Tributes
Recent obituaries in the Bryan and College Station, TX areas.
Helen Self Bishop
May 31, 2025
On May 31, 2025, Helen Self Bishop departed this world and was welcomed home in the arms of the Lord.
Helen was born on March 20, 1946, to parents Richard and Pauline Phelps in Caldwell, Texas. As a child, she enjoyed attending church with her family and getting to play the piano any opportunity she got. She attended Caldwell schools all...
Frances Perkins Slowey
May 31, 2025
Frances Perkins Castleman Slowey died peacefully at home on May 31,2025. Fran, or Perks as she was known by her Kentucky family, was born in Covington, Kentucky on October 3, 1935, the child of David Castleman and Anna Perkins Castleman. A fiercely proud Kentucky girl, she grew up in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, and attended Margaret Hall School for Girls in...
Sandra "Sandy" Hoke Joyce
May 29, 2025
On May 29, 2025, Sandy made her final journey home to Jesus, passing away peacefully in her home in Bryan, surrounded by her loving family.
On April 7, 1949, Claude and Grace Hoke of Dickinson, TX welcomed the youngest of five children, a daughter named Sandra Lynn, who completed the family of four daughters and one son. Sandy attended Dickinson schools...
John Dewar Michael
May 29, 2025
John Dewar Michael, 90, of Montgomery, Texas passed away on May 29, 2025. Arrangements are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Centers of Bryan-College Station. A full obituary may be posted at a later date.
Thomas Stephen Salamon
May 27, 2025
Thomas “Tom” Salamon is with his Heavenly Father after passing away peacefully. Arrangements are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan, Texas. A celebration of Tom’s life and strong faith will be held on June 14, 2025 at 11:00 am at the First Church of the Nazarene. Friends may visit with the family from prior to the service.
Tom...
Ricardo Martinez
May 27, 2025
Ricardo Martinez, 58, of Bryan, TX passed away peacefully on May 27, 2025 in his home in Bryan surrounded by his loved ones.
Ricardo was born in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas to Juventino & Augustina Martinez on June 28, 1966. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, friends and a faithful servant of God.
He worked at Chemical Weed Control for...
Margaret Edith Russell
May 26, 2025
Margaret, affectionately known to most as Maggie, passed away peacefully on 26 May, 2025 at home. She was born on 27 April, 1951, in Harlingen, TX, to Lee Gilbert Waller, Sr, and Rebecca Edith (Meneley) Waller. Maggie married Gary Lee Russell on 6 August 1971, in the small chapel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in San...
George Luis Yourgules
May 24, 2025
George Luis Yourgules, a cherished husband, father, and friend, graced this world from his birth on July 4, 1961, in Douglass, Arizona, until his peaceful departure from life on May 24, 2025, at his home in Bryan, Texas. He was a man of simple pleasures, whose legacy is woven into the hearts of his loved ones and the memories of...
Juanita Francis Bailey
May 21, 2025
Juanita Francis Bailey, born Brewer, gracefully departed this world on May 21, 2025, at her cherished home in College Station, Texas. She was 93 years old, a remarkable age that bore witness to a life rich in love, accomplishment, and grace. Juanita entered this world on August 1, 1931, in Pleasant Plains, Illinois, to proud parents Van Eugene and Velma...
Richard M. Robinson
May 21, 2025
Dr. Richard Michael "Mick" Robinson, DVM
Mick was born in San Diego, California on June 18, 1930. As a child, he quickly showed his innate animal husbandry with pets of many different species and helping on the family pheasant farm. He was a letterman on the basketball and tennis team in high school in Fallbrook, California where he graduated from, was...
Sandra Johnston Traweek
May 20, 2025
Born Mary Elisabeth Coker and adopted as Sandra Johnston, Sandra was a citizen of the world.
She was born in Dallas, Texas. Her birth mother was Dorothy Coker Dobbins of Durango, Colorado. She was adopted by Joe E. and Elma Johnston of Marlin, Texas, where she was raised and became an active leader in school. She loved playing the saxophone, where...
Francyse Amanda Parker
May 19, 2025
Francyse Amanda Parker, affectionately known as “Fran,” passed away peacefully in Bryan, Texas, surrounded by her loving family and loved ones.
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana, Fran was a graduate of Northwestern State University in Natchitoches and began her career as an elementary school teacher in Lake Charles. Her heart for teaching touched generations of young lives. Fran was the devoted mother...
Robert "Neil" Miller
May 19, 2025
Robert Miller, 76, of College Station passed away on May 19, 2025. Full obituary to be posted soon.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making donations to https://t2t.org/ or https://www.fraxa.org/.
Roland Alexander Brinkley Jr.
May 18, 2025
Roland Alexander Brinkley Jr, 87, of Pflugerville, Texas passed away on May 18, 2025. Arrangements are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Centers of Bryan-College Station.
George Patrick Anderson
May 18, 2025
George “Pat” Patrick Anderson, 75, of Hempstead, Texas, passed away on May 18, 2025. He was a cherished partner, father, grandfather, and friend who believed in living life to its fullest.
He was born on April 28, 1950, in San Antonio, Texas, and grew up in Jacksonville, Texas, until he attended Stephen F. Austin State University, where he earned a Bachelor's...
Paul Nelson
May 16, 2025
Paul Nelson, 87, of College Station passed away on May 16, 2025.
Paul Nelson Jr. was born in 1937 to Paul Nelson Sr. and Alberta Swanner Nelson. His younger brother Bill was born a few years later. The family originally lived in Tennessee near the small town of Pulaski but then moved near Huntsville, Alabama.
Throughout his life he was able to...
Wanda Bee Bonner
May 16, 2025
Wanda Bee Bonner, 90, of Spring, Texas passed away on May 16, 2025. Arrangements are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Centers of Bryan-College Station.
Leo Sturgeon
May 16, 2025
Leo Sturgeon, a cherished husband, devoted father, beloved grandfather, and treasured friend, passed away on May 16, 2025, in Bryan, Texas. Born on July 30, 1947, in Madisonville, Texas, Leo lived a life marked by profound love for his family and an unwavering passion for the serene beauty of nature.
A man of honor, Leo served in the United States Air...
Ralph Gilbert Giffen
May 16, 2025
Ralph Gilbert Giffen, 83, of Bryan, TX, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025.
Ralph was born on September 29, 1941, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. He spent his early years growing up and attending schools in West Virginia and Ohio. In 1960, he was a member of the first graduating class at Eastern Local High School in Reedsville, Ohio.
Ralph enlisted in...
Larry Joe Luce
May 15, 2025
Larry Luce, 70, of Iola, Texas went to the golden gates of heaven to be with his son Joe Luce on May 15, 2025. A ceremony will be held at 10 am on May 22, 2025 at Restever Memorial Park in Bryan, Texas. Dinner will be served at 7628 Edge School House Rd, Bryan, Texas 77808.
Larry was born on December...