Obituaries

Helen Marie Earnshaw

Helen Marie Earnshaw

Jan 5, 2013

Helen Marie Earnshaw, age 76, long-time and well-known Ballinger resident, passed away Saturday, January 5, 2013 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born March 6, 1936 to Don and Bernice (Reese) Kennedy. She graduated from Ballinger High School and attended San Angelo College for a time. Helen married John Weeks Earnshaw on February 4, 1956 in Ballinger. She was...

Charlene Turner

Charlene Turner

Jan 3, 2013

Charlene Turner, 77, of Ballinger, passed away Thursday, January 3, 2013 at a San Angelo care center. She was born May 4, 1935 in San Angelo, to Charles Earnest and Addie Mae (Martin) Carroll. Charlene married her love, Bobby Lynn Turner on May 26, 1951 in San Angelo and moved to Ballinger in 1959, They were members of the...

Lester Edward Glass

Lester Edward Glass

Jan 1, 2013

Lester Glass passed away January 01, 2013 at his home in Miles, TX. He was 80 years old. Lester was born October 30, 1932 to Edward and Rose (Pohler) Glass in Miles, TX, where he lived most of his life. A TRUE farmer and rancher, Lester thrived on the excitement of a seed maturing in the field or a...

Calvin B. Werner

Calvin B. Werner

Jan 1, 2013

Calvin B. Werner, 72, of Mereta, Texas passed away January 1, 2013 at his residence, the same homestead where he was born. He was born at home in Mereta on September 9, 1940 to Robert and Katherine Werner who preceded him in death. He lived his entire life in the community and farmed in Tom Green and Concho Counties....

Gertrude Josephine Holubec

Gertrude Josephine Holubec

Dec 30, 2012

Gertrude Josephine “Tudy” (Smetana) Holubec, 87, passed away in San Angelo, Texas on December 30, 2012. She was born in Westphalia, Texas on April 5, 1925 to Emil and Josephine (Schustek) Smetana. She married Edward Woodrow Holubec on September 27, 1946 in Rowena, Texas. Tudy lived in the Eola community until recently. She was a strong Christian, a member...

Mitchell "Mike" Reasonover

Mitchell "Mike" Reasonover

Dec 26, 2012

Mitchell "Mike" Reasonover, formerly of San Angelo, passed away December 26, 2012 in Victoria, Texas after a long illness. Mike was born on December 11, 1947 in Rusk, Texas. He married Judy McClendon on January 5, 1973 in Lubbock, Texas. He worked at Concho Valley Electric Coop, San Angelo Hearing Aid Center, and retired from Wood Production Services. He...

Joyce Lanell Lawdermilk

Joyce Lanell Lawdermilk

Dec 24, 2012

Joyce Lawdermilk, 79, of Winters passed away Monday, December 24, 2012 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born March 21, 1933 in Sweetwater, Texas to Clifford Earl and Mabel Lee (Fry) Merrifield. She Married C. R. "Richard" Lawdermilk on June 11, 1984 in Sweetwater. He preceded her in death on December 29, 2011. Graveside services will...

Clydie L. Arnold

Clydie L. Arnold

Dec 20, 2012

Clydie Lorene Arnold, 72, of Ballinger passed away Thursday, December 20, 2012 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation. She was born May 27, 1940 in Rising Star to Clyde D. Jr. and Dolly F. (Fortner) Woods. She married the love of her life, Bruce Arnold, in Austin, TX on April 28, 1984. She was preceded in death by her parents....

Debra Meryl Chance

Debra Meryl Chance

Dec 10, 2012

Debra Meryl Chance, 61, of Kerrville, Texas and formerly of Ballinger passed away Monday, December 10, 2012 at her residence in Kerrville. She was born February 27, 1951 in Andrews, Texas to Donald Cole and Dorothy Meryl (Brown) Alsobrook. She was a homemaker and had worked for a time as a nurses’ aid. She also worked for several years...

Dalton Francis Sonnenberg

Dalton Francis Sonnenberg

Dec 3, 2012

Dalton Francis Sonnenberg, 69, of Eola passed away Monday, December 3, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 15, 1943 in San Angelo, Texas to Jesse Charles and Olga (Wilde) Sonnenberg. His mother preceded him in death. Dalton married Theresa Werner on November 30, 1963. He was a farmer and a member of St. Phillip’s Church in Eola....

Wayne Bennett

Wayne Bennett

Dec 2, 2012

Wayne Bennett, 64, of Paint Rock passed away Sunday, December 2, 2012 at his residence. He was born November 21, 1948 in Ballinger to Homer and Mary Bennett. His parents preceded him in death. He was in the construction business. Wayne is survived by his children, Sharla Jo Bennett, James Dwayne Bennett, Daniel Wayne Bennett, Lilly Dorene Bennett Whetstone,...

Eva Martinez Gonzales

Eva Martinez Gonzales

Nov 28, 2012

Eva Martinez Gonzales, 85, formerly of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 in Salem, Oregon. She was preceded in death by her husband, Ricardo in 2008, and by her sons, John Garcia, Jesse Garcia, and Joe Garcia. Eva is survived by her children, Mary Lou Chavez and Elizabeth Bermea both of Salem, OR; Linda Garcia of Beaverton, OR;...

Cecil Everett Bradshaw

Cecil Everett Bradshaw

Nov 28, 2012

Cecil Everett Bradshaw, 80, formerly of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at Scenic Mountain Medical Center in Big Spring, Texas. He was born February 14, 1932 in Whitney, Texas to Guy Everett and Florence Elizabeth (Nichols) Bradshaw. He graduated from Ballinger High School in 1950. Cecil enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1948 and honorably served...

O. L. Parish, Jr.

O. L. Parish, Jr.

Nov 22, 2012

Overton L. Parish, Jr. of San Angelo passed away peacefully on November 22, 2012. He was surrounded by his wife and children at Rotary House of Hope in San Angelo as he passed on to meet his Lord and Savior. O.L. was born on September 14, 1924, in Ballinger, Texas, to O.L. and Lilly Parish. The third of five...

Ruby Lea (Alexander) Allbright

Ruby Lea (Alexander) Allbright

Nov 16, 2012

Ruby Alexander Allbright, 76, of Hurst, Texas and formerly of Ballinger passed away Friday, November 16, 2012 in Hurst. Visitation will be at Lange Funeral Home on Monday, November 19 with times yet to be determined. Funeral services will be Tuesday, November 20 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Christian Church in Ballinger with burial following in Ballinger Evergreen...

Mary Louise Elmore

Mary Louise Elmore

Nov 15, 2012

Mary Louise McDonell Elmore, 77, of Ballinger and formerly of Paint Rock passed away Thursday, November 15, 2012 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation. She was born March 27, 1935 in Dryden, Texas to Angus Allen and Ora Lee (Fletcher) McDonell. Mary married Edward Oliver Elmore on June 22, 1952 in Del Rio. She was employed as a bus...

Patsy Lois Gray

Patsy Lois Gray

Nov 8, 2012

Patsy Lois Gray, 65, of Winters, Texas passed away Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born November 10, 1946 in Coleman County, Texas to Adolph and Minnie Ann (Brown) Phillips. Patsy and Bob Gray were married August 10, 1962 in Ballinger. She was a homemaker--a very busy one who raised a family of...

Benita Eggemeyer Bankston

Benita Eggemeyer Bankston

Oct 30, 2012

Benita (Eggemeyer) Bankston, 88, of Houston passed away Tuesday, October 30, 2012 in Houston. Visitation will be Friday, November 2 from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Lange Funeral Home in Ballinger, with a Rosary at 7:30 in the chapel. Funeral services will be Saturday, November 3 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena. Burial will follow...

Evelyn Jones Drake

Evelyn Jones Drake

Oct 24, 2012

Ollie Evelyn (Jones) Drake, 90, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehab in Ballinger. She was born September 9, 1922 in Abilene, Texas to John Marion and Sara Jewel (Hitt) Jones. Evelyn and Edwin Drake were married August 10, 1940 in Ballinger, and the family lived in the community since 1993. She...

Lawrence "Larry" Allen Elmore

Lawrence "Larry" Allen Elmore

Oct 23, 2012

Lawrence Allen “Larry” Elmore, 56, of Paint Rock, Texas passed away Tuesday, October 23, 2012 at San Angelo Community Medical Center. He was born November 26, 1955 in Marfa, Texas to Edward Oliver and Mary Louise (McDonell) Elmore. He was a veteran of the Marine Corps, and as a truck driver, he saw a great deal of the country...