Tributes
Recent obituaries in the Bryan and College Station, TX areas.
Andrea Maruza Vieira
Jun 24, 2023
Andrea Maruza Vieira, 60, passed away on Saturday, June 24, 2023 in Rockville, MD. A graveside service is being planned and will be scheduled soon to take place at College Station Memorial Cemetery.
A full obituary will be posted soon.
Gw Berry Jr.
Jun 23, 2023
GW Berry Jr, 58 of Somerville, Texas passed away on June 23, 2023. GW was born on June 24, 1964 and worked on excavators as a heavy equipment operator.
GW is preceded in death by his father GW Berry Sr. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Margie and Paul Smith, brother Marshall Berry, nephew Nicholas Berry and Alvone,...
David Wayne Newton
Jun 23, 2023
David Wayne Newton was born September 28th, 1973 to Linda Newton in Houston, TX. After a long battle with diabetes and other complications, David passed away peacefully at his home in Bryan TX on June 23, 2023. He was raised primarily by his grandparents Roy P. and Mildred Allison, as well as spending lots of time with his mother, siblings...
Virginia Strickland
Jun 21, 2023
Virigina Strickland, 87, of New Braunfels, Texas, passed away June 21, 2023. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers. A full obituary tribute may be posted at a later date.
Douglass Preston Yadon Jr.
Jun 20, 2023
Douglass Preston Yadon Jr, 94, of Dallas, passed away Tuesday June 20, 2023. He was a proud veteran of the US Army and will be laid to rest at the Houston National VA Cemetery. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers of Bryan College Station.
Arleen Juanita Carstens
Jun 20, 2023
Arleen Carstens, 100, of Houston, passed away Tuesday June 20, 2023. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers of Bryan College Station.
Lamar Straub Closs Jr.
Jun 20, 2023
Lamar Straub Closs Jr. of Brenham, Texas passed away June 20, 2023 at the age of 80 years old.
Lamar, fondly known as Bear, was born in Pasadena, Texas on November 13, 1942 (which was on a Friday) to Lamar & Wanda Hawkins Closs. He was their only child.
Lamar had a passion for Dodge diesel trucks, tractor pulls, any...
Richard "Rick" Patrick Thornal
Jun 20, 2023
Rick Thornal, 61 of Bryan passed away Tuesday, June 20, 2023. He was born October 11, 1961 to Billy and Patricia (Hodge) Thornal in Bryan, Texas.
Rick is survived by his parents Bill and Pat Thornal, sister Renee Thornal Wade and her husband Alton, brother Ronald G. Thornal, many nieces, nephews, and friends.
Visitation 12:00-2:00 pm and funeral at 2:00...
Elanore Elaine Fodor
Jun 19, 2023
Elanore Elaine Fodor, 80, passed away on June 19, 2023, at Franklin Nursing Home in Franklin, Texas. She was born on July 24, 1942, in Grants, New Mexico to Frank and Carrie Lewis Essinger. She proudly served in the US Army from 1970 thru 1991, retiring as an E8 Master Sgt. She loved her country and was very patriotic. She...
Patsy Ruth Willoughby Williams
Jun 18, 2023
Patsy Ruth Willoughby Williams, 90 of Millican, Texas, formerly of Bryan and Center, Texas, joined her parents George and Thelma Willoughby in heaven on Sunday, June 18, 2023 at 8:46 a.m. A brief graveside service will be held on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at 10 a.m. at Sardis Cemetery in Shelby County, Texas, 2962 FM 414, Center, Texas 75935.
Patsy...
Elizabeth "Betsy" Ann Gerdes
Jun 17, 2023
On June 17, 2023 Elizabeth “Betsy” Ann Billups Gerdes passed from this life into the waiting arms of her Lord and Savior. Services will be at St. Thomas Aquinas on Friday, June 30th at 10:00 am and a reception to follow at the Parish Activity Center
One of the pastimes Betsy enjoyed most was reading novels that had history woven...
David Michael Smith
Jun 16, 2023
David Smith,62, of Bryan, passed away in his home Friday, June 16, 2023. David was born February 12, 1961 in an army hospital at Fort Knox, Kentucky to Milton and Beverly Smith. He was the second child in a family of six children, and he made everything fun for all of us. With his strong devotion, teasing, and pranks, he...
Doris Marie Hunter
Jun 10, 2023
Doris Marie Hunter-Gear, 82 of College Station passed away at her home on June 10, 2023.
On November 13, 1940, Doris was born to parents Woody Elmer Ball and Lucy Mae Ball. Doris graduated from Elgin High School in 1958, where she played clarinet in the band, worked at the Elgin Courier, and was selected to represent central Texas at...