Daisy Gene Walling
1932-2016
Daisy Gene Walling, 83, of Bandera, passed away Thursday, April 21, in Bandera.
She was born in Vicksburg, Mississippi, on Dec. 31, 1932, to Berthram Coffing and Mary Josephine McCarthy
Daisy worked as a nurse for 34 years.
She is survived by her daughter, Kathy Bishop, of Kerrville; son Sonny Walling and his wife, Trudy, of Sherrodsville, Ohio; brothers, Levi Rodgers Coffing of Tallish, Louisiana; Johnny Evans of Thibodaux, Louisiana; and George Evans of Kiln, Mississippi; grandchildren, Jeff Walling, Josh Walling, Tasha Sims, Matt Walling, Charles Canales, Krystal Canales-Trejo, Cole Trejo and Brady Canales; great-grandchildren, Kinley Trejo, Rae-Lynn Sims, Laura Walling, Cheyenne Walling and Dalton Walling; and great-great-grandchild, Branson Dobbs.
Daisy’s service was held Saturday, April 23, in Bandera followed by a celebration of her life with family and friends.
Her family extends their thanks to the physicians and nurses with Alamo Hospice and the staff at Cedar Creek. Special thanks also go out to Michelle, Tina, Toni, Crystal and Vicki
Rose Greenawalt
1940-2016
Rose Greenawalt, 75, of Bandera, passed away Thursday, April 21, in Bandera.
She was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Ruth and Joseph Climer on Dec. 3, 1940.
A volunteer for the Meals on Wheels of Bandera, Rose and her husband, Fred, had their own route for many years in Medina. She also worked for many years at the Frontier Times Museum in Bandera.
Additionally, Rose always enjoyed a challenge with the latest crossword puzzles and relaxed while watching TV Land. Musically inclined, she took great pleasure in playing the organ.
Rose is survived by her first husband, Thomas Snoke; son Robert Snoke and his wife, Ruth, of Bandera; stepsons, Mark Greenawalt of Katy; Kim Greenawalt and his wife, Pam, of Columbus; Mike Greenawalt and his wife, Kathy, of Florida; and Steve Greenawalt of Maryville, Ohio; and sisters, Bessie Nininger of Columbus and Tammi Arnold, also of Ohio.
She was predeceased by her second husband, Fred Greenawalt, and daughter Teresa Brown.
A celebration of life was held Sunday, April 24, 2016 at Christ Chapel. Pastor David Ruark officiated.
The family requests that memorials be sent to Christ Chapel of Bandera.
Charles C. Gillespie
1926-2016
Charles C. “Charlie” Gillespie, 90, of Bandera and formerly of Fort Worth, passed away Sunday, April 17.
He was born April 10, 1926, in Cleburne, to Clifton Porter and Dora Irene White Gillespie.
Charlie married
Patsy Ruth Graham on Jan. 18, 1947, in Cleburne.
He served in the United States Navy and worked for the Santa Fe Railroad as a supervisor for 28 years. He then became a federal railroad inspector for the United States Federal Railroad Administration for 19 years.
Charlie was a member of Altamesa Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife of 69 years, Patsy Gillespie; daughter Vicki Gillespie and her husband, Frank Hall; brother Douglas Gillespie and his wife, Peggy; grandson Colby L. Allen and his wife, Tanya Kellam; great-granddaughter Anika Kellam Allen; and special cousin Alita Pope and her husband, Bobby; as well as by numerous nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Charlie was predeceased by his parents and brother Robert Gillespie.
A celebration of life was held Saturday, April 23, in the Crosier-Pearson Cleburne Chapel with Steven Carrizal officiating. Committal took place later that day in the Cleburne Memorial cemetery.
Pauline Veronica Anderwald King
1923-2016
Pauline Veronica A. “Vera” King, 92, of San Antonio, and formerly of Augusta, Georgia, passed away Thursday, April 28.
She was born Oct. 11, 1923, to Tomas and Eleanora Snaer Anderwald.
After attending local schools, Vera graduated from Bandera High in 1940 and entered San Antonio Business College.
When World War II broke out, she was sworn into the United States Marine Corps on her 20th birthday. Vera was assigned to Cherry Point Air Station and later served in Honolulu as secretary to the Inspector General of the Fleet Marine Forces Pacific.
On Jan. 1, 1948, she married
fellow Marine Henry Lafayette King and the couple raised three children, making their home in Atlanta, Georgia. Vera became a busy homemaker, serving as Brownie, Girl and Boy Scout leader, and as a local volunteer.
In 1969, she worked for the VA Medical Center as a medical administrative assistant.
In 1983, she lost her husband, Laffie, after 35 years of marriage. Vera continued to work until retiring at the age of 77.
In her retirement, she volunteered at the VA through the Marine Corp League, earning their Community Service Award in 2007. Vera’s calendar was always full – singing in the choir at St. Mary’s Church; serving coffee and donuts to veterans on the wards at the VA; playing canasta; and as a member of the Montclaire Garden Club where she excelled in arranging.
Until recently Vera enjoyed good health, living independently at Adante Senior Living Center in San Antonio.
Vera will be remembered for the many poems that she wrote, several of which were published, and for her quick wit and unmistakable laugh. Her faith in God was unyielding, as was the love she had for her family.
Vera is survived by her son, Jesse King, of Lincolnton, Georgia; daughters, Virginia Lee King and her husband, Robert Willingham, of Washington, Georgia, and Henrianne Westberg and her husband, Wayne, of Moscow, Idaho; and numerous grandchildren and great- grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She also leaves behind three sisters, Sister Bernadette Anderwald of Incarnate Word, San Antonio; Louise Koehler and her husband, Ed, of San Antonio; and Joan Walters of Bandera; brothers, James Anderwald and his wife, Margaret Alice, of Buffalo, Texas, and baby Anthony Anderwald; and sisters, Mary Elinor Lawrence Campion of San Antonio, and Dorothy Callahan and her husband, Calvin, of Bandera.
Vera was predeceased by her parents; husband; and brothers, James Anderwald and his wife, Margaret Alice, of Galveston; Vincent Anderwald of Bandera; Thomas Anderwald, who died in WWII; and Gerald Anderwald of Buffalo, Texas.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Stanislaus Catholic Church or Incarnate Word.
A funeral mass was held at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church Tuesday, May 3, followed by interment at the New Catholic cemetery, FM Road 1077. A lunch reception for family and friends at the home place celebrated Vera’s life.
Robert Cummings Dyer Jr.
1924-2016
Robert Cummings Dyer, Jr. – or “RC” and “Bob,” as many knew him – went “on to the Big House” Thursday, April 28. Ninety-one years young, he had struggled with throat cancer for the last three years.
Robert was born in Slaton on June 8, 1924, and graduated from high school in Sidney. When he was 17, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving in World War II as a field artilleryman and truck driver. Robert was also a rifle marksman, and an expert with a bayonet.
After the war he worked in a cabinet shop for a while, had a ranch in Iredell – which he always described as his favorite place – and then he sold used cars at Erath, where he met his future wife, Larue. He married
“that pretty girl who had the jewelry store” on Sept. 20, 1958.
After answering an ad in the local paper for seismographic and geophysical surveying work in South America, Robert headed to the Brazil. There, he worked along the Amazon River, living on a houseboat for several years. He saw incredible sights of the Amazon jungle and learned about a people and traditions he’d not known before.
Then, he and Larue lived in Manaus, Amazonas, Belem de para, and Aracaju, Brazil, where their daughter, Elizabeth, was born in 1961.
The family returned to the United States where a second daughter, Stacey, was born in 1963. However, foreign living kept calling, so the family traveled to Central America where Robert worked in Nicaragua for several years.
The family’s world changed when his oldest daughter was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. The family returned to the United States and, after Elizabeth’s death in 1969, Robert, Larue and Stacey moved to Bandera where settled for the next 44 years.
Robert then formed Estrella Construction Company, and built many homes and ranches around the Bandera area. He and Larue also owned The Picture Frame Store and The Wash Pot laundromat during the 1980s. After Larue lost her battle with cancer in 1989, Robert lived mostly a hermit-like existence.
Those he leaves to carry on include his daughter, Stacey Dyer Kymes, of Bandera; grandchildren, Elizabeth, Robert, Adrianna, Dennia and Shannon; and some dear friends who stood by him through life’s ups and downs.
