Obituaries
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,...
Bernie J. Michalewicz
Oct 2, 2008
Bernie J. Michalewicz, lifelong resident of Olfen, passed away Thursday, October 2, 2008 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Ballinger after a brief illness. He was 77. He was born January 2, 1931 to Andrew and Louise (Blaske) Michalewicz in Runnels County, Texas. He married Beatrice B. Halfmann November 19, 1953 in Olfen and was a successful stock...
Geraldine (Deanie) Lamb Fisher
Oct 1, 2008
Geraldine (Deanie) Lamb Fisher, 66, of Ballinger passed away early Wednesday morning, October 1, 2008 at her home. Deanie was born August 8, 1942 in Milam County, Texas to William Leslie and Helen Lucille (Chambers) Lamb. On December 22, 1969 she married Robert Daniel Fisher in San Antonio, Texas. The Fisher family has lived in Ballinger since 1977 and...
William (Bill) David Harmon
Oct 1, 2008
William (Bill) Harmon, 83, of Rowena, Texas passed away Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at his residence. He was born February 21, 1925 in Keouk County, Iowa to George and Jenny (Lewis) Harmon. He served in the Army during WWII and was employed as a truck driver approximately 20 years for various trucking firms in areas that covered several states....
Bennie W. Wilde
Sep 30, 2008
Bennie W. Wilde, age 85, of Bethel passed away Tuesday evening, September 30, 2008 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. He was born November 3, 1922 in Pony, Texas to William H. and Anna Gully Wilde, a pioneering West Texas farm family. He attended school in Bethel and in Ballinger. He married Alice Cecilia Moeller on April 7,...
Demetrio (Slim) (Chota) Zertuche
Sep 26, 2008
Demetrio (Slim) (Chota) Zertuche, age 71, of Ballinger died Friday evening, September 26, 2008 in a local nursing home. He was born December 22, 1936 in Ballinger, Texas to Jesus and Guadalupe Dominguez Zertuche. He is survived by two sons, Gilbert Zertuche and Daniel Zertuche of Ballinger; a daughter, Freda Perez and husband, Armondo, of Ballinger; grandchildren, Armondo Perez,...
Monroe John Matthiesen
Sep 24, 2008
Monsignor Monroe John Matthiesen, 91, passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2008 in St. Joseph’s Home for Retired Priests in Panhandle, Texas. Mass of Resurrection will be celebrated in Panhandle at St. Theresa’s Catholic Church on Friday with retired Bishop Leroy T. Matthiesen as principal celebrant. Concelebrants will be Bishop Patrick J. Zurek, Msgr. Joseph Tash, homilist, and brother priests...
Lee Ornelaz Escobar
Sep 18, 2008
Lee Ornelaz Escobar, 65, of Ballinger passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008 at his residence. He was born May 4, 1943 in Ballinger to Clyde, Sr. and Maria Ornelaz Escobar. He worked at Ballinger Compress and Warehouse for a number of years. Mr. Escobar is survived by daughters, Alice Escobar of Ballinger, Margaret Andrews of Oklahoma, and Hermelinda Segovia...
Ollie Fay Poindexter
Sep 13, 2008
On Saturday, September 13, 2008 Ollie Fay Poindexter, 54, of San Angelo, joined her father and sister in heaven. Ollie was born April 22, 1954 in San Angelo to Ruben L. “Sonny” and Peggy (Gartrell) Gann. On April 28, 1969 she married the love of her life, David Poindexter. They enjoyed over 39 wonderful years of marriage. She was...
Eugene "Gene" Bernard Rollwitz
Sep 9, 2008
Eugene B. “Gene” Rollwitz, 76, a longtime resident of Ballinger, passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born June 1, 1932 in Rowena to Ben and Clara (Jansa) Rollwitz and married Barbara Ferguson on January 12, 1957. Gene was a skilled mechanic and worked several years as a tractor mechanic at...
Ella Mae Gamble
Sep 4, 2008
Ella Mae Gamble, longtime resident of Ballinger, passed away Thursday, September 4, 2008 at Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. She was 89 years old. She was born May 15, 1919 in Pontotoc (Mason County) Texas to Jim and Bertha (Hibdon) Butler. On October 9, 1937 in Junction she married Jack Earl Gamble, who preceded her in death August...
Louise Miller
Sep 4, 2008
Louise Miller, native of Ballinger, went home to be with her Lord on September 4, 2008, passing at St. Paul Hospital, University of Texas Medical Center, Dallas, following a long illness. Born Melva Louise Miller on October 8, 1936 in Ballinger to Nettie Routh Sledge and Charles Stonewall Miller, Jr., she was a descendent of pioneer settlers of Ballinger....
Hilmer F. Schaefer
Aug 30, 2008
Hilmer F. Schaefer, 80, of Rowena died Saturday afternoon, August 30, 2008, in Meadow Creek Care Center, surrounded by his loving family. Hilmer was born on May 26, 1928 in Olfen, Texas, to Henry and Cecilia (Halfmann) Schaefer. He proudly served with the U.S. Army during the end of W.W. II, and then served in the reserves. He was...
Robert Wayne Allen, Sr.
Aug 29, 2008
Robert Wayne Allen, Sr. Funeral services for Mr. Robert Wayne Allen, Sr., 80, of Gilmer will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 2, 2008 in the Chapel of Downs Funeral Home of Marshall, Texas with Rev. Craig Evers and Rev. James Parris officiating. Interment will follow in the Cave Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, September 1, 2008 at...
Coy F. Howell
Aug 26, 2008
Coy Howell, 71, of Ballinger passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008 at Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. He was born on September 22, 1936 in Brownfield, TX to Cecil and Orva (Fain) Howell. Survivors include two children, Tommy Howell of Denton and Holly Weir of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Memorial services are scheduled for 2:00 PM Tuesday September 2,...
Ann (Miriam) Slaughter
Aug 22, 2008
Ann (Miriam) Slaughter, 82, of Ballinger, Texas passed away early Friday morning, August 22, 2008 at the Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Ann was born November 18, 1925 in Ballinger. She married Ivan Slaughter of Ballinger on October 25, 1943. Ann said that it all started with a wink when she winked at Ivan at a dance at the...
Herchel T. Gray
Aug 8, 2008
Herchel T. Gray, age 73, of Ballinger, passed away Friday evening, August 8, 2008 at Hendrick Hospital in Abilene, surrounded by his family. He was born on March 17, 1935 in Burnet, TX to William Mack and Hattie Kay Hensley Gray. He married Barbra Ann Whitten on April 29, 1954 in Clovis NM. He was a commercial house painter...
Douglas Bernard Fischer
Jul 29, 2008
Douglas Bernard Fischer, age 46, of Lohn passed away July 29, 2008 at a San Angelo hospital. He was born November 26, 1961 in Ballinger to Ivan and Carrol (Kasberg) Fischer. His father, Ivan, preceded him in death. Douglas was an excellent mechanic and worked most of his adult life at that trade. He is survived by his son,...
Jean M. Tyree
Jul 27, 2008
The Lord took Jean Tyree home to be with Him on July 27, 2008. Jean and her sister, Evelyn Simpson, and Jean’s only daughter, Tracee, all shared a birthday on June 27. Jean was a loving and caring wife who had cared for her husband, Bob, 24 hours a day after he became ill. She and Bob were members...
Lillie Mae Denton
Jul 25, 2008
Lillie Mae Denton of Ballinger passed away Friday, July 25, 2008 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was 100 years old and was honored earlier this month with a birthday reception at her son’s home. Lillie was born July 2, 1908 near Naruna in Burnett County, Texas to George and Mallie (Foree) Morgan. She married John Thomas Denton on March...
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