Annie Clara Jost

BALLINGER Annie Clara Jost, 99, longtime resident of Rowena, passed away Thursday, Oct. 28, 2010, at Ballinger Memorial Hospital. She was born June 22, 1911, in Rowena, to Joseph and Elizabeth (Schnurbusch) Franke, and she lived her whole life in the Rowena/Eola area. She and Alfred John Jost were married in Rowena on Nov. 21, 1939. She was a hard-working and devoted wife, mother and homemaker as the couple raised a large farming family. Mr. Jost preceded her in death April 29, 2001. She was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena, Catholic Daughters and St. Ann's Altar Society. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband and son-in-law, Danny Zly. Annie is survived by her seven children, Barbara Hohensee and husband Rudy of Miles, Arlene Zly of Coyanosa, Betty Lehr and husband Wayne of Wall, Ethel Fuchs and husband J. B. of Olfen, Terri Beach and husband Ronnie of Sand Springs, Okla., Mickey Mathis and husband Charles of Abilene; and Burnell Jost and wife, Lisa, of San Angelo. Also surviving are 13 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, two great-great-grandchildren, and many nieces, nephews and other extended family members. Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Sunday, October 31, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Rowena. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Monday, November 1, at St. Joseph Church with Father Ariel Lagunilla and Father Hubert Wade co-officiating. Burial will follow in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers will be granddaughters, Karen Hohensee Doherty, Sharon Hohensee Smith, Paula Hohensee Coots, Monica Zly Ivey, Angie Lehr Whitney and Laura Beach Roush. Services are under the direction of Lange Funeral Home of Ballinger. We, the Jost Family, would like to express our appreciation to Dr. Karen Rightmire, the staffs of Ballinger Memorial Hospital and Ballinger Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center for their love, care and compassion for our mother.