Community Blog Series

Ways to Share Your Heart in the Brazos Valley

February 6, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

The month of February holds many chances to reveal your heart to one you love. Tickets to the following fun events will surely bring joy to your special one. This Sunday, Feb. 10, the Brazos Valley Symphony Orchestra presents “From Classics to Jazz,” featuring Rob Clearfield (grandson of BCS’s own Dr. Abe and the late Ruth Clearfield), talented jazz pianist and composer from Chicago. Rob has prepared a program of Continue Reading…

Appreciating the Contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King

January 21, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Today, schoolchildren are out of class across the Brazos Valley, and many of them learned in school last week just why today is a holiday. Dr. Martin Luther King is being remembered across the country and here at home, for being a single voice willing to step out in front of crowds and declare that he had a dream about how our world “could be,” if only we would come Continue Reading…

Love, Hope and New Beginnings for 2019

January 5, 2019 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Every year at this time, we change the Daytimers on our desk to the new year, as many of us sit in quiet reflection, at least for a few minutes, to reflect on what the past year has meant to us. At work and in life, there have been so many who’ve shared special times with us. And I’m grateful to each of you for your continued trust and confidence Continue Reading…

Spirit and Love Abound This Christmas in BCS

December 18, 2018 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Over the past three weeks, I’ve watched so many people come to our lobby holding bags, sacks, and boxes of gifts. They’ve come to honor the memory of Hazana Anderson, supporting Scotty’s House and Project Unity with gifts of toys and warm clothing for children. Giving spirit and love abound here in BCS. Like no other giving drive in behalf of area children before, it’s unforgettable. Seeing so many of Continue Reading…

Giving Your Heart This Holiday Season

December 3, 2018 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Talking with a family recently, they spoke of a loved one as having “a giving heart.” I liked that phrase. Our heart is what gives us life each day. We put our heart into something we do that we really care about. We love someone with all our heart. The giving heart is one that looks for ways to help before anyone has to ask. We can all name one Continue Reading…

We Are Thankful for Our Community

November 21, 2018 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

At Callaway-Jones, we are thankful for our community—this means each one of you who has made Bryan-College Station a better place to live and work. The season of Thanksgiving marks a time of anxious anticipation of happiness, where gathering as many generations of family together as you can in one place is a time where you can reminisce, remember, and take photographs of family members with your matriarchs and patriarchs. Continue Reading…

From Halloween Candy to Remembering Saints Who’ve Gone Before Us

October 31, 2018 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

What a difference 24 hours can make. Tonight, we’d intended to answer the door and greet youngsters dressed up in awesome or scary costumes. Outdoors activities moved indoors thanks to the rains that fell. Fortunately for the children, volunteers worked the booths tonight at Fall Fests hosted by churches. Across the Brazos Valley, many children found ways to celebrate Halloween, safe, but not completely dry. Do you remember what your Continue Reading…

The Value of Volunteering

October 16, 2018 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Earlier this month, I was an invited presenter at the Texas Funeral Directors Association’s 1st Annual Emerging Leaders University. My topic was Community Involvement, so I had a chance to teach by example, sharing with my class some of the ways in which our team makes contributions to the Brazos Valley in their off hours. I spoke on the value of volunteering. Thinking about the special community we all live Continue Reading…

Transferring Your Pre-Paid Funeral Policy Is Easy

September 19, 2018 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Since opening our newest Funeral and Cremation Center, I’ve been asked the same question a few times, so I thought it would be a good idea to share the answer here. If you already have a pre-need policy for your funeral and it was written somewhere else, can Callaway-Jones accept it? The answer is yes, absolutely. Bryan-College Station and the Brazos Valley continues to grow daily, with many of us Continue Reading…

Life Lessons for a Winning Team

September 5, 2018 by Dawn Lee Wakefield

Football season brings unparalleled excitement when fall arrives, because we expect a winning team. Absolutely, new and returning Texas Aggies alike are excited about the Jimbo Fisher era of Aggie football, which began officially Aug. 30. Chelsea and I saw the Class of ’22 and all the other classes entering fabulous Kyle Field for the first game. Their excitement is contagious for our entire community. There’s a rite of passage Continue Reading…