Obituaries
Billie Simpson
Mar 12, 2010
Billie Simpson, 80, of Christian Village in San Angelo and formerly of Ballinger, passed away Friday, March 12, 2010 at her residence. Visitation will be Sunday, March 14 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Lange Funeral Home in Ballinger. A graveside service will be held Monday, March 15 at 2:00 p.m. at Old Runnels Cemetery near Ballinger, with...
Melvin Bernard Halfmann, Sr.
Feb 23, 2010
Melvin B. Halfmann, Sr., 67, of Eola passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at his home surrounded by his family after a long, courageous battle with cancer. He was born March 24, 1942 in Lowake, Texas to Arthur and Carrie (Hamann) Halfmann. On July 17, 1965 he and Joan Halfmann were married in Olfen, and the couple raised their...
Elizabeth A. Gerngross
Feb 1, 2010
Elizabeth Gerngross, 92, of Rowena passed away Monday, February 1, 2010 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born October 1, 1917 to Henry and Lydia (Schindler) Schraer in Shiner, Texas. Ellizabeth and Rudolph Leonard Gerngross, Sr. were married January 31, 1938 in Rowena where the couple made their home. Mr. Gerngross preceded her in death August...
Brenda Lucille Barrigan
Jan 28, 2010
Brenda Lucille Barrigan, 60, of Luling, Texas passed away Thursday, January 28, 2010 at Northeast Baptist Hospital in San Antonio. She was born July 12, 1949 in Ballinger to Robert Lee and M. Lucille (Hoffman) Wood. She married George A. Barrigan, and the family lived in Ballinger for several years. She was employed as a convenience store manager. She...
Marie Louise Brown
Jan 26, 2010
Marie Louise Brown, 98, of Mineral Wells, Texas, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2010 in Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was born in Quincy, Illinois May 2, 1911 to Marie Henhoff Childers and William L. Childers. Marie’s parents moved to Albuquerque, NM, where she met and married John Judson Brown March 1, 1930. As an employee of...
Felda Jansa Schraer
Jan 25, 2010
Felda Jansa Schraer, 85, of Miles passed away on Monday, January 25, 2010 at Sagecrest Alzheimer’s Care Center in San Angelo. Felda was born to Louis and Amalia Schwertner Jansa on October 20, 1924 at Rowena, Texas. She attended Cross Roads School and later graduated from St. Joseph Catholic School in 1942. She married Ervin Schraer on November 26,...
Dause O. Sherman
Jan 16, 2010
Dause O. Sherman, 85, of Ballinger passed away Saturday, January 16, 2010 in Ballinger Healthcare and Rehab Nursing Center. He was born February 11, 1924 in Runnels County to William Edward and Addie Richardson Sherman. During World War II he proudly served his country in the US Navy as a Gunners Mate 3rd. Class. He and Allene Blackmon were...
Zana Coffey Bradley
Jan 16, 2010
Zana Pearl Longmire Coffey Bradley, age 78, of Paint Rock passed away January 16, 2010 at Community Hospital in San Angelo, Texas after complications from open heart surgery. Zana’s family was by her side as she was called home. Zana was born Christmas Night 1931 in Mangam, Oklahoma, the daughter of Mary Lou Herring and Clarence C. Longmire. Zana...
Clarence Monroe Thurmond, Jr.
Jan 12, 2010
Clarence Monroe Thurmond, Jr., 66, of Ballinger passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. He was born January 11, 1944 in Gates, Tennessee to Clarence Monroe, Sr. and Beulah (Riggs) Thurmond and was the oldest child of a very large family. He enlisted in the Navy in 1963 and was a cook, advancing to a dining...
Leoran Clois Hoelscher
Jan 11, 2010
Leoran Clois Hoelscher, 80, of Olfen, Texas passed away Monday afternoon, January 11, 2010 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. He was born December 11, 1929 to Agnes Frerich Hoelscher and Clemence J. Hoelscher in the rock house on the family farm near Rowena. Leoran’s father died when he was sixteen years old leaving him and his brothers to continue farming...
Bertha Newsom Hambright
Jan 9, 2010
Bertha Newsom Hambright, 99, passed away Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Runnels County Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was born October 22, 1910 in Runnels County to Alvie and Emma Drake Newsom. Bertha and Joe Hambright were married on October 13, 1928 in Winters, TX. They lived and farmed in the Norton area until 1954 and then moved to...
Ralph John Smetana, Sr.
Jan 7, 2010
Ralph John Smetana Sr. passed away on Thursday January 7, 2010 at Shannon Hospital. He lived 76 years and enjoyed life to the fullest. Services will be provided by Lange Funeral Home in Ballinger. Rosary will be at 6 p.m. Tuesday January 12th at the St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena Texas. Mass will be held there at 10:00...
William Eugene "Gene" Sharp
Jan 3, 2010
William Eugene “Gene” Sharp, 84, of Rowena, passed away early Sunday morning, January 3, 2010 in Ballinger Memorial Hospital. Gene was born June 20, 1925 in Scurry, TX to Roy Cecil and Lois Cecil (Howard) Sharp. He proudly served his country in WW II by joining the 107th US Navy Sea Bees. He helped to build the runway on...
Debra Lynn Herring
Dec 31, 2009
Debra Lynn Herring, 52, of Ballinger, walked home to be with her Lord on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born June 22, 1957 in San Angelo to Bonnie Brock Herring and Jack B Herring. She lived in Ballinger all her life and was a joy to everyone who met her. Debbie...
Vernon Harry Jonas
Dec 30, 2009
Vernon Harry Jonas, 72, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. He was born April 27, 1937 in Winters to Harry and Etta (Drummond) Jonas. He married Louise Jones on January 24, 1960 in Ballinger. Vernon owned and operated Vernon’s Radiator Service in Ballinger most of his working career. He served the citizens of...
Adela Elizabeth Hoelscher
Dec 29, 2009
Adela Elizabeth Niehues Hoelscher, 106, of Ballinger, formerly of Olfen and San Angelo, Texas, passed away Tuesday evening, December 29, 2009. A rosary service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Friday, January 1, 2010, at Lange Funeral Home Chapel in Ballinger, Texas. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2010, at St....
James Lee Hague
Dec 22, 2009
James Lee Hague, 83, of Granbury passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2009 at his residence. He was born September 28, 1926 in Houston to William Samuel and Elizabeth Viola (Crain) Hague. During World War II he proudly served his country in the Navy. He and Mary Evelyn Johnson were married on September 27, 1947 in Ballinger. For several years...
August Rudolph Cmerek
Dec 14, 2009
August R. Cmerek, 90, of Miles passed away Monday, December 14, 2009 at his residence. He was born August 28, 1919 in Corn Hill, Texas, which is in Williamson County, to John and Mary (Kubacak) Cmerek. He and Dorine Braden were married November 25, 1947 in Rowena, and the couple raised their family and farmed in the Miles area...
Joycelyn Patricia Hall
Dec 9, 2009
Joycelyn Patricia Hall, 75, of Houston and formerly of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2009 at a Houston hospital. She was born September 20, 1934 in Ballinger to Jack and Thelma Ruth (Wilson) Miller. Known as “Pat,” she lived and worked in the Ballinger area for several years before moving away. She was an executive housekeeping supervisor for...
Phyllis E. Fanning
Dec 5, 2009
Phyllis E. Fanning, age 85, of Ballinger passed away Saturday December 5, 2009 at her home, surrounded by family. She was born May 4, 1924 in Zanesville, OH to Ralph and Margaret I. (Johnson) Ludman. She served as a Petty Officer in the US Coast Guard during WW II and married William Lloyd Fanning in Zanesville in 1945. While...
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