LAURA DRIVER Laura Linhares-Ballinger Driver, 96, passed away on October 22, 2022. Laura was born on February 19, 1926 in Hamilton, Bermuda. She and her husband, Robert "Red" Ballinger, were married in Bermuda in 1943. Laura immigrated to the United States and moved to Chico, CA in 1945. She became a naturalized citizen on May 15, 1951. She and "Red" were married for 30 years, until he passed away in 1973. Together they had four children: Dennis, Shirley, Robert, and Gregory. In 1985, Laura married Horace Driver and moved to Paradise, CA. They were married for 31 years until he passed away in 2016. Laura was preceded in death by her parents: Mary and Virginio Furtado Linhares; her 12 siblings: Mary, Manuel, Edith (Eria),Virginia, Mary Odelia, Sally, Virginio Jr, Charles, Amelia (Laura's twin,) Mary Neves, Adelina, and an infant sister; her first husband: Robert; her second husband: Horace; and two of her children: Shirley and Robert. She is survived by her two sons: Dennis (Carolyn) Ballinger and Gregory Ballinger; her son-in-law: Ron Cooper; her daughter-in-law: Lynn Ballinger; and multiple grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. A graveside service will be held in Chico at the Glen Oaks Memorial Park, 11115 Midway, on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 11 A.M. A small reception will follow. For the full obituary and an opportunity to share memories with the family, please go to www.brusiefh.com.
Published by Chico Enterprise-Record on Oct. 30, 2022.
Published by Chico Enterprise-Record on Oct. 30, 2022.
LAURA DRIVER Laura Linhares-Ballinger Driver, 96, passed away on October 22, 2022. Laura was born on February 19, 1926 in Hamilton, Bermuda. She and her husband, Robert "Red" Ballinger, were married in Bermuda in 1943. Laura immigrated to the United States and moved to Chico, CA in 1945. She became a naturalized citizen on May 15, 1951. She and "Red" were married for 30 years, until he passed away in 1973. Together they had four children: Dennis, Shirley, Robert, and Gregory. In 1985, Laura married Horace Driver and moved to Paradise, CA. They were married for 31 years until he passed away in 2016. Laura was preceded in death by her parents: Mary and Virginio Furtado Linhares; her 12 siblings: Mary, Manuel, Edith (Eria),Virginia, Mary Odelia, Sally, Virginio Jr, Charles, Amelia (Laura's twin,) Mary Neves, Adelina, and an infant sister; her first husband: Robert; her second husband: Horace; and two of her children: Shirley and Robert. She is survived by her two sons: Dennis (Carolyn) Ballinger and Gregory Ballinger; her son-in-law: Ron Cooper; her daughter-in-law: Lynn Ballinger; and multiple grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. A graveside service will be held in Chico at the Glen Oaks Memorial Park, 11115 Midway, on Saturday, November 5, 2022 at 11 A.M. A small reception will follow. For the full obituary and an opportunity to share memories with the family, please go to www.brusiefh.com.
Published by Chico Enterprise-Record on Oct. 30, 2022.
Published by Chico Enterprise-Record on Oct. 30, 2022.
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