Pontruff

Bennie Jay Pontruff, 65, of Milano died Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in a Temple hospital.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturd a y, A p r i l 30, at Liberty Cemetery Ta b e r n a c l e with Rev. Roy Dillard officiating.

Mr. Pontruff was born July 28, 1956, in Rockdale to Clarence George and Mary Inez (Cryer) Pontruff.

He married Debra Earlene Taylor on April 20, 1980.

Mr. Pontruff served in the U.S. Army National Guard and retired from Charlotte Pipe after over 25 years of service.

Survivors are his wife, Debbie Pontruff of Milano; two daughters, Rebecca Ferguson of Cameron, Sarah Bratz of Bryan; a stepdaughter, Donna Savant of Navasota; a brother, Clarence Pontruff of Cameron; a sister, Anna Templin of Cameron; a half-sister, Dessie McClane of Longview; and a sister-in-law, Marla Henson of Taylor; also, six grandchildren and