Obituaries
George Anton Barta
Sep 13, 2013
George Anton Barta, 82, passed away from this life on Friday, September 13, 2013 at his residence in Ballinger. He was born on June 4, 1931 to Anton and Rosie (Cernoch) Barta in Pearsall, Texas. George honorably served his country, in the Marines, during the Korean War. After his military service, he returned to Ballinger and on March 6,...
Bobbie Jean Goetz
Sep 13, 2013
Bobbie Jean (Bell) Goetz, 85, of Ballinger passed away Friday, September 13, 2013 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born the seventh of eleven children on October 18, 1927 in Ballinger to Raymond Leamon and Laura Edna (Hubbard) Bell. She married William F. “Bill Goetz on October 7, 1946 in Ballinger. They opened a small grocery store on Strong...
Willie "Clyde" Mcduffee
Sep 9, 2013
Willie “Clyde” McDuffee, 85, passed away on Monday, September 9, 2013 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation. He was born on September 4, 1928 to Aubrey and Bertha (McCullough) McDuffee in Fort Towson, Oklahoma. Clyde married Ouida Porter on June 7, 1947 in Ballinger. She preceded him in death on April 27, 2002. He was an auto mechanic for many...
Harold Henry Halfmann
Sep 8, 2013
Harold Henry Halfmann, Sr., 89, of Ballinger, died early Sunday morning, September 8, 2013 at the Central Texas Nursing and Rehab. He was born March 15, 1924 in Durango, TX to Otto J. and Minnie M. (Gregor) Halfmann. He served proudly with the US Army during WW II and while serving he married Pearl Hennecke in Olfen, Tx on...
Robert Jerome Kohutek
Sep 7, 2013
Robert Jerome Kohutek, 77 of Ballinger, Texas passed away at his residence on September 7, 2013. He was born on December 30, 1935 to John and Mary (Kubicek) Kohutek in Rowena, TX. He was the youngest of four children who all preceded him in death. Bobby (Bobino, as his mother called him) was born and raised in the Rowena/Ballinger...
Victor Alfred Strakos
Sep 1, 2013
Victor Alfred Strakos, 88, of Ballinger passed away Sunday, September 1, 2013 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ballinger, Texas. He was born on September 3, 1924 to Ludy and Willie (Fisher) Strakos in Rowena, Texas. Victor served his country, during World War II, as a member of the Army and was honorably discharged, with the rank of...
Wilma Hallmark Baker
Aug 30, 2013
Wilma Ruth Hallmark Baker, 92, of Ballinger, passed away on August 30, 2013 in a local facility. She was born in Melvin TX, on February 8, 1921 to Isaac N. and Minnie Peel Hallmark. She was raised in McCulloch County and attended school at East Gansel School near Doole and later Paint Rock High School. She married Eugene (Gene)...
John Henry Cuellar
Aug 28, 2013
John Henry Cuellar, 59, of Ballinger, TX was received by his Heavenly Father on August 28, 2013 at home with his family surrounding him with love. He was born July 18, 1954 in Blooming Prairie, MN to Guadalupe and Irene Cuellar. He was a brother, a pastor, a friend, and foremost, a father. His faith and wisdom guided many...
Margie Marie Brookshier
Aug 25, 2013
Margie Marie Brookshier, 91, passed away peacefully at the Compassionate Care Center West (Hospice of El Paso) on August 25, 2013. She was a resident of Horizon City for thirty six years. She was born in Tokeen, TX on January 18, 1922 to George Floy and Molly Maude (Moore) England. She graduated from Plainview High School in 1939. She...
Dorothy Morene Burks
Aug 25, 2013
Dorothy Morene Burks, 88, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born July 17, 1925 to Henry and Velma (Summers) Leck in RioVista, Texas. Dorothy worked at Blacks Department Store, was a seamstress, and also worked at Higginbotham’s, in the hardware department, for five years. On July 16, 1988,...
Eula Mae Taylor
Aug 24, 2013
Eula Mae Mitchell Taylor of Ballinger passed from this life to her eternal rest on Saturday, August 24, 2013 at her home surrounded by her two daughters. She was born May 26, 1929 in Wapanuke, Oklahoma to Joe and May Mitchell. She married Ben Taylor, Jr. on November 19, 1954 in Lovington, New Mexico. She and Ben farmed and...
Patricia "Patsy" Schaefer
Aug 18, 2013
Patricia “Patsy” Schaefer, 81, of Rowena passed away Sunday morning, August 18, 2013. She was born on June 8, 1932 to Edwin and Otilia (Wilde) Moeller in Runnels County. Patricia married George Schaefer on October 3, 1956 in Rowena, Texas. They shared forty two years of marriage before George’s passing in 1998. She spent her days as a homemaker...
Ruby "Nell" Richards
Aug 16, 2013
Nell was born on December 10, 1928 to Leona and Coldon Papasan on a ranch near Ovalo, Texas. Nell was 84. Nell married the late Conda O. Richards on May 1st, 1949. They were married for 49 years. She and Conda were members of the GMC Travel Club and traveled nationwide in their GMC Motorhome for many years. She...
Elliott Kemp
Aug 12, 2013
Elliott Kemp, 95, passed away August 12, 2013 in Houston, Texas. He was born on December 18, 1917 to George and Patty (Park) Kemp in Coleman, Texas. Elliott served in the Air Force during World War II. At the time of his honorable discharge, he had reached the rank of major. He married Mary Jo on November 6, 1938...
Freddie Leon Lee
Aug 6, 2013
Freddie Lee, 65, of Ballinger passed away at his residence Tuesday, August 6, 2013. He was born on July 2, 1948 to Roy and Katie (Robinson) Lee in Ballinger, Texas. He was a general contractor specializing in fence building. Freddie enjoyed rodeos, long talks with friends, fishing, and cooking. He was baptized at Glory Road Cowboy Church in Ballinger....
Joy Fay Watkins
Aug 4, 2013
Joy Fay Burris Watkins our beautiful mom was called to heaven to be our guardian angel on August 4, 2013. She was 82 years old. She was born September 6, 1930 in McKinney, Texas to Bryan and Bessie Burris, she married Denver Dale Watkins on April 3, 1948 and together they raised thirteen children. Joy was a homemaker and...
Thomas "Gail" Conley
Jul 26, 2013
Thomas “Gail” Conley, 49, of Ballinger passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 at his residence. He was born on October 19, 1963 in Brownwood, Texas to Jack and Evelyn (Utzman) Conley. Gail married Lisa Roznovsky in Abilene. He was a truck driver for Sentinel Transportation and a member of Seventh Street Baptist Church in Ballinger. Gail was preceded in...
Hans Erich Borm
Jul 25, 2013
Hans Erich Borm, 92, of Ballinger passed away on Thursday, July 25 in San Angelo. He was born on December 4, 1920 in Tilsit, East Prussia to Kurt and Anna (Beister) Borm. On March 13, 1944, he married Herta Weber in Germany. He was a cabinet maker for many years. After moving to Ballinger in 2007, Hans was a...
Larry Joe Nitsch Jr.
Jul 24, 2013
Larry Joe “L.J.” Nitsch Jr., 25, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, July 24 in Ballinger. L.J. was born on September 2, 1987 to Larry Joe Nitsch and Lisa (Carson) Yates in Ballinger. He graduated from Winters High School and continued his education, earning an Associates Degree in Law Enforcement from South Plains College in Levelland. L.J. was a police...
Ellen "Nancy" Smetana
Jul 24, 2013
Ellen “Nancy” Smetana, 80, of Rowena passed away Wednesday, July 24 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Ballinger. She was born on August 9, 1932 in Westphalia to Bernard “Slim” and Olga (Lange) Kasberg. Ellen graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School and later married Ralph John Smetana, Sr. on May 6, 1952 at St. Joseph Catholic Church...
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