LeRoy Behringer

LeRoy Behringer, 85, of Gause, died Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018, in a Caldwell nursing and rehab facility. 

Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron with Brother Larry Blackmon officiating. Burial will follow in the Gause Cemetery. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20, at the funeral home.

Mr. Behringer was born Sept. 16, 1932, in Mart to Henry A. and Theresa Augusta (Fenske) Behringer. He married Barbara Fuller Alford on Oct. 31, 1964, and she preceded him in death in 2006. 

He retired from General Tire and became a rancher. He served in the U.S. Navy and the American Legion. He was a 50-year member of the Fidelis Masonic Lodge #1127, a member of the York Rite, the Scottish Rite, Ben Hur Shriner and the Royal Jester #115.

He is survived by: stepson, Aaron Alford and wife Betty of Rockdale; sister, Margaret Scroggins and husband Joe of Watauga; three grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home of Cameron is in charge of arrangements.