Obituaries
Oscar Jesus Ruiz
Mar 31, 2011
Oscar Jesus Ruiz, 56, of Paint Rock passed away Thursday, March 31, 2011 at his residence. He was born December 10, 1954 in Zaragoza, Coahuila, Mexico to Pedro and Julia (Lucio) Ruiz. Oscar and Norma Yolanda Mata were married in Zaragoza on April 15, 1978. For 23 years he had been employed as custodian and bus driver for Paint...
Vicky Ray Long
Mar 25, 2011
Vicky Ray Long, 55 of Ballinger passed away Friday evening, March 25, 2011 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 5, 1955 in Ft. Stockton, TX to Jim and Mary Loyce (Burks) Ray. She was preceded in death by her parents and a granddaughter, Charlotte Shaw. Vicky is survived by her daughters, Tiki Shaw and husband,...
Anna Mae Frenzel
Mar 21, 2011
Anna Mae Frenzel, lifetime resident of the Olfen/Rowena area, passed away late Monday evening, March 21, 2011 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo at age 76. She was born July 1, 1934 in Olfen to Otto T. and Amelia (Lange) Halfmann. Anna Mae and Lawrence R. Frenzel were married September 14, 1957 in Olfen. She was a faithful...
Doyle Cole Rinn
Mar 20, 2011
Doyle Cole Rinn, 46, of Ballinger passed away Sunday, March 20, 2011 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. He was born April 7, 1964 in Littlefield to Doyle Lee Rinn and Ann (Barnhill) Beisel. Doyle had lived in Ballinger since 1967 and was a purchasing agent for Muellers, Inc. One of his special interests was motorcycles, and he dreamed of owning...
Blasa Lara Cordova
Mar 16, 2011
Blasa Lara Cordova, 84, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born February 3, 1927 in Harlingen, Texas to Santos and Manuela (Castanon) Lara. Blasa and Jose Cordova were married March 16, 1956 in Brownsville. She had lived in the community since 1961 and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church...
Irmatha Haliburton
Mar 16, 2011
Irmatha Haliburton, 92, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born June 18, 1918 in Henderson County, Texas to Ira Lee and Nora Bell (Wood) Talley. Irmatha and Billie Jack Haliburton were married March 14, 1942 in Green Cove Springs, Florida. He preceded her in death December 7, 1995....
Virgil Paul Cornett
Mar 6, 2011
Virgil Paul Cornett, 84, of Ballinger passed away at his residence on Sunday March 6, 2011. He was born December 24, 1926 in Lamesa, Texas to Jesse Allen and Eva Gertrude (Hester) Cornett. He proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII. Paul and Barbara Schneider were married in Welch, Texas on November 30, 1952. (He would...
Dorcie L. Green
Feb 27, 2011
Dorcie Green, 91, of Ballinger passed away Sunday morning, February 27, 2011 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehab Center. She was born on November 4, 1919 in Ryan, Oklahoma to Carey S. and Nellie (Lee) Fowler. She married Glen Doyle Green on November 2, 1940 in Floydada. They moved to Ballinger in 1951, and he preceded her in death on...
Patsy Jean Wood
Feb 22, 2011
Patsy J. Wood, 69, of Ballinger passed away Tuesday, February 22, 2011 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born August 15, 1941 in Runnels County to R. Patrick and Clara May (Chrisco) Leggett. She was employed for a time as a baker for Mrs. Baird’s Bread. She is survived by a daughter, Theresa Larson of Colorado Springs,...
Leota Enid Boothe
Feb 18, 2011
Leota Enid Boothe passed from this life on February 18, 2011, five days short of her 90th birthday. She was born in Enid, Oklahoma on February 23, 1921 to Alexander and Anne (Latham) Odom. They moved to the Ballinger area that same year and she was raised in the Blanton and Crews areas on the family farm and ranch....
Henry G. Fuentes
Feb 14, 2011
Henry G. Fuentes, 69, of Ballinger passed away February 14, 2011 at Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born in Acuna, Mexico on March 13, 1941 to Manuel V. and Juanita (Guerrero) Fuentes. He and Elvira Escobar were married April 27, 1959 in Rowena. Henry was employed by Mueller Supply as a pre-fab machine operator for many...
Dawse E. Switzer
Feb 12, 2011
Dawse E. Switzer, 88, of Ballinger passed away Saturday, February 12, 2011 in Ballinger. Dawse was born September 5, 1922 to William David and Ethel Birdie (Redman) Switzer in McCauley, Texas. He was a faithful member of the 9th Street Church of Christ. While serving in the Army in WWII he was in a unit that received two Presidential...
Ida Faye Hill
Feb 2, 2011
Ida Faye Hill, 92, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2011 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. She was born August 6, 1918 in Runnels County, Texas to Perry A. and Mattie (Brookshear) Pullin. Ida and Cecil Chester Hill were married December 21, 1935 in Ballinger. He preceded her in death June 24, 1980. Seamstress Extraordinaire, Mrs. Hill...
Lilly A. Schwertner Schraer
Jan 29, 2011
Lilly A. Schwertner Schraer of Rowena passed away Saturday, January 29, 2011 at a nursing home in Brownwood at age 90. She was born October 30, 1920 to Frank and Adala (Ernst) Schwertner in Runnels County. She grew up in Rowena/Lowake, and was a lifelong resident of the area. Lilly married Arnold Schraer on October 28, 1941, just two...
Edward "Doug" Douglas Cox
Jan 27, 2011
Knowing he was well loved, Edward Douglas Cox died peacefully in a local hospital on January 27, 2011, following a brief illness. Cox was born in Paint Rock, Texas, February 9, 1923 to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Sterling Cox. Cox married his lifelong sweetheart, Winnie Merle Adair, on June 12, 1943, forming a partnership filled with abiding love, laughter,...
Juanita T. Godwin
Jan 10, 2011
Juanita went to be with the Lord on January 10 in Dripping Springs, Texas, after living many years in Ballinger. She was born in Henderson County, Texas, to Ira Lee and Norah Bell Talley on June 12, 1916, and married R. H. (Bob) Godwin in 1937. Known as Aunt Nita to some, Mimie to the grandkids, Sophie to others,...
Manuel A. Mendiola
Jan 8, 2011
Manuel A. Mendiola, 89, of Ballinger passed away Saturday morning, January 8, 2011 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehab Nursing Facility. He was born on March 20, 1921 in Talpa, Texas to Juan and Ricarda (Armendariz) Mendiola. He proudly served in the US Army during WW II. Upon his return, he married Gabriela Jaques on June 12, 1948 in Ballinger....
Sybil Cox Gregory
Jan 1, 2011
Sybil Cox Gregory, 92, of Ballinger, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, January 1, 2011 in her home, surround by family, faith, love and prayer. She was born January 13, 1918 in Baird Texas to Edward Sterling and Minnie Mae (Houston) Cox. She married James T. Gregory on September 3, 1934 in Winters. He preceded her in death on October...
Milton August Redman
Dec 31, 2010
Milton August Redman, 86, of Ballinger passed away Friday afternoon, December 31, 2010 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Milton was born on May 30, 1924 in Ballinger, to Gus R. and Christine (Rose) Redman. He proudly served his country during WW II with the US Army, being one of the troops that stormed the beach at Normandy. He...
Joe "Rusty" Bailey Creek
Dec 28, 2010
Joe “Rusty” Bailey Creek, 66, of Ballinger recently passed away at his residence. He was born August 17, 1944 in Oceanside, California to Floyd Cecil and Allie Mae (Justis) Creek. Rusty served his country honorably in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He retired from maintenance work with the city of El Cajon, California and had lived in...
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