Tributes

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

Betty Jo Hagen

Betty Jo Hagen

Mar 19, 2023

Betty Jo (Kellett) Hagen of Bryan, passed away on Sunday evening, March 19, 2023.

Betty Jo was born in Bryan on February 21, 1932 to William H. and Betty (Minsky) Kellet. She attended Bryan public schools and graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1951. Upon graduation from McKinzie-Baldwin Business College in Bryan, she was employed by the First...

Iva Belle Elliott

Iva Belle Elliott

Mar 18, 2023

Iva Belle Elliott, 79, of Crockett, passed away Saturday March 18, 2023. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers of Bryan College Station.

Melissa Anne Ambler

Melissa Anne Ambler

Mar 17, 2023

Melissa Ambler, 47 of College Station, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023.  Cremation services in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers, Bryan-College Station.

Jeanette G. Carson

Jeanette G. Carson

Mar 16, 2023

Jeanette G. Carson, 81, passed away on March 16, 2023 in Bryan, TX. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers of Bryan-College Station.

James "J.D." David Mccrady Sr. '52

James "J.D." David Mccrady Sr. '52

Mar 14, 2023

James David (JD) McCrady, 92, of Bryan College Station, passed away March 14, 2023. A memorial service will be held at the A&M Church of Christ in College Station at 1:00 PM on Saturday, April 1, 2023. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers.

JD was born June 30, 1930 to Homer and Lucille McCrady in...

James Landon Walker

James Landon Walker

Mar 14, 2023

James Landon Walker of Bryan, Texas, passed away on March 14, 2023 in an automobile collision.  James, known to friends and family as “Jim,” was born on September 23, 1936 in Chesterfield, Tennessee.  James proudly served in the Air National Guard, and was on active duty from October 1, 1961 through August 20, 1962.  For most of his career, James...

Monica Anne Mylet

Monica Anne Mylet

Mar 14, 2023

Monica Mylet, 73, of College Station, passed away Tuesday March 14, 2023. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers of Bryan College Station.

Nancy Arnall

Nancy Arnall

Mar 14, 2023

Nancy Diane Arnall, born on October 7, 1946, in Borger, Texas, passed away on March 14, 2023. She was the seventh of seven children born to Charlie McDougle and Ruth (Corder) McDougle.

Nancy moved to Bryan, Texas, in 1973 with her son Jack, and since then, she held a total of five jobs. From 1973 to 1974, she worked at...

Billy Dean Evans

Billy Dean Evans

Mar 13, 2023

Billy Evans, 75, passed away on March 13, 2023. Visitation will be Friday, March 17th from 6-8pm at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 18th at 3:30pm at Callaway-Jones with Pastor Terry Bage officiating. A burial will follow at the Smetana Cemetery.

Billy was born on August 23, 1947 in Bryan, TX to Bryce...

Russell Alan Engel

Russell Alan Engel

Mar 12, 2023

Russ Engel passed away on Sunday, March 12, 2023 after a long battle with ALS at his home in Bryan, Texas.  Russ was born in Ada, Oklahoma to his parents, James D. Engel and Carmelita A. Jennings Engel.

Russ graduated from Andrews High School in Andrews, Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University with a Degree in Biology.  While studying...

Janet "Jan" Connealy

Janet "Jan" Connealy

Mar 6, 2023

Janet “Jan” Connealy, 72, of Bryan, passed away on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Conroe. Cremation services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers, Bryan-College Station.

A full obituary is soon to follow.

Florence Birkby Furubotn

Florence Birkby Furubotn

Mar 3, 2023

Florence Birkby Furubotn, 97, of Bryan, passed away on March 3, 2023. Cremation services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral Center. No services are scheduled at this time.

Joy Nadine Baumgardner Springfield

Joy Nadine Baumgardner Springfield

Mar 3, 2023

Joy was born at home on Nov 5, 1935 to David Elijah Tucker & Jennie Florence (Moffatt) in Dallas County, this was before city limits existed; she joined older sisters Katherine Jeanette and Elizabeth Claryce (aka “Sister”).

Katherine was the oldest of the girls and nine years older than Joy, but you wouldn’t know it because, Joy was always telling...

Marie Storey

Marie Storey

Mar 3, 2023

Marie Cox Storey, mother to Mark Storey and Lisa (Storey) Olivieri, passed away on March 3, 2023, at 2:25AM after a long battle with severe dementia. Her final moments were spent peacefully at Crestview Memory Unit in Bryan, surrounded by family and close friends.

Known for her love of others, her community, and her beautiful grandchildren, Marie will be dearly...

August Meitzen

August Meitzen

Mar 1, 2023

August John Meitzen, 84 of Brenham, TX, passed away peacefully on March 1, 2023 at home.   A Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 24, 2023 at Calvary Baptist Church in Brenham.

August was born in St. Louis, Missouri on May 17, 1938 to parents Edward and Lucy (Gehrels) Meitzen. At age 18 he went...