Obituaries

Mendora "Dora" Jalomo

Mendora "Dora" Jalomo

Feb 3, 2013

Mendora “Dora” Jalomo, 88, of Ballinger passed away Sunday, February 3, 2013 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 6, 1924 in San Saba, Texas to Rumaldo and Josephine Hill Gomez. She married Paul Lopez Jalomo on December 7, 1942 in Lubbock, and the couple raised a large family. Mr. Jalomo preceded her in death February...

Juanita Ruth Chrisco

Juanita Ruth Chrisco

Jan 30, 2013

Juanita Ruth (Culwell) Chrisco, 85, formerly of Ballinger passed away unexpectedly Wednesday morning, January 30, 2013 at Park Plaza Nursing Center in San Angelo. She has gone to join her beloved husband, S.C. (Jack), who preceded her in death in 2011. Juanita was born October 7, 1927 to Iona (Keel) and John Culwell in Ballinger, Texas and married her...

Sharon Evelle Smith

Sharon Evelle Smith

Jan 27, 2013

Sharon Evelle (Hampton) Smith, 74, of Ballinger passed away Sunday, January 27, 2013 at a Dallas hospital. She was born September 2, 1938 in Ballinger, Texas to William Luther and Sarah Estelle (Ingle) Hampton. She graduated from Ballinger High School in 1956 and married Bobby James Smith on November 17, 1956 in Ballinger. Sharon lived in the community almost...

Leonard Grantham, Jr.

Leonard Grantham, Jr.

Jan 24, 2013

Leonard Grantham, Jr., 89, of Miles passed away Thursday, January 24, 2013. He was born March 25, 1923 in San Angelo, Texas, the son of Leonard and Gladys (Higham) Grantham. He graduated from San Angelo High School in 1942 and joined the Navy following graduation. He was a Machinist Mate 2nd Class stationed in Honolulu, Hawaii where he repaired...

Margaret Liverman Gentry

Margaret Liverman Gentry

Jan 21, 2013

Margaret Mae (Liverman) Gentry, 82, of San Angelo and formerly of Ballinger passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 at San Angelo Community Medical Center. She was born December 1, 1930 in Runnels County, Texas to Fred and Annie Mae (Cape) Liverman. After attending Ballinger High School, she received her GED and attended Odessa Junior College. For a time she...

George M. Beard

George M. Beard

Jan 20, 2013

George M. Beard of Winters, retired school administrator, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2013 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was 91. George was born August 25, 1921 in Ballinger, Texas, the son of the late William Oscar and Annie Irene (Williams) Beard. He grew up on a farm five miles northeast of Ballinger and attended Old Runnels...

Mary Gonzales Hollis

Mary Gonzales Hollis

Jan 9, 2013

Mary Gonzales Hollis (Aunt Mae), 54, of Abilene passed away Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. She was born September 6, 1958 in Ballinger, Texas to Joe M. and Teresa (Arteaga) Gonzales. She graduated from Ballinger High School in 1978 and was employed as a Correctional Officer 4 at John Middleton Unit in Abilene for...

Jose Guadalupe Gomez

Jose Guadalupe Gomez

Jan 7, 2013

Jose Guadalupe Gomez, age 85, of Ballinger, passed away Monday, January 7, 2013 at Angelo Community Center. He was born April 11, 1927 in Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico to Martin and Rosa Hernandez. He married Rufina Estrada in 1947 in Mexico. He is preceded by his parents Martin and Rosa; a son, Baltazar Gomez, a granddaughter, Sandra Elizabeth Aviles, a...

Desma Hilliard Lowry

Desma Hilliard Lowry

Jan 6, 2013

Desma Hilliard Lowry, age 83, of Ballinger, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born December 14, 1929 in Runnels County to Eulon and Lola Mae (Good) Hilliard. She married Charles Elliott (Shorty) Lowry on June 14, 1947 in Ballinger. He preceded her in death on August 30, 1983. She was...

Minnie Ann Rhodes

Minnie Ann Rhodes

Jan 6, 2013

Minnie Ann Rhodes, age 95, of Ballinger, passed away Sunday, January 6, 2013 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehab Minnie was born on March 10, 1917 in Comanche County to Edgar and Mattie (Cox) Brown. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Wayne Rhodes and by three brothers and two sisters. Minnie is...

Helen Marie Earnshaw

Helen Marie Earnshaw

Jan 5, 2013

Helen Marie Earnshaw, age 76, long-time and well-known Ballinger resident, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born March 6, 1936 to Don and Bernice (Reese) Kennedy. She graduated from Ballinger High School and attended San Angelo College for a time. Helen married John Weeks Earnshaw on February 4, 1956 in Ballinger. She was...

Charlene Turner

Charlene Turner

Jan 3, 2013

Charlene Turner, 77, of Ballinger, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at a San Angelo care center. She was born May 4, 1935 in San Angelo, to Charles Earnest and Addie Mae (Martin) Carroll. Charlene married her love, Bobby Lynn Turner on May 26, 1951 in San Angelo and moved to Ballinger in 1959, They were members of the...

Lester Edward Glass

Lester Edward Glass

Jan 1, 2013

Lester Glass passed away January 01, 2013 at his home in Miles, TX. He was 80 years old. Lester was born October 30, 1932 to Edward and Rose (Pohler) Glass in Miles, TX, where he lived most of his life. A TRUE farmer and rancher, Lester thrived on the excitement of a seed maturing in the field or a...

Calvin B. Werner

Calvin B. Werner

Jan 1, 2013

Calvin B. Werner, 72, of Mereta, Texas passed away January 1, 2013 at his residence, the same homestead where he was born. He was born at home in Mereta on September 9, 1940 to Robert and Katherine Werner who preceded him in death. He lived his entire life in the community and farmed in Tom Green and Concho Counties....

Gertrude Josephine Holubec

Gertrude Josephine Holubec

Dec 30, 2012

Gertrude Josephine “Tudy” (Smetana) Holubec, 87, passed away in San Angelo, Texas on December 30, 2012. She was born in Westphalia, Texas on April 5, 1925 to Emil and Josephine (Schustek) Smetana. She married Edward Woodrow Holubec on September 27, 1946 in Rowena, Texas. Tudy lived in the Eola community until recently. She was a strong Christian, a member...

Mitchell "Mike" Reasonover

Mitchell "Mike" Reasonover

Dec 26, 2012

Mitchell "Mike" Reasonover, formerly of San Angelo, passed away December 26, 2012 in Victoria, Texas after a long illness. Mike was born on December 11, 1947 in Rusk, Texas. He married Judy McClendon on January 5, 1973 in Lubbock, Texas. He worked at Concho Valley Electric Coop, San Angelo Hearing Aid Center, and retired from Wood Production Services. He...

Joyce Lanell Lawdermilk

Joyce Lanell Lawdermilk

Dec 24, 2012

Joyce Lawdermilk, 79, of Winters passed away Monday, December 24, 2012 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born March 21, 1933 in Sweetwater, Texas to Clifford Earl and Mabel Lee (Fry) Merrifield. She Married C. R. "Richard" Lawdermilk on June 11, 1984 in Sweetwater. He preceded her in death on December 29, 2011. Graveside services will...

Clydie L. Arnold

Clydie L. Arnold

Dec 20, 2012

Clydie Lorene Arnold, 72, of Ballinger passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation. She was born May 27, 1940 in Rising Star to Clyde D. Jr. and Dolly F. (Fortner) Woods. She married the love of her life, Bruce Arnold, in Austin, TX on April 28, 1984. She was preceded in death by her parents....

Debra Meryl Chance

Debra Meryl Chance

Dec 10, 2012

Debra Meryl Chance, 61, of Kerrville, Texas and formerly of Ballinger passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at her residence in Kerrville. She was born February 27, 1951 in Andrews, Texas to Donald Cole and Dorothy Meryl (Brown) Alsobrook. She was a homemaker and had worked for a time as a nurses’ aid. She also worked for several years...

Dalton Francis Sonnenberg

Dalton Francis Sonnenberg

Dec 3, 2012

Dalton Francis Sonnenberg, 69, of Eola passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 15, 1943 in San Angelo, Texas to Jesse Charles and Olga (Wilde) Sonnenberg. His mother preceded him in death. Dalton married Theresa Werner on November 30, 1963. He was a farmer and a member of St. Phillip’s Church in Eola....