Ronnie Ballard Stone
Ronnie Ballard Stone, 79 of Llano died Aug. 1, 2011. He was born in Austin on Feb. 25, 1932, to Claude and Dera (Clark) Stone.
He had been a resident of Llano for the past eight years. He enjoyed photography, painting, gardening, fishing and hunting. He loved his children and was an active member of the Llano Cowboy Church.
Survivors include sons Ricki Stone and wife Pam of Helotes, Luke Southard and wife Gail of San Antonio and Tony Helms of Pipe Creek; daughters Mitzi Schuster and husband Jeff of Boerne, Renee Black of Cibolo and Sydney McNew and husband Dan of Arlington; five grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
A service is 2 p.m. Aug. 5 at the Llano Cowboy Church, 7535 Texas 29 South, with the Rev. Stacey Nobles officiating.
Condolences may be sent to whhfuneral1@verizon.net or made at www.whhfuneralhome.com.
Cremation arrangements by Waldrope-Hatfield-Hawthorne Funeral Homes, 307 E. Sandstone Ave. in Llano, (325) 247-4300.