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Recent obituaries in the Bryan and College Station, TX areas.
Blanche Dale Gafford
Aug 23, 2025
Blanche Dale Rains Gafford, 78, of Bryan, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2025, surrounded by her loving family.
Blanche was born in Texarkana, Arkansas, to Bill Rains and LaVerne Rains, and was surrounded throughout her life by the love and guidance of their later spouses, Lois Rains and Jack Stansbery. She graduated from Texas High School in Texarkana, TX,...
Doris Mae Whitehurst
Aug 21, 2025
Doris Mae Whitehurst, born June 27, 1929, in Biloxi, Mississippi, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025, in College Station, Texas, at the age of 96.
She was the cherished daughter of Anthony Jack and Emma Covacevich and was raised on Back Bay Biloxi, surrounded by family, tradition, and the coastal beauty she loved throughout her life.
Doris married Donald Merle Harrel...
Don Pickett Jackson
Aug 21, 2025
Don Pickett Jackson, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, passed away peacefully on August 21, 2025, at the age of 82, surrounded by his loving family in Bryan, Texas. Born and raised in Pocahontas, Arkansas, Don lived a life marked by faith, family, and service. He was a devout Christian, a proud United States Air Force veteran, and a...
Marie O'Neill
Aug 21, 2025
Marie Elizabeth (Moerbe) O’Neill, 47, of College Station, TX, was joyously welcomed into her eternal home by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on August 21, 2025. Beloved by so many, including her husband of nearly 23 years, John O’Neill, her three amazing children Natalie, Caleb, and Shelby O’Neill, and many close family and friends, she loved others deeply. After...
DeLoris "Dee" Ione Aasland Johnson
Aug 20, 2025
DeLoris “Dee” Ione (Aasland) Johnson, 94, of Bryan, Texas, passed away on August 20, 2025, at Isles at Watercrest following a stroke on August 4th.
Born on July 23, 1931, in Clear Lake, Wisconsin, Dee was the daughter of Manda (Pederson) and Amil O. Aasland. She was raised by her Aunt Alma Pederson and Uncle Oscar Pederson, on the farm of...
Melvin Seay
Aug 20, 2025
Melvin Seay, a beloved father, grandfather, and friend, passed away on August 20, 2025, in Round Rock, Texas, at the age of 87. Born on September 12, 1937, in Bryan, Texas, Melvin led a life marked by kindness, humor, and a profound love for his family.
Melvin’s career began with the City of Austin, after which he returned to Bryan and...
Billie B. Beran
Aug 17, 2025
Billie Beran passed away peacefully on August 17, 2025 at his home in Bryan, TX. A Celebration of Life for Billie Beran, 93, will be held on August 25, 2025 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bryan, TX at 1:00 PM. Burial at Restever Memorial Park Cemetery immediately following the mass.
Billie was born on January 1,1932 on a farm between Deanville...
Mary Alice Mace
Aug 17, 2025
Mary Alice Holt Howell Mace passed away Sunday, August 17, 2025.
She was a former member of Central Baptist Church, a member of Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and a Pink Lady at St. Joseph Hospital. She loved square dancing, loved to travel in her motorhome with her camping group. She loved to meet and greet at church on Sundays....
Dr. Louis Hodges
Aug 16, 2025
Dr. Louis Hodges was born in Houston, Texas, on January 21, 1943, and passed, surrounded in love with his wife and daughters by his side, on August 16, 2025.
He was predeceased by his parents, Lee and Leone Hodges, and his siblings, Laurent, Lucille, and Lee. He is survived by his loving wife, Nini; his daughters, Rachelle, Danielle, and Gabrielle; and...
Lyndon William Kurtz
Aug 16, 2025
Lyndon William Kurtz, 82, of Bryan, Texas, passed away surrounded by family on August 16, 2025, at the Isle of Watercrest.Lyndon was born on June 30, 1943, in Holland, Texas, to Lillie and Melvin Kurtz. At the age of three, he moved with his family to Rosenberg, Texas, where they lived on a farm. He graduated from Lamar High School...
Richard Miller
Aug 15, 2025
Richard Stebbins Miller, fondly known as "Dick," passed away peacefully on August 14, 2025, in College Station, Texas at the age of 90. Born on December 4, 1934 in Medina, Ohio, Dick was the beloved son of Russell and Virginia (Stebbins) Miller (both deceased).
Dick married his beloved wife, Janet Stanley Miller (deceased) on September 3, 1965 with whom he shared...
Richard Davis
Aug 13, 2025
Richard “Rick” Davis, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and servant of Christ, entered into the presence of his Lord on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, at the age of 61, after battling, and seemingly winning, against cancer until the last week of an eight month war.
Rick’s life was marked by faith, devotion, and a fierce love for both his family and those...
Virginia Espino
Aug 10, 2025
Born and raised in Bryan, TX passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by Prayer and loved ones on August 10th of 2025.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Henry Sr. and Manuela Munoz Cortez, brothers Henry Jr., David Cortez, Johnny Cortez, infant sister Rebecca and Granddaughter Cheyenne Elizabeth Vinton.
Survivors include: Partner Jessie Jesus Martinez. Her children Patricia Salazar,...
Elizabeth Ann Rosenberry Lindner
Aug 9, 2025
Elizabeth (Rosenberry) Lindner of College Station died on August 9th, 2025 at the age of 84 in College Station, TX following a prolonged and cruelly disabling illness. She was born June 13, 1941 in Elmira, NY and as a child lived in Minnesota and Chicago, but her real childhood home was the family farm of her parents Howard and Margaret...
Jay Bradley Cole
Aug 7, 2025
Jay Bradley Cole of Bryan, Texas died August 7, 2025 due to complications related to heart disease and myasthenia gravis.
Jay was born on December 4, 1958 in Riverside, California to Charles Windell Cole and Joannie Ruth (Brown) Cole. He had three siblings: a sister Dona, a brother Charles, and a sister Gail. Jay’s father was a U. S. Air Force...
Richard Kent Potts
Aug 6, 2025
Richard Kent Potts passed away peacefully August 6, 2025, with his wife and two sons by his side. He was born November 18, 1936, in Bryan, Texas.
Kent met his wife Patricia while attending a camp in Michigan. He was the lone Texan recipient of a Land Grant Scholarship, an honor he was awarded as the outstanding ag student in Texas,...
Juanita Sue Doyle
Aug 1, 2025
Juanita Sue Doyle, a beloved mother, grandmother, and devoted wife, left this world on August 1, 2025, in Bryan, Texas after a brave seven-month battle with a lung disease. Born on August 30, 1955, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Juanita, lovingly known as "Sue" to friends and family, was an everlasting light in the lives she touched.
A proud graduate of Brookland...
Wayne Atchley
Jul 31, 2025
Wayne Atchley, 72, of Hearne, Tx passed away on July 31, 2025. Wayne was born in Paris, Tx in 1952 to Willis Atchley & Goldia Atchley.
Wayne graduated Idalou High School in 1971 and joined the Navy. He then went on to fight in the Vietnam War. After returning home Wayne went to work for Oberkampf Supply in August of 1978....
Ruth Ann McLeod
Jul 31, 2025
Ruth Ann McLeod, aged 92, passed away peacefully on July 31, 2025, in Marquez, Texas, surrounded by her beloved family. Born on July 3, 1933, in Plattsmouth, Nebraska, Ruth lived a vibrant life, marked by her dedication to family, community service, and her career at Brazos County, where she served from June 1, 1966, until September 30, 2020. Throughout her...
Gayla Reinbolt
Jul 31, 2025
Gayla Marie Brown Reinbolt was born on July 21, 1971, in Laurel, Mississippi, to Bob and Lisa Brown. In 1984, her family moved to Texas, where Gayla attended school in College Station and became an active member of Northview Baptist Church’s youth program.
After graduating from A&M Consolidated High School, Gayla began her professional life working in the oil field with...