Tributes

Recent obituaries in the Bryan and College Station, TX areas.

Milton Paul Franklin Sr.

Milton Paul Franklin Sr.

Jun 2, 2024

Most people know him as T.O.A.F.M Toothless One Arm Fatman, at one time he had business cards with that on them! One Arm Bandit, Papa Fatman, Uncle Paul, we called him Dad.

Milton Paul Franklin Sr. was born in Houston, Texas son of Nora Mae Franklin & Reverend Henry for Franklin Sr. on Aug 9, 1951. June 1, 2024, he...

Nami Miyatani

Nami Miyatani

May 29, 2024

Nami Miyatani at age 53 passed away on May 29th, 2024, in College Station, Texas after a long battle with cervical cancer.  She was a beloved partner, daughter, sister, and friend to so many. We lost a true light on earth.

Nami was born October 20th, 1970, in Atlanta, Georgia. Nami and her family moved to College Station in 1977....

Jodean Thomas

Jodean Thomas

May 29, 2024

Jodean (Jodi) Thomas, of Temple, Texas, passed away at the age of 82 on May 29, 2024, at home with David Thomas, her husband of 63 years, by her side.  A celebration of her life will be held at Grace Presbyterian Church in Temple, TX, on June 23, 2024, at 4pm.

Gemma Evans

Gemma Evans

May 26, 2024

Gemma Evans, 90, of Bryan, passed away Sunday May 26, 2024. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers of Bryan College Station. A full obituary tribute may be posted at a later date.

Garrett Ross Pendergast

Garrett Ross Pendergast

May 26, 2024

Garrett Ross Pendergast was born on March 4, 1997, in Lewisville, Texas. His younger brother, Trevor, was born eleven months later making Garrett a big brother before he could walk.  Being a big brother was a role he took very seriously….sometimes to the chagrin of his younger siblings.  In 1998, the family moved to Leicester, Massachusetts only to return to...

Janet Lovings

Janet Lovings

May 25, 2024

Janet F. Benard Lovings passed away on May 25, 2024, in Waco, TX at the age of 89. Janet was born April 7, 1935, in Escanaba, MI and was a 1953 graduate of Escanaba High School. Shortly after graduation she met and married Richard “Dick” Lovings of Winchester, KY. They had five children. Moving many times through their years together,...

James Lee Bundren

James Lee Bundren

May 24, 2024

James (Jim) L. Bundren passed away at the age of 68 on May 24, 2024, in Bryan, Texas surrounded by his family and loved ones.

He was born in Austin, Texas, the oldest of five children, and moved with his family to Bryan, Texas where he would grow up and meet the future love of his life, the girl next...

Cynthia Kay Townsend

Cynthia Kay Townsend

May 24, 2024

Cynthia Kay Townsend, 68, of Round Rock, Texas passed away on May 24, 2024. Arrangements are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Centers of Bryan-College Station. A full obituary may be posted at a later date.

Frances Louise Wilson

Frances Louise Wilson

May 23, 2024

Frances Louise Wilson, 82, of Bryan, Texas passed away on May 23, 2024. Frances was born in Nutbush, Tennessee on November 8, 1941 to parents John and Wilma Garrett.

Frances enjoyed her time outdoors, gardening, tending to her flowers, and spending time with those she loved so dearly.

She is preceded in death by her husband Wesley Wilson, parents John...

Joyce Ellen Fisher

Joyce Ellen Fisher

May 21, 2024

Joyce Ellen Long Fisher passed away peacefully in her sleep on May 21, 2024, in Bryan, TX at the age of 82. Joyce loved Jesus with all her heart and is rejoicing in heaven with Him.

Joyce was born July 20, 1941, in Virginia to Ernest and Thelma Long. The family later relocated to Bluefield, WV where Joyce graduated from...

Harvey Gene Simank

Harvey Gene Simank

May 20, 2024

Harvey Gene Simank passed away Monday, May 20, 2024 at his Bryan, Texas residence at the age of 88. Harvey was born September 18, 1935 to Peter and Nannie (Newman) Simank in Thorndale, Texas. He attended St. Paul’s Lutheran School through eighth grade and graduated in 1953 from Thorndale High School.

He spent 40 years producing lignite power and became...

Richard Edmonds Orville

Richard Edmonds Orville

May 20, 2024

Richard Edmonds Orville, 87, of College Station, Texas passed away on May 20, 2024. Arrangements are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Centers of Bryan-College Station. A full obituary may be posted at a later date.

Derek Luis Raney

Derek Luis Raney

May 19, 2024

Derek Luis Raney, 7 months old, of College Station, Texas passed away on May 19, 2024. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Centers of Bryan-College Station. A full obituary may be posted at a later date.

Wesley Howard Carver

Wesley Howard Carver

May 17, 2024

Wesley Howard Carver at age 65, passed away on May 17, 2024, in Bryan, Texas after battling congestive heart failure. He was a loving father, brother, brother-in-law, uncle, cousin and community member. He was preceded in death by his father Howard Carver and mother Martha Carver, He is survived by his son Cameron Rogers Carver, daughter Carli Chrisann Carver, granddaughter...

Howard W. Hill

Howard W. Hill

May 17, 2024

Howard Hill, 85, of Bryan, Texas passed away on May 17, 2024. Arrangements are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Centers of Bryan-College Station. A full obituary may be posted at a later date.

Claire Use'

Claire Use'

May 17, 2024

Claire Use’, 90, of College Station, Texas passed away on May 17, 2024. Arrangements are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Centers of Bryan-College Station. A full obituary may be posted at a later date.

Carol Ann Willson

Carol Ann Willson

May 17, 2024

Carol was born on April 30, 1945, to Jeannette and George Truman in Providence, Rhode Island. She completed high school at Warwick, RI., and received a BA at Rhode Island College. She taught 3rd grade until marriage to Victor L. Willson on August 14, 1970. They moved to Boulder, CO for graduate work where Carol received her MA in Elementary...

James William Wicke

James William Wicke

May 14, 2024

James William Wicke, 85, of Cedar Park, Texas passed away on May 14, 2024. Arrangements are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Centers of Bryan-College Station. A full obituary may be posted at a later date.

Debra Ann Wacasey

Debra Ann Wacasey

May 13, 2024

Debra Ann Wacasey, known as Debbi, passed away Monday, May 13, 2024, at Baylor St. Lukes Medical Center Hospital after a lengthy and incredible fight with heart failure. 

Memorial services are set for 2 p.m. Saturday, May 25 at Christ Church in College Station. 

Debbi was born March 26, 1968, to James and Lanie Feola in Louisville, Kentucky....

Mary Helen Ryan

Mary Helen Ryan

May 12, 2024

Mary Helen Richards Ryan passed away on May 12, 2024. She was a cherished mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be profoundly missed.

Mary Helen Ryan was born in Bryan, TX on November 10, 1936, to Claude and Verble Richards. In 2018, Texas A&M University presented her with an “Honorary Aggie Certificate” for her lifelong dedication to the Aggies, particularly...