Obituaries

Margaret (Margie) E. Jacob

Margaret (Margie) E. Jacob

Jan 29, 2017

Margaret “Margie” E. Jacob, 91, formerly of Winters, passed away Sunday, January 29, 2017, at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation. She was born April 16, 1925, to Andrew and Louise (Blaschke) Michalewicz in Lott, Texas. After high school, Margie married Water H. Jacob on August 5, 1947, in Olfen, Texas. She was a homemaker and enjoyed being able to be...

Elwood Edwin Brown, Jr.

Elwood Edwin Brown, Jr.

Jan 28, 2017

Elwood E. Brown, age 93, of Ballinger, Texas, one of the last of the Greatest Generation, passed away Saturday, January 28, 2017, at his residence. He was born December 5, 1923, in Dallas, Texas, to Elwood and Elizabeth Brown. In 1944, he joined the Army and was shipped to the Pacific Theater during WWII. When he returned home, he...

Deborah Douglas Sykes

Deborah Douglas Sykes

Jan 28, 2017

Deborah Douglas Sykes, age 61, passed away on January 28, 2017 in Baylor All-Saints Hospital in Fort Worth. She was a gifted educator, a true friend to many, a loving mother, grandmother and wife. Deborah was born July 19, 1955 in Lubbock, Texas to Dr. R.C. and Ruth Douglas and was a graduate of Lubbock High School in 1973....

Lee Edward Blake, Jr.

Lee Edward Blake, Jr.

Jan 27, 2017

Lee Edward Blake, Jr., 92, of Ballinger, Texas, passed away Friday, January 27, 2017, at Angelo Community Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas. He was born January 13, 1925 to Lee Edward and Donnie Ila (Allen) Blake in Fisher County, Texas. After graduating from Sweetwater High School in 1943, he joined the military and retired with honors after 23...

Johnny Daniel King

Johnny Daniel King

Jan 20, 2017

Johnny Daniel King, 70, of Miles, Texas passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Ballinger under the care of Interim Hospice. He was born October 8, 1946 to William Travis and Margie Mozelle (Boatright) King in Miles and San Angelo, Texas. Johnny worked for Cameron Whole Sale as their truck driver for several years...

Marianne Buchanan

Marianne Buchanan

Jan 20, 2017

Marianne Buchanan, 79, of Dallas passed away Friday, January 20, 2017 in Plano. She is survived by her brother, Hoyt Smith of Abilene. A graveside service will be held at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, January 25 at Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger. Arrangements are with Lange Funeral Home in Ballinger.

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Mildred Mund Bigby

Mildred Mund Bigby

Jan 17, 2017

Mildred Mund Bigby, 96, of Ballinger passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 17, 2017 in Midland. She was born March 27, 1920 to Arthur and Gretchen (Coffeen) Mund in Fredericksburg, Texas, the oldest of eight children. After graduating Eldorado High School, Mildred attended and graduated from Texas State College for Women, which is now Texas Women’s University. Upon graduating college,...

Waldine B. Luedtke

Waldine B. Luedtke

Jan 16, 2017

Waldine Luedtke, 97, of Miles died January 16, 2017 at her home. She was born April 6, 1919 on the family farm at Lowake, Texas the first daughter of Ben H. and Annie Dusek Schlake early settlers of the Lowake area. She started school at the two room Schlake School in 1925, finished 9 grades at the new Lowake...

Roger H. Bryan

Roger H. Bryan

Jan 4, 2017

Roger Bryan, 84, life-long and well-known resident of Norton, Texas, passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2017, at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Roger was born May 8, 1932, in the Norton community to Harvie Alexander and Eunice (Wisenbaker) Bryan. He married Frances Burks July 5, 1958, and the couple raised their family and farmed in and around the Norton...

Bernice Lange Gully

Bernice Lange Gully

Dec 26, 2016

Bernice Lange Gully, 88, of Rowena, Texas passed away Monday, December 26, 2016 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born November 27, 1928 to Frank and Isabella (Dierschke) Lange in Rowena. Her parents were lifelong residents of Rowena and Bernice attended school at St. Joseph Catholic School and graduated in 1945. She married Harvey Gully on...

Louise Lillian Colombo

Louise Lillian Colombo

Dec 21, 2016

Louise Lillian Colombo, 93, of Ballinger, Texas passed away Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born August 2, 1923 to William and Lillian (Weatherford) Ellis in Royal Oak, Michigan. Louise married Anthony Colombo on September 29, 1956. She worked as a secretary for Ford Motor Company in Dearborn, Michigan for fifteen years. She was a...

Gwendolyn Clayton

Gwendolyn Clayton

Dec 20, 2016

Gwendolyn Clayton, 96, of Ballinger, Texas passed away Tuesday, December 20, 2016 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 11, 1920 in Millersview, Texas to Frank and Iva Edmonson. She married Hestwood Clayton on August 1, 1946 in Ballinger. They were married for 32 years before his passing on September 26, 1978. She was a homemaker...

Otabell Caudle Clifton

Otabell Caudle Clifton

Dec 17, 2016

OtaBell Caudle Clifton, 95, of Ballinger, TX passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016, at her residence. OtaBell was born April 3, 1921 in Ballinger, TX to Ted and Avis (Whitley) Caudle. She married Charles Preston Clifton on April 9, 1939 in San Angelo, Texas. They were married for forty-eight years before his passing on February 14, 1988. She worked...

Lillian Evelyn Block

Lillian Evelyn Block

Dec 17, 2016

Lillian Evelyn Block, 81, of Olfen, Texas passed away Saturday, December 17, 2016 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 14, 1935 to Frank and Lillie (Havlak) Zak in Rowena, Texas. After high school, Lillian married James Arnold Block on April 28, 1956 in Rowena. They shared over sixty years together. Lillian was a homemaker and caregiver....

Mabel Gober Powell Arnold

Mabel Gober Powell Arnold

Dec 17, 2016

Mabel Gober Powell Arnold, 97, formerly of Brownwood, passed away in Ballinger, Texas on December 17, 2016. She was born March 23, 1919 in Brown County to Walter and Molly (Hardeman) Gober. She married T.J. Powell on July 3, 1942 in Holt, Texas. They were married eight years before his passing on April 19, 1951. Mabel worked for Montgomery...

Eula Mae Adams Colmenero

Eula Mae Adams Colmenero

Dec 13, 2016

Eula Mae Adams Colmenero, age 88, of Ballinger, passed away Tuesday, December 13, 2016, in Ballinger. She was born July 26, 1928, in Junction, Texas, to Ulice J. G. Adams and Mildred Alicia Elizabeth Babb Adams and was raised on the family ranch in what is now Big Bend National Park and later what was known as the Adams...

Jack Davis, Sr.

Jack Davis, Sr.

Dec 7, 2016

Jack Davis, Sr., 86, of Winters, passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2016, at Hendrick Hospice Care in Abilene. He was born on January 10, 1930 in Brady, Texas to Homer and Bertha Davis. He had two older siblings, Sam and Martha. He married Frances Marie Williams in January of 1950. They were married for 58 years until her passing...

Martha Desmond "Desi" Chandler

Martha Desmond "Desi" Chandler

Dec 6, 2016

Martha Desmond “Desi” (Bryant) Chandler, 95, of Ballinger, formerly of Lewisville, passed away Tuesday, December 6, 2016, at a local nursing facility. She is survived by her sister, Wanda Kirkpatrick of Ballinger; niece, Mechele Ussery and husband, Mark, of Ballinger; nephew, Kevin Kirkpatrick; great-niece Katie Mechele Ussery, and great-nephew Brian Patrick Usssery. A memorial service will be held at...

Dickie Hadley

Dickie Hadley

Nov 25, 2016

Roger Dick “Dickie” Hadley, 71 of San Angelo, passed away Friday morning, November 25, 2016 at his residence in Veribest, Texas. He was born January 31, 1945 in San Angelo to Dick Vernon and Ida Pauline (Luckenbach) Hadley. After high school and college, Dickie began his 29-year career with Levi Strauss in San Angelo, Midland, and Roswell, New Mexico....

Deacon Leroy Paul Beach

Deacon Leroy Paul Beach

Nov 24, 2016

Deacon Leroy Paul Beach of Millersview, Texas passed away Thursday, November 24th, 2016 , 4 hours short of his 94th birthday. He was born November 25th, 1922, to Michael and Sophie Beach in Westphalia, Texas. He was preceded in death by his wife Dorrace Beach. After high school, he served his country in the United States Army during World...