Obituaries

Helen Marie Hovorak

Helen Marie Hovorak

Feb 27, 2009

Helen Marie Hovorak of Ballinger passed away Friday, February 27, 2009 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 80. Helen was born April 18, 1928 in Paint Rock to Hugh and Lillie (Scaggs) Bishop and graduated from Paint Rock High School in 1945. On August 10, 1950 she married Joseph Paul Hovorak in Ballinger, and the...

Riley B. White

Riley B. White

Feb 25, 2009

Riley B. White, 70, of Ballinger passed away Wednesday, February 25, 2009 at San Angelo Community Medical Center. He was born May 9, 1938 and had been a resident of Runnels County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. There will a graveside service for Mr. White on Thursday, February 26 at 10:00 a.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Ballinger.

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Mack A. Robertson

Mack A. Robertson

Feb 24, 2009

Mack A. Robertson, 88, of Ballinger passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. Mack was born May 29, 1920 in Gregg County, Texas to William Bryan and Cora Belle (Garner) Robertson. He and Mary Ella Kiker were married in Borger, Texas on January 16, 1945, and the couple has lived in Ballinger since 1983....

Daisy Forester Chandler

Daisy Forester Chandler

Feb 24, 2009

Daisy Viola Forester Chandler, longtime and well-known resident of Ballinger, passed away Tuesday, February 24, 2009 at Ballinger Memorial Hospital at the age of 96. Daisy was of Indian-Scottish decent, born July 16, 1912 in Bryan County, Oklahoma, near Caddo. Her parents were James Allen and Agnes Lova (Folsom) Council, both of whom were recorded as one-half Choctaw Indians...

Marva Jean Underwood

Marva Jean Underwood

Feb 20, 2009

Marva Jean Underwood, 84, of Winters passed away Friday, February 20, 2009 at North Runnels Hospital in Winters due to complications from strokes. The second eldest of five children of Marvin and Johnnie Stubblefield Turner, Marva Jean was born January 25, 1925. Her family moved on their beloved Dry Hollow Ranch where she rode horses to the Oak Creek...

Malcolm Davis

Malcolm Davis

Feb 7, 2009

Malcolm Carl “Papa Mack” Davis of San Angelo passed away Saturday, February 7, 2009 at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo. He was 76 years old. He was born May 26, 1932 in Ballinger to Clayton and Jimmie Davis. On June 21, 1955 he married Patricia Darlene Kraatz, who preceded him in death April 24, 1977. He then married...

Juanita Huddleston Burk

Juanita Huddleston Burk

Feb 6, 2009

Juanita Huddleston Burk, longtime resident of Ballinger, passed away Friday, February 6, 2009 at Kindred Hospital/Rehabilitation Center in Arlington. She was 97. She was born to Robert Lee and Lena Golden Parker Huddleston on January 7, 1912 in Runnels County, Texas at the family farm house near Ballinger. Her wedding was performed at that same farm house on June...

Stephen Lynn Kershman

Stephen Lynn Kershman

Feb 5, 2009

Stephen Lynn Kershman, 57, of Talpa passed away Thursday, February 5, 2009 in Ballinger. He was born November 6, 1951 in Beaver, Oklahoma to Chester Kershman and Geneva Williams Sensabaugh. He was employed as a mechanic and also ranched. During the Vietnam War he served his country in the Marine Corps. He was a NASCAR enthusiast and for several...

Mary A. Watkins

Mary A. Watkins

Jan 20, 2009

Mary Watkins went to meet her Lord and Savior on January 20, 2009. Mary was born on April 23, 1916 to Wilson and Maude (Bryant) Morgan. She graduated from high school in Oklahoma and shortly thereafter moved to Runnels County with her family. Mary married the love of her life, L. B. Watkins, on November 12, 1938. They spent...

Millie Currie Middleton

Millie Currie Middleton

Jan 20, 2009

Millie Currie Middleton, longtime and well-known resident of Ballinger, passed away Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at her residence. She was 77. Millie was born in Troy, New York on August 24, 1931 to Joseph V. and Kathryn Kelso Benis. She married Herbert W. “Hub” Currie, Jr. on May 17, 1962 in Mexico. He passed away October 16, 1982. Millie...

Mae Cook

Mae Cook

Jan 17, 2009

Mae Cook, 82, of Ballinger died early Saturday morning, January 17, 2009 in a local hospital. Mae was born on May 16, 1926 in Runnels County, Texas to W. E. (Bill) and Sigrid Johnson Hamilton. She married Elves (Cotton) Cook on January 13, 1945 in Ballinger. He preceded her in death on April 22, 2004. She worked in the...

Bonnie J. Herring

Bonnie J. Herring

Jan 15, 2009

Bonnie J. Herring, 79, of Ballinger passed away Thursday, January 15, 2009 at Ballinger Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. She was born February 3, 1929 in Bronte to Joe and Beulah Smith Brock. All her life she faithfully provided for her family and others as a homemaker and caregiver. She was a good, loving mother and grandmother and was especially...

Christina Recinsky

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...