Clara Chrisco Gaines
Services for Clara Chrisco Gaines, of Ballinger will be held April 18 at the Carnegie Library in Ballinger, TX.
Gaines died Sunday, April 12, 2009, at her granddaughter’s residence Chaniel Manning in Salado.
She was born in Arkansas, to S. C. Chrisco and Bertha Boswell. She moved soon afterward to Ballinger, Texas where she called home
She was the restaurant manager at many military bases in Texas for several years.
She is preceded in death by five husbands, R. P. Leggett, Sr., J.C. Williams, Willey Gaines and Ed Edwards; 2 sons, R. P. Leggett, Jr. and Chris Williams and a grandson, Shelby “Shorty” Leggett; two sisters Sis Merrifield and Tommie Jean Parks.
Survivors include a brother, Jack Chrisco, Ballinger, TX.; a daughter Patsy Wood of Ballinger, TX.; and a son Shelby Leggett of Ft Madison, IA. ; and 2 stepsons Bobby and Billy Edwards of Pecos, TX.
In addition, she had eight grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her honor to The Carnegie Library 204 N. 8th Street Ballinger, TX 76821.
Broecker Funeral Home of Salado is in charge of arrangements.