Obituaries
Willard Fritz Redman
Jul 30, 2016
Willard Fritz Redman entered into the arms of his Lord on Saturday, July 30th at Shannon Medical Center, at the age of 84 years. Services will be at 10:00 am on Tuesday, August 2nd at Trinity Lutheran Church in Miles. Internment will follow in the Rowena Protestant Cemetery. Willard was born in Miles on April 7, 1932 to Fritz...
Elva "Mae" Ferguson
Jul 26, 2016
Elva Mae Wheless Ferguson, 93, died Tuesday, July 26, 2016. She was born June 23, 1923 to Tom and Lillie Wheless. She married Robert E. Ferguson on January 28, 1939. He preceded her in death May 2, 1983. Survivors are one son, David Ferguson and wife Dee of Ballinger; two daughters, Ruth Grenwelge and husband Charles of Winters and...
Billie Weatherby
Jul 18, 2016
Billie “Ma” Weatherby, of Miles, Texas, passed away Monday, July 18, 2016, at her residence after 95 good, meaningful years. Billie was born May 6, 1921, in Justin, Texas to William B. and Mona (Lumpkin) Curry. She married Jim Weatherby on September 3, 1938 in Mertzon. She and Jim were longtime ranchers in the area, and she continued ranching...
Kassidy Ruth Sanders
Jul 17, 2016
Baby Kassidy Ruth Sanders, infant daughter of Amber Blackshear and Nicky Sanders, died Sunday, July 17, 2016 in Abilene. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Papa Olen and Nana Iva Potts; Nana, Gretta Blackshear; Mema, Vera Kraatz; Aunt, Teresa Potts; cousin, Harley Ann Kraatz; and God Grandfather, Jerry Arispc. She is survived by her parents; her big...
Weldon Hale Brevard
Jul 13, 2016
Weldon Hale Brevard, 81, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at his residence. He was born July 3, 1935 to Flay and Bernice (Hale) Brevard in Ballinger. He attended the Blanton School until 6th grade when the family moved to Ballinger. He graduated from Ballinger High School in 1954 and from McMurry College in 1958, receiving a...
Troy "Butch" Wilburn Pullin
Jun 22, 2016
Wilburn “Butch” Pullin, 72, passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in San Angelo. He was born July 20, 1943 to Troy and Mary (Machann) Pullin. Butch was a farmer his entire life, with a deep love for farming in his blood and in his heart. He served on the Ballinger Co-op board for 13 years and was a long-time...
Judy Frances Lange
Jun 22, 2016
Judy Kirkham, Holik, Lange, 64, of Norton passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at her residence. She was born January 12, 1952 to Calvin and Bobbie (Aldrich) Kirkham in San Angelo, Texas. She was a graduate of Miles High School in 1970 and attended some college before becoming a full time mother to her 2 beautiful daughters. in 1984...
Elidia M. (Jacques) Wiseman
Jun 21, 2016
Elidia M. (Jacques) Wiseman, 58, of Rowena, passed away Tuesday, June 21st in the UMass Medical Center, Worcester, from complications after a sudden illness. Lydia leaves behind her daughter, Heather Wiseman of Rowena, TX; best friend and love, Michael Kehoe of Worcester; brother, Jesse Jacques, sister Margaret Mojica; nephew and niece, Andrew and Allie Jacques; and special friends Lauren,...
Bertha M. Martinez
Jun 14, 2016
Bertha Martinez, age 88, formerly a long time resident of Ballinger, Texas passed away at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Tx on Tuesday June 14, 2016. Bertha was born on March 21, 1928 in San Antonio, Texas. Bertha was a dedicated and hard worker. She was an amazingly strong and loving woman who worked hard to raise her...
Wanda L. Webb
Jun 9, 2016
Wanda L. Webb, 87, of Ballinger, Texas, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016, at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Wanda was born September 18, 1928, in Mount Vernon, Illinois, to Walter and Della (Eldridge) Smith. Wanda graduated from Mount Vernon Township High School in 1947. She married James J. Webb in 1948 and moved to Ballinger with her...
Edwin Earl Drake
Jun 8, 2016
Edwin Earl Drake, 95, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Edwin was born to Earl Garland Drake and Birdie Irene (Puckett) Drake, at home in Pumphry, Texas. (Runnels County) Edwin married his sweet heart, Ollie Evelyn Jones August 10, 1940 in Ballinger, Texas. They were married for 72 years before she passed away in 2012. They had two girls,...
Wendell Troy Ransbarger
Jun 5, 2016
Wendell T. Ransbarger, 69, of Abilene passed away Sunday, June 5, 2016. He was born December 5, 1946 to Albert and Veneta (Curbo) Ransbarger in San Angelo, Texas. Wendell married Sharon Ragland on February 14, 1970 in Abilene, Texas. He was a line mechanic until retirement. He loved to hunt and fish and was a great “dyed in the...
Linda Crockett Johnson
Jun 5, 2016
Linda Crockett Johnson, 75, of Ballinger, passed away early Sunday morning, June 5, 2016, at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born July 10, 1940 in Ballinger to D.B. and Wanda (Lane) Crockett. Linda married Wayne Johnson on December 22, 1956 in Ballinger, and they shared over fifty- nine years together. Linda worked as a bookkeeper for the family business,...
Laverne Lucille Knight
Jun 3, 2016
LaVerne Lucille Knight, 87, of Ballinger, passed away Friday, June 3, 2016, at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas. She was born July 28, 1928 to Stanley and Minnie (Cargill) Minshall in Norton, Kansas. After graduating high school, LaVerne married Walton Thomas (Junior) Knight on December 21, 1947 in Dodge City, Kansas. They shared forty-eight years together before...
Javier Arellano Aguirre
May 27, 2016
Javier Arellano Aguirre, 67, of Ballinger passed away Friday, May 27, 2016 at his residence. He was born October 13, 1948 in Hereford, Texas to Eugenio and Belia (Arellano) Aguirre. After graduating high school, Javier began a life long career as a painter. He also “moonlighted” as a musician. Javier was preceded in death by his parents. He is...
Olen Edward Potts, Sr.
May 22, 2016
Olen Edward Potts, Sr., 83, of Winters passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016 at his residence in Winters. He was born January 12, 1933 to Luther and Nora (Boles) Potts in Baird, Texas. On March 7, 1964, he married Iva Horton in Winters. They shared forty years together before she passed away in August of 2004. Olen worked in...
Vickie Lynn Payne
May 14, 2016
Vickie Lynn Payne, 72, formerly of Ballinger, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016, in Red Oak, Texas. Vickie was born in Ballinger on August 31, 1943 to Leslie Pearl McQueen and Thomas Wilford Pleasants. She attended Ballinger schools elementary thru high school. She was married for a brief time to Wayne Witt of Ballinger before he was tragically killed...
Billie Jean Herring
May 12, 2016
Billie Jean Herring, 86, of San Angelo, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2016 in her home. Billie was born in Ballinger on April 13, 1930 to Zid and Mildred Herring. She grew up on the family ranch in Nolan County and was a graduate of Divide High School. Billie worked for GTE in San Angelo for 30 years...
Bertha Lerma Zepeda
May 9, 2016
Bertha Lerma Zepeda, 71, of Ballinger passed away Monday, May 9, 2016 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ballinger. She is survived by her daughters, Patricia Lerma and Christine Banda. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are with Lange Funeral Home in Ballinger.
#recaptcha-container label { display: none }Marie R. Escobar
May 7, 2016
Marie R. Escobar, 72, of Abilene passed away Saturday, May 7, 2016 at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas. She was born April 1, 1944 in Eden, Texas to Polo and Nieves Reyes. Marie married Fermin Escobar, Jr. and they shared 48 years together. She worked for Kmart in Joliet, IL for 25 years. She retired in 2005, moved...
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