Obituaries

Josephine B. Beach

Josephine B. Beach

Jun 13, 2012

Josephine B. Beach, 86, of Fredericksburg and formerly of Rowena, passed away Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at her Fredericksburg home. She was born February 8, 1926 in Laredo, Texas to Enrique C. and Josefa Garcia Benavides. She married Daniel Henry Beach on September 25, 1952 in Laredo where the couple raised their family and lived for many years. Josephine...

Brandon Cochran

Brandon Cochran

Jun 10, 2012

Brandon Scott Cochran, 32, of San Angelo passed away Sunday, June 10, 2012 at Shannon Medical Center. He was born January 31, 1980 in San Angelo, Texas. Brandon became skilled at car repair and body shop work and was called an “artist” in what he did with cars. He was preceded in death by his “Papa,” C. L. Cochran,...

Jeffery Dalton Overgard

Jeffery Dalton Overgard

Jun 6, 2012

Jeffery D. Overgard, 49, of Winters passed away Wednesday, June 6, 2012 at his residence. Jeff was born February 13, 1963 in Nebraska. He graduated from Ballinger High School and became a skilled mechanic. He was employed with Lange Drilling Company in Rowena for many years. He was a proud member of the Rowena Rebels baseball team. He enjoyed...

Eleanora Clara Zly

Eleanora Clara Zly

Jun 4, 2012

Eleanora Clara (Fisher) Zly of Ballinger passed away Monday, June 4, 2012 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 105. She was born January 8, 1907 in Westphalia, Texas to William J. and Frances Faltisek Fisher. The Fisher family moved from Bell County to Rowena in 1915. Eleanora was seven years old when she traveled in...

Marilyn June Perry

Marilyn June Perry

Jun 2, 2012

Marilyn June Perry, 83, of Llano, Texas and formerly of Ballinger passed away peacefully on June 2, 2012 at Llano Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was born July 23, 1928 in Quincy, Illinois to Erette Dane and Mary Margaret (McDowell) Clevenger. She and her parents lived for a time in Albuquerque, New Mexico where Marilyn attended school. She graduated...

Lorene Selma Lisso

Lorene Selma Lisso

May 24, 2012

Lorene Selma Lisso, 85, of Rowena, Texas passed away Thursday, May 24, 2012 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born September 20, 1926 in Runnels County, Texas to Richard Emil and Pauline Sophie (Burger) Cook. She married Delbert Lisso July 19, 1944 in Winters. He preceded her in death August 12, 2003. She was employed at...

Edmond Rudolph Kleine

Edmond Rudolph Kleine

May 22, 2012

Edmond Rudolph Kleine, 86, of San Angelo, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at Central Texas Rehabilitation and Nursing in Ballinger. He was born in Cayote, Texas on October 27, 1925 to Edward and Aurina Kleine, the fourth of eight children, and grew up in Bosque County during the Great Depression. Ed was drafted out of high school...

Bernadine Hoelscher Garner

Bernadine Hoelscher Garner

May 20, 2012

Bernadine J. Hoelscher Garner, 87, of San Angelo, Texas passed away Sunday, May 20, 2012 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. She was born November 7, 1924 in Rowena, Texas to Clemence Joseph and Agnes (Frerich) Hoelscher. She graduated from St. Joseph High School and attended college for a time. Bernadine proudly served in the US Navy during...

Christian (Christie) Brooke Majors

Christian (Christie) Brooke Majors

May 12, 2012

Christian Brooke Majors, 41, of Tulsa, Oklahoma died unexpectedly on Saturday, May 12th. She was born in Lubbock, Texas. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biology from St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas and a bachelor’s degree in nursing from the University of Oklahoma-Tulsa. Christie is survived by her parents Kathy and Jake Henry Jr. of Tulsa, her sister...

Martha Gaylene Daniel

Martha Gaylene Daniel

May 11, 2012

Martha Gaylene Daniel, 58, of Ballinger, Texas passed away Friday, May 11, 2012 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Gaylene was born July 17, 1953 in Colorado City, Texas. She grew up in Robert Lee and graduated from Robert Lee High School. She lived in Blackwell for six years and in Terlingua for 12 years where she worked as...

Neomia Emilene Owens

Neomia Emilene Owens

May 10, 2012

“Weeping may remain for a night but rejoicing comes in the morning” Psalm 30:5 Neomia Emilene Owens, age 86, died Thursday, May 10, 2012 in Ballinger, Texas. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 14th at 1:30 PM at the Ninth Street Church of Christ with Max Pratt and Ed Buckner officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery in...

Benedict Joseph Kalina

Benedict Joseph Kalina

May 9, 2012

Bennie Kalina, 70, of Miles passed away Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at his home. He was born June 1, 1941, in Rowena to Matt and Mary (Kubenka) Kalina. He married Clara Schwertner on July 10, 1962, in Rowena, Texas. Bennie was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Harry Kalina; brother-in-law, Victor Hoelscher and sister-in-law, Judy Kuntz. Bennie...

Everett "Butch" Mcnaley

Everett "Butch" Mcnaley

May 8, 2012

Everett “Butch” McNaley, 65, of Eden, Texas passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Concho County Hospital in Eden He was born March 4, 1947 in Ballinger, Texas to Clarence and Laverne (Conley) McNaley, both of whom preceded him in death. He worked for a time in the oilfield. Butch is survived by his sister, Barbara Odom of Ballinger;...

Herschel Bonnett

Herschel Bonnett

May 1, 2012

Herschel Marion Bonnett, 82, of Benoit passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2012 at his residence. He was born September 27, 1929 in Travis County, Texas to Marion and Blanche (Turner) Bonnett, both of whom preceded him in death. Herschel and Jeanene Sites were married September 9, 1951 in Burnet. He earned a B.S. Degree at Sul Ross and for...

George G. Lange

George G. Lange

Apr 29, 2012

George Gus Lange, 93, of Ballinger passed away Sunday, April 29, 2012 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. George was born July 22, 1918, the tenth child of Ernest and Pauline (Lindemann) Lange. He attended school at Benoit, either walking, in a buggy, or riding horseback to and from school. He served in the Eighth Service Command stationed at...

Jo Ann (Eubank) Daugherty

Jo Ann (Eubank) Daugherty

Apr 26, 2012

Jo Ann (Eubank) Daugherty of Austin, formerly of Ballinger and San Angelo, passed away Thursday, April 26, 2012 at an Austin hospital at age 82. She was born October 7, 1929 in Ballinger to Joseph Maxwell and Adella (Bartlett) Eubank, both of whom preceded her in death. She married Daniel Allen Daugherty November 17, 1951 in San Angelo, and...

Barbara Dawn Dankworth

Barbara Dawn Dankworth

Apr 25, 2012

Barbara Dawn Dankworth, 61, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, April 25, 2012 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born November 16, 1950 in Houston to Ray and Charlene (Parisher) Green. She received a B.A. degree and became a very special teacher who taught Special Education at Ballinger Elementary School. She was a member of the Ballinger First United Methodist...

John Holland Cook, Jr.

John Holland Cook, Jr.

Apr 17, 2012

John Holland Cook, Jr., widely known as “Johnny,” of Marble Falls, Texas passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012 at a Burnet hospital at the age of 56. Johnny was born December 21, 1955 in Ballinger to John Holland, Sr. and Lillie Mae (Drake) Cook. He married Karla Marie Zly, who preceded him in death in 1997. He was also...

Eileen Yvonne Jorgenson

Eileen Yvonne Jorgenson

Apr 9, 2012

Eileen Yvonne Jorgenson, 57, of San Angelo passed away Monday, April 9, 2012 at her residence. She was born October 4, 1954 in San Angelo to Erling L. and Catherine (Hays) Jorgenson. Growing up, she was active in Girl Scouts and Methodist Church activities such as the church choir. Eileen enjoyed helping her grandfather and uncles with ranch work...

Lalene R. Decker

Lalene R. Decker

Apr 2, 2012

LaLene R. Decker, 79, of Ballinger passed away Monday, April 2, 2012 in Ballinger, Texas. She was born December 14, 1932 in Topeka, Kansas to Ralph S. and Sadie O. (Harrington) Dodson. Although born in Kansas, she lived and worked in several places in Texas. She was mainly employed as a banking bookkeeper. She was preceded in death by...