BORN

1923

DIED

2012

FUNERAL HOME

Marrs-Jones-Newby Funeral Home

505 Old Austin Highway

Bastrop, Texas

WILBUR BALLENTINE Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Aug. 24, 2012.

High Flight

Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of earth
And danced the skies on laughter-silvered wings;
Sunward I've climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth
Of sun-split clouds - and done a hundred things
You have not dreamed of - wheeled and soared and swung
High in the sunlit silence. Hov'ring there,
I've chased the shouting wind along, and flung
My eager craft through footless halls of air.
Up, up the long delirious, burning blue
I've topped the windswept heights with easy grace
Where never lark, or even eagle flew.
And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod
The high untresspassed sanctity of space,
Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.

- John Gillespie Magee, Jr. -

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September 5, 2012

Jason Sperry

Sorry for your loss Michael. Thanks for sharing the photos and memories.

September 5, 2012

Rebekah Strachn

Love, so dearly reflected in the hearts of those surrounding, remains until all dust has cleared and nothing remians but light.

September 4, 2012

Hollis & Theresa Bradshaw

Dear Michael, we are so sorry for your loss. I know you will miss him greatly. Our prayers are with you and your family.

September 4, 2012

My hero! It is not good bye... I will see you later... You loved like no other and left a legacy that will never be forgotten.

Michael Torrence

September 4, 2012

April Roberts

My life is richer, for the time I spent with this sweet man. My babies and I adore him and know that he loved us the same. I feel blessed for the borrowed time, we had, with him <3

Posted by April Roberts

August 24, 2012

Glenda Torrence

Dear Kathy,
Sorry for the loss of your father. My thoughts are with you.
Love,
Glenda
Dear Michael,
You are also in my thoughts. Your grandfather was a wonderful man. I know he cherished you as much as you cherished you.
Love,
Aunt Glenda

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