Obituaries
Milton Edward Dankworth
Dec 6, 2008
Milton Edward Dankworth, age 80, of Ballinger died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. Born April 9, 1928 in Ballinger, Texas to James Ellis Dankworth and Sadie Eloise (Boggess) Dankworth, Ed grew up in Ballinger before joining the 82nd Airborne. He went to Hollywood in his early twenties to become a singing cowboy, and...
Roy Lee Shiller
Dec 5, 2008
Roy Lee Shiller, 76, of Miles, Texas died on Friday, December 5, 2008. He was born April 13, 1932 in Taylor, TX to Edward and Anna Jansa Shiller. He served with the US Air Force from 1951 to 1955 during the Korean War. He married Judith Kubenka on April 27, 1957 in Rowena. He was a member of St....
Genevieve Holstead
Nov 25, 2008
Genevieve “Gennie” Holstead, 85, of Junction City, Kansas and formerly of Ballinger passed away Tuesday, November 25, 2008 at Valley View Senior Life in Junction City. Genevieve was born July 6, 1923 in Abilene, Texas, the daughter of Perry Alfred and Huttie Victoria (Speck) Conaway. She married L. D. (Dick) Holstead November 15, 1941, and he preceded her in...
Joyce Ann Black
Nov 18, 2008
Joyce Ann Black, 75, of San Angelo departed this life on November 18, 2008. She was born in Zwolle, Louisiana on May 5, 1933 to Sam C. and Bertha Machen Wood. She graduated from Texarkana Texas High School and attended Texas Wesleyan College in Ft. Worth. She lived in Ft. Worth where she was active in many civic organizations,...
Ronnie Lee Bicknell
Nov 17, 2008
Ronnie Lee Bicknell, 53, of Ballinger passed away at home on Monday, November 17, 2008 with family by his side after a long battle with cancer. He was born in Monahans, Texas on October 24, 1955. Ronnie was an accomplished football player in high school. He was passionate about bass fishing and succeeded well in many bass tournaments. Ronnie...
Edna F. Schaefer
Nov 7, 2008
Edna Lange Schaefer, 77, of Ballinger died Friday morning, November 7, 2008, at her home with her devoted husband present. She is now in her eternal home after a long battle with cancer and heart disease. Edna was born on Thursday, July 30, 1931 in Rowena, Texas, to Frank J. and Isabella (Dierschke) Lange. She graduated from Rowena High...
Beatrice Reyes Delagarza
Nov 7, 2008
Beatrice DelaGarza 62, of Ballinger died late Friday evening, November 7, 2008 at her residence, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 28, 1946, in Eden, Texas to Ypolito and Nieves (Lopez) Reyes. She married Cerjio DelaGarza on October 9, 1966 in Ballinger. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Mary Catholic Church A Rosary...
Kathy Jean Knight
Nov 7, 2008
Kathy Knight, 51, passed away peacefully at her home in Coleman, Texas on November 7, 2008 after a long battle with cancer. Services will be held Tuesday, November 11 at 10:00 a.m. at Garden of Memories in Ballinger with Fr. Hugh Wade officiating. Arrangements are with Lange Funeral Home in Ballinger. Guests may register at ballingerfuneralhome.com. She was born...
James Caldwell Fowler
Nov 2, 2008
James Caldwell Fowler, lifetime resident of Ballinger, passed away Sunday, November 2, 2008 at his residence. He was 83. James was born April 5, 1925 in Ballinger to Jesse Edwin and Lenora (Seipp) Fowler, into a large, loving family that ultimately consisted of nine children. In November of 1950 he married Eleanor “Ruth” Crimm, who preceded him in death...
Arthur "Charles" Condra
Oct 29, 2008
Arthur Charles Condra, 54, of San Angelo and formerly of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, October 29, 2008 at Shannon Medical Center. He was born June 5, 1954 in San Angelo to L. C. Condra and Emma Louise (Lane) Condra and lived all his school years in Ballinger, graduating from Ballinger High School in 1972. He attended Texas A&M and...
Sherry Diane Makowsky
Oct 27, 2008
Sherry Diane Makowsky, 61, of San Angelo and formerly of Ballinger, passed away Monday, October 27, 2008 at a San Angelo nursing home. She was born January 9, 1947 in San Angelo to John August and Nettie Lee (Boatright) Makowsky. She was preceded in death by her parents. Sherry is survived by several cousins and second cousins, including Peggy...
Eugene H. Lott
Oct 24, 2008
Eugene H. Lott, 88, of San Angelo, Texas and formerly of Kansas City, passed away Friday morning, October 24, 2008 at his home. Gene was born on March 20, 1920 in Fredericksburg, Texas to Henry and Emma (Stehling) Lott. During WWII he proudly served his country in the US Army. He received his BA & BBA from Southwestern University...
Buck M. Sanders
Oct 23, 2008
Buck M. Sanders (“Uncle Buck”) of Sterling City and formerly of Ballinger passed away Thursday, October 23, 2008 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. He was 90 years old. Buck was born January 18, 1918 in Concho County, Texas to Vernon Vain and Annie Belle (Gann) Sanders. His distinguished military service during WWII with the Army’s 36th Division...
Douglas Leo Esser, Sr.
Oct 17, 2008
Douglas Leo Esser, Sr., 76, of Ballinger passed away Friday evening, October 17, 2008 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. He was born October 7, 1932 in Fessenden, North Dakota to Sam and Rosella (Thronson) Esser. A special aunt and uncle, Tudy and Hank Thronson, raised Doug, and their children, Gayle, Jeanie, Byran, and Rita considered him a brother. He married...
Dorothy E. Galvan
Oct 10, 2008
Dorothy Galvan, 62, of Ballinger passed away Friday, October 10, 2008 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born August 21, 1946 in Ballinger to Manuel and Augustina Escobar. She married Adan Trevino Galvan, Sr. who preceded her in death August 6, 2002. Dorothy worked as a caregiver for several years and was a member of the...
Gladys "Dulce" Juanita Decker
Oct 8, 2008
Gladys Juanita “Dulce” Decker, 87 years young, went to be with our Lord and Savior Wednesday, October 8, 2008 after a short illness. “Dulce” was born to William Ansel and Pharabe Lee Smith on May 31, 1921. She married John J. “Johnnie” Decker on January 20, 1940 in Mason, Texas. She was born in Menard Country and lived there...
Charlie Edgar Cape
Oct 7, 2008
Charlie Edgar Cape 104, of Ballinger and formerly of Paint Rock, passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Ballinger. He was born December 29, 1903 in Johnson County, Georgia to Oscar and Mary Etta (Evans) Cape. The family moved to Concho County, Texas in 1904. He lived there until 1998 when he...
Dorothy Louise Holubec
Oct 7, 2008
Dorothy Louise Holubec went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Dorothy was born July 5, 1927 to August and Clara Wendland in Taylor, Texas. Her family moved to the Lowake community where she attended school for a short time. The family then moved to Eola where she graduated from school. Dorothy married Julius...
Michael B. Condra
Oct 7, 2008
Michael Beegee Condra, 62, of Ballinger passed away Tuesday, October 7, 2008 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. He was born April 19, 1946 in Ballinger to B. J. and Norma Jean (Hoffman) Condra. He was employed in retail clothing sales and was a member of the Texas National Guard. Mike is survived by a daughter, Julie Dacascos...
Dolly Irene Farmer
Oct 5, 2008
Dolly Irene Farmer passed away Sunday, October 5, 2008 at Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Ballinger, Texas. She was 77 and a lifetime resident of Ballinger. Irene was born in Ballinger June 8, 1931 to Willie C. and Myrtle (Barnett) Dodson. On August 2, 1947 she married Bobby Fred Farmer who preceded her in death August 27,...
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