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Living Gold Star Mothers
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Amelia Aguilar
Amelia's son Specialist Armando
Aguilar Jr. (April 30, 1984 - August 21, 2010), United States Army
died in Killeen, Texas. He was buried is St. Peter's Catholic
Cemetery in Blessing, Texas.
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Bertha Mae (Keith)
Balsley
Bertha’s
son Staff Sergeant Robert “Bobby” Franklin Balsley Jr. (May 16, 1945
- November 16, 1968), United States Army was killed in action in
Vietnam. He is buried in
Section A, Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck, Texas.
Photo of Mrs. Balsley courtesy of Kenneth L. Thames |
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Barbara's son Corporal Matthew Arlon Eklund
(October 15, 1965 - June 5, 1992) United States Marine Corps was
killed in a one vehicle motorcycle accident near Kerrville, Kerr
County, Texas. Matthew was on liberty heading home to Bay City from
Camp Pendleton, California when the accident occurred. He is buried
at Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck,
Matagorda County, Texas. At the time of his death his mother was
living in Bay City, his father, Milvil Arlon Eklund, was
living in New Braunfels, Texas.
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Willa Dean
(Rogers)
{Penland} Koontz
Willa’s
son Private First Class Ray Lee Penland, Jr. (April 12, 1949 - May 26,
1968), United States Marine Corps was killed in action in a fire fight
at Quang Tri north of Hue in South Vietnam.
He is buried in Section F,
Hawley
Cemetery
, Blessing,
Texas
. At the time of
his death his mother was living in Louisiana.
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Patricia "Patti" Lyles
Ward
Patti's son Sergeant
Joshua Allen Ward (October
23, 1978 - February 9, 2009), United States Army was killed in
action in Iraq. He is buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery,
San Antonio, Texas.
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Sandra Holstein
Warchesik
Sandra's son
Norman
Thomas Holstein (August 13, 1985) died in a shipboard
accident while stationed aboard the USS McKee. He is
buried at Brookside Memorial Park in Houston Texas.
Norman's father, Harold "Mickey" L. Holstein (April 4,
1937 - February 15, 2008) is also buried at Brookside
Memorial Park.
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Elva Lois (Chancellor)
Winfrey
Lois’
son Private First Class Johnnie Paul Winfrey (June 1, 1945 - September
18, 1965), United States Army was killed in action at Ah Ninh, South
Vietnam. He is buried in Section B at Roselawn Memorial Park, Van Vleck,
Texas. At the time of his death his family was living in Bay City and he
was the first Vietnam casualty for Bay City and Matagorda County.
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