all her life; she was one of the kindest people you could ever hope...

Leonard Alex Luedtke

Leonard Alex Luedtke

Feb 11, 2017

Leonard Alex Luedtke, 102, of Miles passed away Saturday, February 11, 2017 at his residence. He was born June 18, 1914 to Frank R. and Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Grosshans) in Lowake, Texas. He married Margie Ruth Stokes on January 15, 1938 in San Angelo, Texas. They shared sixty-two years together before her passing on October 26, 2000. Leonard was a...

Frances Laverne Shelburne Neal Phipps

Frances Laverne Shelburne Neal Phipps

Feb 10, 2017

Frances Laverne Shelburne Neal Phipps, 90, of San Angelo, Texas passed away Friday, February 10, 2017, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s and has gone to paradise to be with her Lord. She was born May 30, 1926 in Hamlin, Texas to Thomas and Ittelee (Caudle) Shelburne. After high school, Frances honorable served her country, during World War II...

Clara "Beth" Miller

Clara "Beth" Miller

Feb 6, 2017

Clara Beth Alsobrook Miller, 80, of Ballinger, Texas passed away Monday, February 6, 2017, in San Angelo, Texas. She was born January 6, 1937, to Ray and Lola Dykes Alsobrook in Knox City, Texas. After attending public schools in Rochester, she graduated from Andrews High School in 1955. She married Robert von Rosenberg Miller on September 8, 1956, in...

Marcille Mapes

Marcille Mapes

Feb 6, 2017

Marcille Mapes, 95, of Ballinger, passed away on Monday, February 6, 2017 in Cypress, Texas. She was born July 19, 1921 in Portland, Texas to S.M and Martha (Wingfield) Jonas. She married Royce Mapes in Ballinger, Texas. They were married for 73 years before his passing on July11, 2013. She was baptized on September 28, 1924. She was the...

Robert Von Rosenberg Miller, Dvm

Robert Von Rosenberg Miller, Dvm

Feb 4, 2017

Robert von Rosenberg Miller, DVM, 83, of Ballinger, Texas passed away Saturday, February 4, 2017, at his residence surrounded by family. He was born on October 16, 1933, to Quincy Victor and Julia Lena von Rosenberg Miller in Ballinger, Texas. After high school, he attended and graduated from Texas A&M University as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. On September...

Alison Sykes

Alison Sykes

Feb 4, 2017

Alison Sykes, age 60, passed away on February 4, 2017 in Shannon Hospital in San Angelo. She was a loving daughter, sister, aunt, great aunt and loyal friend. Alison was born May 28, 1956 in Fort Sumner, New Mexico to Bill and Mary Sykes and was a graduate of Ballinger High School in 1974. She went on to study...

Terry Lynn Sneed

Terry Lynn Sneed

Feb 1, 2017

Terry L. Sneed, 57, of Winters, Texas passed away Wednesday, February 1, 2017 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. He was born February 24, 1959 to G.W. and Gladys (Reid) Sneed. He married Princy DuBois on July 12, 1985 in New Mexico. He was a self-employed jeweler in Winters for many years. Terry loved music and was the leader...

Theresa Ann Cervenka

Theresa Ann Cervenka

Feb 1, 2017

Theresa Ann (Guilbeau) Cervenka of Ballinger, Texas passed away on February 1, 2017, at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas. Theresa was born February 1, 1930, in Port Arthur, Texas to Mae Louise (Boudreaux) Guilbeau and Frank Guilbeau. She died on her 87th birthday. Theresa attended St. James School in Port Arthur, graduated St. John High School Academy...

Domingo Castillo

Domingo Castillo

Jan 31, 2017

Domingo Castillo, 92, of Ballinger passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2017 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation. No services are planned.

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Elizabeth "Bettye" Mae Anthony

Elizabeth "Bettye" Mae Anthony

Jan 31, 2017

Elizabeth “Bettye” Blair Anthony was received into Christ’s embrace late Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Bettye was born on November 30, 1926 in Waco, Texas to Ora Kate and Thomas G. Blair, Sr. She spent her formative years in Alvarado and graduated from Alvarado High School in 1944. She then went on to attend North Texas State University in Denton,...