Obituaries
Christina Recinsky
Jan 9, 2009
Christina Recinsky, 86, of San Angelo and formerly of Rowena passed away Friday, January 9, 2009 at Baptist Retirement Community in San Angelo. She was born on November 27, 1922 in Rowena to Vaclav and Theresa Strakos Recinsky. She served with the Army Air Wacs as a medical corpsman during WWII. She worked for Monarch Tile in San Angelo...
Louis D. Cavazos
Jan 6, 2009
Louis D. Cavazos, 68, of Ballinger, died Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at a local nursing home with family and loved ones around. He was born April 4, 1940 in El Charco, Texas to Domingo, Sr. and Concha Cavazos. On February 18, 1959 he married Florinda Trevino. He was a carpenter and painter in the Ballinger area for many years....
Barbra Ann Gray
Jan 5, 2009
Barbra Ann Gray, age 73, of Ballinger, went home to her heavenly Father and into the loving arms of her husband, Herchel, on Monday evening, January 5, 2009 at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on April 13, 1935 in Littlefield, TX to Jack and Iris Ethel (Bamburg) Whitten. She married Herchel Gray on April 29,...
Bobby Bruce Brem
Jan 4, 2009
Bobby Bruce Brem, 76, of Paint Rock, passed away Sunday, January 4, 2009 at the VA Hospital in Big Spring, Texas. He was born May 5, 1932 in Crane Texas to Joseph and Lilly May (Yaws) Brem. He served his country in the US Army during the Korean War. On February 26, 1987 he and Martha P. Perez were...
Lillian Faye Gotcher
Jan 4, 2009
Lillian Faye Akins Gotcher, 91, of Ballinger, died Sunday, January 4, 2009 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. The memorial service will be at 1:30 P.M. on Tuesday, January 6, 2009 at Hopewell Baptist Church near Winters, Texas. Her brothers, Ferris Akins and Bynum Akins, and her nephew, Marty Akins, will officiate. She will be privately interred at Wilson Mausoleum in...
Robert Douglas Kresta
Dec 30, 2008
Robert D. Kresta of Ft. Stockton and formerly of Ballinger passed away Tuesday December 30, 2008 in Midland Memorial Hospital at age 81. He was born October 30, 1927 in Ballinger to Julius L. and Roxie Ann (Eckert) Kresta. On June 27, 1950 he and Billie June Jones were married in Lovington, NM. The couple raised a family and...
Rev. Msgr. Louis Bernard Moeller
Dec 29, 2008
Reverend Monsignor Louis B. Moeller, 83, of Ballinger passed away Monday, December 29, 2008 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. Msgr. Moeller was born December 13, 1925 to Joe C. and Mary (Multer) Moeller at Olfen, Texas. The family moved to Rowena in 1933. He completed 12 years of schooling at St. Joseph School in Rowena before entering the seminary. He...
William Selby
Dec 21, 2008
William “Bill” Selby, 89, of Ballinger passed away early Sunday morning, December 21, 2008 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital, surrounded by his family. Bill was born on February 15, 1919 to William Lee and Bessie Shotwell Selby in Hill County, Texas. He served his country during WWII in the US Army, achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant. In 1940 he...
Neuman Ezell Smith
Dec 18, 2008
Neuman E. Smith, lifetime resident of Runnels County, passed away Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Ballinger. He was 92 years old. He was born November 23, 1916 on the family farm in the Barnett Community, seven miles northwest of Ballinger. His parents were Charles Randolf Smith, born September 13, 1874 west of...
Zane Grey Mcwilliams
Dec 13, 2008
Zane Grey McWilliams, age 82, of Ballinger passed away Saturday morning, December 13, 2008. Zane was born February 8, 1926 in Norton, Texas. He grew up on the family ranch, the youngest of five children of Shannon and Dora (Herring) McWilliams. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, and married his hometown sweetheart, Arvena Kendrick, on...
Ben H. Taylor, Jr.
Dec 9, 2008
Ben Taylor, Jr. of Ballinger, formerly of Bronte, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was 84. He was born June 15, 1924 in Norton, Texas to Ben H., Sr. and Dillie Amanda (Rhodes) Taylor. Ben married Eula Mae Mitchell on November 19, 1954 in Lovington, New Mexico, and the couple...
Rodney Allen Watson
Dec 9, 2008
Rodney Allen Watson, longtime and well known resident of Rowena, passed away Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at his residence. He was 79. He was born December 26, 1928 in Pine Level, North Carolina to Jacob Floyd and Rena (Collier) Watson, the seventeenth of twenty children, and grew up working on the family tobacco farm. He joined the Army Air...
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...
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