Ashley (Bartow) Ryan

Ashley Ann (Bartow) Ryan, 41 years old, went to be with her Lord after a vehicle accident outside of Marble Falls on February 9, 2023.

Ashley was born on July 27, 1981, in Corpus Christi, Texas. Jimmy and Cathy Bartow were excited to welcome their precious baby girl into their family, especially since she already had two older brothers. She was immediately their special little girl. She was commonly called “Pistol Pete” by her father.

Ashley spent her younger years growing up in Kingsville, TX. She moved with her mom to Salem, Oregon in 1996 and attended Sprague High School, graduating in June 1999. She quickly adapted to her new school culture and made many friends. During high school she became a cheerleader, participated in advanced curriculum classes, and graduated with honors.

After high school, Ashley was determined to return to Texas and attended the University of Texas at Austin with her close cousin Jessica. Ashley was a typical college student, she studied hard and partied some too. She graduated in December 2003 with a bachelor’s degree (BS) in Advertising.

She worked various jobs before being hired by the Texas Department of Transportation as a Public Affairs specialist where she worked for nine years. After leaving TxDOT, Ashley went on to other jobs that appealed to her wishes. In 2015 she moved to Marble Falls to be closer to her mother and at the time of her death Ashley was working for Home Depot in Marble Falls.

In the last year, Ashley had finally met her true love and soul mate, Charlie Pemberton of Marble Falls. Ashley and Charlie planned to marry this year.

Ashley’s kind heart, beautiful smile and great laugh will be missed by all who knew her.

Ashley is survived by her parents; Cathy (Ron) Mennen of Burnet, TX, and Jimmy (Trish) Bartow of Kingsville, TX; brother, Shawn (Elizabeth) Bartow of Sioux Falls, SD; nephew and niece, Dylan (Jadah) Bartow of Sioux Falls, Taylor Bartow of London, England; brother, Brian (Jennifer) Bartow of Fischer, TX, nieces and nephew Bailey, Paige, and Tanner Bartow of Fischer, TX; half-brother, Colt Bartow of Kingsville, TX; aunt, Connie Bartow; and great aunt, Marian Soape of Austin, TX.

Ashley is preceded in death by her grandparents, Robert and Mary Ann Ley of Kingsville, TX; Johnnie and Gladys Bartow of Canyon Lake; uncle, Johnnie Bartow, of New Braunfels, TX; cousin, Robert Ley of Kingsville TX, and her stepfather Andrew Griffith of Austin, TX whom she loved very much.

Ashley was fortunate to have wonderful uncles, aunts and numerous cousins. Thomas Ley of Killen, TX; cousin, Tammy White of Tomball TX; Rick (Alexis) Ley, of Kingsville, TX; cousins, Daniel (Colleen) Ley of Ricardo, TX, Jessica Ley of Sacramento, CA; Patrick (Shelley) Ley of Kingsville, TX; cousins, Trish Ley of Riviera, TX, Kelsey (Jeff) McNalley of Corpus Christi, TX; Dianna (Kenneth) Mazurek of Bandera, TX; cousins, Michael Mazurek of Whitewater; Matthew Mazurek of Seguin, TX; Patrick (Sharon) of San Antonio, TX, Kenneth (Alyson) of Niceville, FL; Chris (Shirley) Ley of Killeen, TX, cousins, Dustin (Stephanie) Ley of Kingsville, TX; Austin (Shannon) Ley of Killeen, TX; Jeremy (Janee) MacDonald of Pleasanton, TX, Wendi (Bobby) Burroughs of Killeen, TX; Becki (Mark) Burgard of San Antonio, TX, cousins, Ryan and Timothy Burgard of San Antonio, TX, cousin, Kay Smith of Austin, TX, and Vicky Gray of New Haven, MS.

A celebration of life will be on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at 2:30 PM at Turcotte Piper Mortuary.