Obituaries
Mary Ella Robertson
Mar 2, 2012
Mary Ella Robertson, 88, of Ballinger passed away Friday, March 2, 2012 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born May 18, 1923 in Swisher County, Texas to Audry Schley and Ada Letitia (Willey) Kiker. She was born on the same day her Grandmother Kiker died and in the same house, so Mary Ella was named after her...
Ralph W. Gallagher
Feb 29, 2012
Ralph W. Gallagher, 80, of San Angelo passed away Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at his residence. He was born May 5, 1931 in Washington, D.C. to Earl Sheldon and Eunice (Delancy) Gallagher. He was a civil service employee, working as a mail and supply clerk. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Earl, Jr. and Eddie Gallagher;...
E. Maurine (Batts) Fowler
Feb 28, 2012
Maurine Fowler passed peacefully to be with her Lord on Tuesday, February 28, 2012. Maurine was born on April 25, 1920 in Ballinger, Texas to John William Batts and Ida Kate Zachry Batts. She very much enjoyed growing up in the Bethel Community with her family where she and her sisters attended the local school and were members of...
D. Wayne Cole
Feb 26, 2012
Douglas Wayne Cole, 78, of Ballinger passed away Sunday, February 26, 2012 at his residence. Wayne was born February 11, 1934 in Ballinger to Max J. and Hilda (Cotheran) Cole. His parents preceded him in death. “Little Max,” as his friends called him, grew up in Ballinger and graduated from Ballinger High School in 1953. He then joined the...
G. Max Wolverton
Feb 18, 2012
Max Wolverton, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, went to be with his Lord and Savior early Saturday morning, February 18, 2012. Papa was born April 5, 1934 in Wapanucka, OK to Skelly and Clarece (McLaughlin) Wolverton. He married Shirley Ann Dodson on October 18, 1952 in Ballinger and together had three daughters, DeeAnn, Gwyn and Lisa. He loved...
Steven James Mueller
Feb 16, 2012
Steven James Mueller, 55, of Ballinger went to meet his heavenly father Thursday, February 16, 2012. His final days were spent surrounded by family. Steve was born March 23, 1956 to James and Rose (Mokry) Mueller in Ballinger where he spent the majority of his life. He was a 1974 graduate of Ballinger High School. He attended business college...
Olga (Wilde) Sonnenberg
Feb 4, 2012
Olga (Wilde) Sonnenberg of Mereta passed away Saturday, February 4, 2012 at the age of 92 at a hospital in San Angelo. She was born January 19, 1920 to Edward and Minnie (Lentz) Wilde in Westphalia, Texas. Olga spent most of her life caring for her children and wonderful husband. Olga married the love of her life, Jesse Sonnenberg,...
Daniel De La Cruz
Jan 31, 2012
Daniel De La Cruz, 75, of Winters passed away Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. He was born February 5, 1936 to Evaristo M. and Inocencia Santos De La Cruz. He was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his brother, Juan Pedro De La Cruz. He is survived...
Martin L. "Mel" Forgey
Jan 29, 2012
Martin L. “Mel” Forgey, Jr. 84, of Lockhart and formerly of Ballinger died Sunday morning, January 29, 2012 in Luling Seton Hospital. He was born February 22, 1927 in Lubbock, Texas to Martin Luther, Sr. and Cordelia (Smith) Forgey. He graduated from Ballinger High School and attended the University of Texas at Austin after the war. Mel and Juanita...
Pauline Johnson
Jan 27, 2012
Pauline Johnson (Memaw), 87, of Ballinger went home to be with our Lord on Friday, January 27, 2012 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation. Pauline was born March 22, 1924 to Plez and Mary Round Sheppard in San Augustine, Texas. She married Oscar Johnson on August 17, 1946 in Ballinger. Oscar and Pauline had ten children, five boys and...
Henrietta Wilhelmina Borkholm
Jan 27, 2012
Henrietta Wilhelmina Borkholm, 78, of San Angelo passed away Friday, January 27, 2012 at Elsie Gayer Health Care Center at Baptist Retirement Community. She was born December 31, 1933 in San Antonio to Herman and Clara (Kuehn) Will. She attended Texas Lutheran College where she received a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She was married to Col. Christian A. Borkholm,...
Gladys Irene (Fry) Davis
Jan 27, 2012
Gladys Irene Davis left this life on Friday, January 27, 2012 at her home in Ballinger. She was 96 years, 4 months and 20 days old. Gladys was born September 7, 1915 in Oatmeal, Burnet County, Texas to the home of Albert and Ora (Glimp) Fry. In 1926, when Gladys was in the fifth grade, her family moved to...
William "Dub" Edward Robinson
Jan 21, 2012
William E. “Dub” Robinson, 74, of Ballinger passed away peacefully Saturday evening, January 21, 2012 at his home. He was born on June 17, 1937 in Winters, Texas to Seth and Florence (Blount) Robinson. After graduation he worked in the oilfield in places like Africa and New Zealand before starting his construction business where he erected metal buildings all...
Lupe Picon, Sr.
Jan 21, 2012
Lupe Picon, Sr. of Ballinger passed away Saturday, January 21, 2012 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation at age 85. He was born March 8, 1926 in Cameron, Texas to John, Sr. and Rosalea (Fonseca) Picon. He had lived in Ballinger nearly all his life and was a well-known barber in the area. He loved his family and was...
Jewel Otelia O'Neal
Jan 20, 2012
Jewel Otelia O'Neal, 86, of Ballinger passed away on Friday evening, January 20, 2012 at Angelo Community Hospital. She was born April 20, 1925 in Runnels County to Haden Key and Zula Otelia (Walden) O'Neal. She graduated from Ballinger High School in 1942. She was a bookkeeper for King Holt Furniture and later for Sheppardsons before going to the...
Martha Bernice Schroeder - Bailey
Jan 19, 2012
Bernice left this earth on Thursday, January 19, 2012. She kept the faith. She was born October 29, 1930 in the Schroeder farm house on the Concho River attended by Dr. Schiller. After her father, Theo Schroeder, died, she began school at the age of four in Lowake. Her feet did not touch the floor when she sat at...
Alfred Hugh Dallinger
Jan 17, 2012
Alfred Hugh Dallinger, long-time Ballinger businessman and civic leader, died January 17 , 2012 in Fredericksburg. He was 94. Al was born Aug. 23, 1917, in Plainview, where he lived for the first 22 years of his life. In 1934, at 16, he graduated from Plainview High School and spent two years at Wayland College in Plainview before joining...
Virginia Arlette Cook
Jan 16, 2012
Virginia Arlette Cook, 84, of Ballinger passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at her residence. She was born November 13, 1927 in Albany, Texas to James Roger and Leslie Lee (Poe) Whitworth. She married J. L. “Bill” Cook on June 12, 1946 in Ballinger. He preceded her in death on November 29, 1999. She was a member of 7th...
Myrtle Jane Whitlock
Jan 16, 2012
Myrtle Jane Whitlock, 66, of Abilene and formerly of Ballinger passed away Monday, January 16, 2012 at Abilene Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her daughters, Mary Wilson and Donna Whitlock both of Abilene; sisters, Dell Greenhill and Nanette Greenhill both of Hillsboro; and brother, Joe Odom of Brazoria. Visitation will be Wednesday, January 18 from 6:00 to...
James "Jimmy" Harold Black
Jan 15, 2012
James Harold (Jimmy) Black, 78, passed away Sunday, January 15, 2012 at his home in Winters. He was born on February 12, 1933, in Ballinger, Texas, to Ross M. Black, Sr. and Lola Allison Black. Jimmy attended Ballinger schools and worked some for his dad at Ballinger Dry Goods while in high school. After graduating from school in 1952,...
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