Warren Presley "Shorty" Aldridge, Jr., 86, of San Angelo, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013, at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, after a short illness. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, February 28, 2013, in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel. Interment will follow at 3 p.m. in Santa Anna Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, at the funeral home.
Warren was born in Lawn, Texas, to the late Warren Presley Aldridge, Sr. and Mary Beulah (Vanderford) Aldridge. He was married to Marion Elizabeth Guess on August 3, 1945, in Wingate, Texas. He took great pride in the fact he was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, having received the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars while serving in Germany and Belgium.
The Aldridges found their way to the oilfields of west Texas where he went to work for El Paso Natural Gas in Kermit, Texas, and later Jal, New Mexico. After a short stint in Williams, Arizona, the couple returned to the Permian Basin where he eventually reached the level of plant superintendent at Keystone Field, before retiring in 1985. In all "Shorty" Aldridge worked over 30 years with the natural gas company.
The couple retired to a portion of the family farm in Santa Anna, Texas. Warren became an ordained deacon of the First Baptist Church in Santa Anna. The couple served the Lord and their community faithfully for eighteen years before moving to Baptist Memorial Retirement Center in San Angelo. He and his wife of more than sixty seven years continued their service to the church becoming members of the Edmund Boulevard Baptist Church. Warren will forever be remembered for his giving heart, firm convictions and caring nature.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ray Aldridge; brothers, W.R. "Jinks" Aldridge and wife, Freddie, and Van Aldridge; and sister-in-law, Ruth Aldridge.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Elizabeth (Guess) Aldridge, of San Angelo; sons, Don Aldridge and wife, Vicki, of Lewisville, Martin Aldridge and wife, Janice, of Midland, Andy Aldridge and wife, Marcia, of Las Vegas, NV, and Stephen Aldridge and wife, Karla of Jal, NM; daughter-in-law, Leta Aldridge, of Robert Lee; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brother, W.D. "Dub" Aldridge, of Santa Anna; sister-in-law, Sue Aldridge, of Grapevine; and numerous nieces, nephew and cousins. V11
Warren was born in Lawn, Texas, to the late Warren Presley Aldridge, Sr. and Mary Beulah (Vanderford) Aldridge. He was married to Marion Elizabeth Guess on August 3, 1945, in Wingate, Texas. He took great pride in the fact he was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, having received the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars while serving in Germany and Belgium.
The Aldridges found their way to the oilfields of west Texas where he went to work for El Paso Natural Gas in Kermit, Texas, and later Jal, New Mexico. After a short stint in Williams, Arizona, the couple returned to the Permian Basin where he eventually reached the level of plant superintendent at Keystone Field, before retiring in 1985. In all "Shorty" Aldridge worked over 30 years with the natural gas company.
The couple retired to a portion of the family farm in Santa Anna, Texas. Warren became an ordained deacon of the First Baptist Church in Santa Anna. The couple served the Lord and their community faithfully for eighteen years before moving to Baptist Memorial Retirement Center in San Angelo. He and his wife of more than sixty seven years continued their service to the church becoming members of the Edmund Boulevard Baptist Church. Warren will forever be remembered for his giving heart, firm convictions and caring nature.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ray Aldridge; brothers, W.R. "Jinks" Aldridge and wife, Freddie, and Van Aldridge; and sister-in-law, Ruth Aldridge.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Elizabeth (Guess) Aldridge, of San Angelo; sons, Don Aldridge and wife, Vicki, of Lewisville, Martin Aldridge and wife, Janice, of Midland, Andy Aldridge and wife, Marcia, of Las Vegas, NV, and Stephen Aldridge and wife, Karla of Jal, NM; daughter-in-law, Leta Aldridge, of Robert Lee; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brother, W.D. "Dub" Aldridge, of Santa Anna; sister-in-law, Sue Aldridge, of Grapevine; and numerous nieces, nephew and cousins. V11
Warren Presley "Shorty" Aldridge, Jr., 86, of San Angelo, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2013, at Shannon Medical Center in San Angelo, after a short illness. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, February 28, 2013, in Johnson's Funeral Home chapel. Interment will follow at 3 p.m. in Santa Anna Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, at the funeral home.
Warren was born in Lawn, Texas, to the late Warren Presley Aldridge, Sr. and Mary Beulah (Vanderford) Aldridge. He was married to Marion Elizabeth Guess on August 3, 1945, in Wingate, Texas. He took great pride in the fact he was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, having received the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars while serving in Germany and Belgium.
The Aldridges found their way to the oilfields of west Texas where he went to work for El Paso Natural Gas in Kermit, Texas, and later Jal, New Mexico. After a short stint in Williams, Arizona, the couple returned to the Permian Basin where he eventually reached the level of plant superintendent at Keystone Field, before retiring in 1985. In all "Shorty" Aldridge worked over 30 years with the natural gas company.
The couple retired to a portion of the family farm in Santa Anna, Texas. Warren became an ordained deacon of the First Baptist Church in Santa Anna. The couple served the Lord and their community faithfully for eighteen years before moving to Baptist Memorial Retirement Center in San Angelo. He and his wife of more than sixty seven years continued their service to the church becoming members of the Edmund Boulevard Baptist Church. Warren will forever be remembered for his giving heart, firm convictions and caring nature.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ray Aldridge; brothers, W.R. "Jinks" Aldridge and wife, Freddie, and Van Aldridge; and sister-in-law, Ruth Aldridge.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Elizabeth (Guess) Aldridge, of San Angelo; sons, Don Aldridge and wife, Vicki, of Lewisville, Martin Aldridge and wife, Janice, of Midland, Andy Aldridge and wife, Marcia, of Las Vegas, NV, and Stephen Aldridge and wife, Karla of Jal, NM; daughter-in-law, Leta Aldridge, of Robert Lee; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brother, W.D. "Dub" Aldridge, of Santa Anna; sister-in-law, Sue Aldridge, of Grapevine; and numerous nieces, nephew and cousins. V11
Warren was born in Lawn, Texas, to the late Warren Presley Aldridge, Sr. and Mary Beulah (Vanderford) Aldridge. He was married to Marion Elizabeth Guess on August 3, 1945, in Wingate, Texas. He took great pride in the fact he was a World War II U.S. Army veteran, having received the Purple Heart and three Bronze Stars while serving in Germany and Belgium.
The Aldridges found their way to the oilfields of west Texas where he went to work for El Paso Natural Gas in Kermit, Texas, and later Jal, New Mexico. After a short stint in Williams, Arizona, the couple returned to the Permian Basin where he eventually reached the level of plant superintendent at Keystone Field, before retiring in 1985. In all "Shorty" Aldridge worked over 30 years with the natural gas company.
The couple retired to a portion of the family farm in Santa Anna, Texas. Warren became an ordained deacon of the First Baptist Church in Santa Anna. The couple served the Lord and their community faithfully for eighteen years before moving to Baptist Memorial Retirement Center in San Angelo. He and his wife of more than sixty seven years continued their service to the church becoming members of the Edmund Boulevard Baptist Church. Warren will forever be remembered for his giving heart, firm convictions and caring nature.
He was preceded in death by a son, Ray Aldridge; brothers, W.R. "Jinks" Aldridge and wife, Freddie, and Van Aldridge; and sister-in-law, Ruth Aldridge.
Survivors include his wife, Marion Elizabeth (Guess) Aldridge, of San Angelo; sons, Don Aldridge and wife, Vicki, of Lewisville, Martin Aldridge and wife, Janice, of Midland, Andy Aldridge and wife, Marcia, of Las Vegas, NV, and Stephen Aldridge and wife, Karla of Jal, NM; daughter-in-law, Leta Aldridge, of Robert Lee; 14 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; brother, W.D. "Dub" Aldridge, of Santa Anna; sister-in-law, Sue Aldridge, of Grapevine; and numerous nieces, nephew and cousins. V11
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