Obituaries
Charles Clifton Finley
Dec 12, 2011
Charles Clifton Finley, 86, of Ballinger passed away Monday night, December 12, 2011 at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene. He was born September 17, 1925 in Hale Center, Texas to Luke and Mary (Clifton) Finley. He graduated from Loraine High School and attended Tarleton State University. He served his country honorably in the US Air Force during WWII. He...
Bobby Earl Curry
Dec 8, 2011
Bobby Earl Curry, 82, of Amarillo passed away Thursday, December 8, 2011 at an Amarillo hospital. He was born on January 16, 1929 in Norton, TX to Aubrey and Jewel (Isabell) Curry. He served with the US Army Air Corp during WW II and upon returning he married Helen Reese on December 4, 1948 in Ballinger. She preceded him...
"Tooter" W. F. Fenton
Dec 7, 2011
“Tooter” W. F. Fenton, III, age 68, of Miles passed away Wednesday, December 7, 2011 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. He was born November 14, 1943 in Coleman, Texas to Wanzer Fisher, II and Lucille Fenton, both of whom preceded him in death. Tooter lived and worked in the area all his life. He was a self-employed...
W. R. "Buddy" Gray
Nov 28, 2011
W. R. Gray, Jr., age 87, of Ballinger passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at Central Texas Nursing and Rehabilitation in Ballinger after a brief illness. Buddy was born January 2, 1924 in Ballinger. He was the son of Bud and Pansy Gray, long-time Ballinger and Bethel stock farmers. He married Esther “Mickie” Miksovsky August 2, 1947 in Eagle...
Edgar Wayne Stafford
Nov 22, 2011
Edgar Wayne Stafford, 81, passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2011 in Sienna Nursing & Rehabilitation in Odessa, Texas. He was born April 22, 1930 in McLean, Texas to Austin Edgar and Dolly Mae (Wise) Stafford. Wayne married Barbara LaVerne Marshall on August 3, 1948 in Pampa, Texas. She preceded him in death May 17, 2009. During WWII, he proudly...
Wilfred Emil Schniers
Nov 20, 2011
Wilfred Emil Schniers, 83, of Rowena passed away Sunday, November 20, 2011 in Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. He was born July 2, 1928 at Crossroads Community to Joseph F. and Emma Ullrich Schniers. He married Lorene Halfmann on November 18, 1952 in Olfen and together they spent 59 loving years together in their home near Rowena. He...
Gloria Jenkins Grolla
Nov 18, 2011
Gloria V Jenkins Grolla, age 82, died at home on November 18, 2011, after a long and courageous battle with multiple myeloma. She was born in Uvalde, TX on July 13, 1929, but grew up in Ballinger, TX. After graduating as valedictorian of her high school class, she went on to the University of Texas in Austin and received...
Rose Marie Franke
Nov 18, 2011
Rose M. Franke, 81, of Ballinger, passed away Friday, November 18, 2011 at her home. The oldest of eight children, Rose was born on December 22, 1929 in Olfen, TX to Anton J. and Leona (Niehues) Franke. She graduated from St. Joseph Catholic High School and worked for a time at Keel Drug and Runnels County Tax Office. She...
Clovis Vernon (Snuffy) Smith
Nov 12, 2011
Clovis Vernon Smith, 82, of Ballinger went to be with the Lord Saturday morning, November 12, 2011 surrounded by his family. He was born on October 26, 1929 in Coleman County to Joseph Edward and Alta E. (James) Smith. He attended schools in Norton and Crews. He farmed in the Crews Community before moving to the Ballinger area where...
Weldon David Landers
Nov 6, 2011
Weldon David Landers, 84, of Ballinger passed away Sunday, November 6, 2011 at Senior Care of San Angelo. He was born February 22, 1927 in Robert Lee, Texas to David Claud and Ethel Elizabeth (Wilson) Landers, both of whom preceded him in death. He proudly served his country in the US Army during WWII. He was employed as a...
Lela May Shelburne
Nov 5, 2011
Lela May Shelburne left this earthly home to join her loved ones in heaven on Saturday, November 5, 2011 surrounded by her family and loved ones. Lela May was born on February 29, 1924 in Hillsboro, Texas to William Hayes and Ethel Sparks Hayes. Lela May made a personal profession of faith in the Methodist Church early on in...
Abbie Mozell Wilbanks
Nov 5, 2011
Abbie Mozell Wilbanks, age 90, of Ballinger passed away Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Ballinger, Texas. She was born August 30, 1921 to Cleveland and Annie May (Green) McMillan in Coleman County, about four miles northwest of Rockwood, in a little two-room house. She completed high school in Doole, Texas. Mozell married Lloyd Allen...
Erika Smith
Oct 28, 2011
Erika Smith, 73, of Ballinger passed away Friday, October 28, 2011 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, Texas. She was born April 7, 1938 in Germany to Max and Elsa (Faisst)Rimbach, both of whom preceded her in death. Erika and Jerry H. Smith were married October 16, 1970 in Santa Ana, California. She was a devoted wife, mother,...
Allene Blackmon Sherman
Oct 24, 2011
Allene B. Sherman, 85, of Ballinger passed away Monday, October 24, 2011 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Ballinger. She was born August 29, 1926 to Alvie and Ollie (Green) Blackmon in Brown County, Texas. Allene and Dause Sherman were married May 4, 1944. He preceded her in death January 16, 2010. She was employed by Winn’s Department...
Werner Joseph Niehues
Oct 23, 2011
Werner Joseph Niehues, 95, of San Angelo passed away on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Shannon Medical Center. Rosary will be recited Tuesday, October 25 in St. Boniface Catholic Church in Olfen, Texas at 7:00 P.M. Mass of Christian Burial will be held in St. Boniface Catholic Church at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 26, 2011. Burial will follow...
Eddie Dean Lopez
Oct 22, 2011
Eddie Dean Lopez, 54, of San Angelo, died Saturday October 22, 2011 in a local nursing home. He was born on August 17, 1957 in San Angelo. TX to Raymond and Josie Urteaga Lopez. He worked in telecommunications. Visitation for family and friends will be from 7:00 to 8:00 pm Sunday, October 23 at Lange Funeral Home. Graveside services...
Joseph Francis Schniers
Oct 20, 2011
Joseph Francis Schniers, 77, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2011 in Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. He was born August 7, 1934 in Miles, Texas to Joseph F. and Emma Ullrich Schniers. Joe was a lifetime member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena, a member of Knights of Columbus, and a charter member of Crossroads Gun Club....
George Noriega Cavazos, Sr.
Oct 20, 2011
George Noriega Cavazos, Sr. went to be with his Lord on Thursday, October 20, 2011. George was born to Alfredo and Benecia Cavazos on April 23, 1947 in Robstown, Texas. His family moved to Ballinger in 1961. On December 12, 1965 he married Mary Ellen Duarte and was blessed with three sons, one daughter, and a foster son. He...
Jacqueline Nancy Willborn
Oct 17, 2011
Jacqueline “Maw Maw” Nancy Willborn of Ballinger went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, October 17, 2011. She was 65. Jackie was born March 27, 1946 to Walther Anthony and Florence (Lukes) Szews in Chicago, Illinois, both of whom preceded her in death. After graduating from high school in Chicago, she married Norman Eugene Willborn on August...
Virginia Eggemeyer Deshayes
Oct 14, 2011
Virginia DeShayes died peacefully in her home on Friday evening, October 14th, 2011 in Pasco, Washington. She was born Virginia Marie Gruber on July 13, 1934 in Rowena Texas. Virginia spent many of her years in the Olfen/Rowena area until she moved to Pasco, Washington where she resided the past 11 years. Virginia loved her home in the Northwest....
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