Mrs. Willy H. Mueller Sr., 98, nee Lillie Margaret Klein of Stonewall, died Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, at Hill Country Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services were held at 1 p.m., Friday, Jan. 9, at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church with the Rev. David Priem officiating. Bernice Basse was the organist.
Interment followed in the Stonewall Community Cemetery in Stonewall.
Arrangements were under the direction of Schaetter Funeral Home where visitation was held Thursday evening and Friday morning.
Mrs. Mueller was born Sept. 17, 1916, at Petersburg, the daughter of Ernst W. Klein and Sophie M. Bernhard Klein. She married Willy Heinrich Mueller Sr. on Sept. 29, 1934, at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church. He preceded her in death on March 24, 1991.
She is survived by one daughter, Ginger Orn, of Lockhart, and one son, Willy Mueller Jr. and his wife, Mary, of Crosby.
Survivors also include nine grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
In addition to her husband and parents, Mrs. Mueller was preceded in death by a daughter, Evelyn, Mrs. Clifford Staats; two grandsons, Randy Staats and Dale Orn; three brothers and three sisters, Edwin Klein, Marvin Klein and Hugo Klein; Cora, Mrs. Erwin Reeh; Edna, Mrs. Albert Mueller, and Ida, Mrs. Helmuth Crenwelge.
Memorials may be made to the Stonewall Volunteer Fire Department, Holy Ghost Lutheran Church or to the charity of choice.
Pallbearers included Kevin Orn, Carl Creasy, Ricky Staats, Randy Warbritton, Gilbert Ferrales and Ty Warbritton.