Jerry Kay Bales Ludwick, born on July 30, 1940 in Holland, Texas, passed away surrounded by family on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

Visitation: The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 13, 2026 at Biggers Funeral Home.

Service: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 14, 2026 at Ash Creek Baptist Church in Azle.

Interment: Ash Creek Cemetery, Azle.

Born to Raymond D. Bales and Nina Baggett Bales, Jerry moved to Azle at the age of two and was baptized in Eagle Mountain Lake ten years later at Road's End. Jerry graduated from Azle High School in 1958 and married her sweetheart, Billy Doyle Ludwick, that same year. They would celebrate 64 years of marriage together.

She went on to graduate from North Texas State University (now the University of North Texas) with her Bachelor of Science degree in 1969 and with her Master's in 1971.

Jerry was a pillar of her community. She taught at Colleyville Elementary for 33 years and at the University of Texas at Arlington for three summers before retiring and substituting in Azle.

She was a member of Terrace Acres Baptist Church, Bellevue Baptist Church, and finally Ash Creek Baptist Church. Jerry was also a member of the Richland Hills and North Fort Worth chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star.

She is preceded in death by husband, Billy Doyle Ludwick; parents, Raymond and Nina Bales; brother, Gene Raymond Bales; son-in-law, Dennis Raymond Haney, and granddaughter, Jennifer Christine McDonald.

She is survived by her daughters, Debbie Ludwick and Teresa Haney; brother, Charles Bales and sister, Shirley Woods; grandsons, Jonathan (Andrea) McDonald and Kayla Renee Haney; great-grandchildren, Harley Roman McDonald and Corbin Isaac McDonald, and numerous family and friends.

We are all so glad she has found peace in Heaven and are excited to watch as her legacy continues in her descendants.