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Bessie Emilie Walla Hruska
14 Feb 1916 – 23 Aug 1993
| Birth | 14 Feb 1916 |
| Death | 23 Aug 1993 |
| Cemetery | Fayetteville Brethren Church Cemetery Fayetteville , Fayette County , Texas , USA |
| Added by | Helen Dolezal on 05 Apr 2023 |
| FaG | https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25066838 |
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WIFE OF FRANK R
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Frank R. Hruska – nicknamed 'Frankie' – was born in Ross Prairie in Fayette County, Texas, in 1908. In 1940 – the year before his mother's death – Frankie wed Bessie Walla, an Ellinger native. He was 32, she was 24. Bessie's own father and grandfather were rather well-known Texas inventors. Her grandfather, Frank Walla, Sr., invented the first cotton cleaner and distributor in the state for use in cotton gins. And her father, Frank Walla, Jr., designed and built his own cotton gin with the help of her brothers. Frankie and Bessie had two children: daughter Karen and son Franklin. In 1947, Frankie partnered with his younger brother Gus Lee to take over ownership and operation of their father's general store. They changed the company name to reflect the new management: Hruska Brothers. In 1952, Frankie and Bessie branched out and built their own service station along Highway 71. The business venture proved extremely successful. So when the brothers decided to part professional ways in 1966, Frankie opened up his Hruska's Store & Bakery next to the highway service station, where it continues to thrive today. Frankie and Bessie were married more than 50 years, until Bessie's death in 1993 at the age of 77. Frankie died in 1997 at the age of 88. Contributor: Helen Dolezal (49748278)
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- Lee Robert Walla 1905–1973
- Jerome E. Walla 1906–1975
- Vlasta Sophie Walla Slanina 1908–1994
- Edna Marie Walla Haluska 1910–2006
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