Tributes
Recent obituaries in the Bryan and College Station, TX areas.
Gene Arnold Verwold
Dec 13, 2022
Gene Verwold who was known for his quiet, easy going, and caring disposition, went to spend Christmas with his long- time sweetheart, Evelyn, in Heaven on Tuesday, December, 13, 2022.
Gene was born in Cook’s Point, TX on May 4, 1937, to Ernest and Mary Verwold and grew up on his family’s farm with his three brothers, sister, and...
Harry Green Jr. '52
Dec 12, 2022
On April 16, 1930, Harry Joyce Green, Jr. was born in San Antonio, Texas, to parents Cecilia M. and Harry J. Green, Sr. Harry grew up in Houston, Texas, and graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in 1948.
He entered Texas A&M in fall of 1948 where he was part of Company B. He lived in Hart Hall and...
Britt Alan Watson
Dec 12, 2022
Britt Alan Watson passed away on December 12, 2022, at the age of 50.
Britt, affectionately known as Brother-in-law (and a few other unmentionable names) was born in Bryan, Texas on February 1, 1972, to Royce Earl Watson and Jackie Harding Watson. As the youngest of three children, Britt had a very mischievous childhood leading to many escapades, adventures,...
Wanda Lorice Hall
Dec 11, 2022
Wanda Hall, 91 years of age, passed on Sunday, December 11, 2022 in Bryan, Texas. Wanda was born on March 30, 1931 in Socorro, New Mexico to the late George and Oma Manning. Preceding her in death were two older brothers. Wanda graduated from Albuquerque High School in 1949.
In 1950, Wanda married her sweetheart, L.M. “Scratch” Hall and soon...
Whitney Nicole Escobar
Dec 10, 2022
Whitney Escobar, 20, 0f Bryan, passed away on Saturday, December 10, 2022, in Centerville. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 PM, Thursday, December 15, 2022, and the Memorial Service will be at 12 noon, Friday, December 16, 2022, both at the funeral center. Cremation services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers.
A full obituary is...
Janet Lou Burnett
Dec 9, 2022
Janet Lou Burnett, 74, of Bryan Texas died December 9th 2022. Janet, daughter of Lyal and Lizzie Mae Jackson Weckner, loving wife of Bruce Burnett, passed away on December 9th at her home in Bryan Texas after a long battle with cancer. She passed away shortly before her 54th wedding anniversary. Janet is survived by her husband Bruce, her daughter...
Daniel Marvin Starr
Dec 8, 2022
Daniel M. Starr, 92, of Bryan departed to be with his Lord and Savior on Thursday, December 8, 2022. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 14 at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan at 11 a.m. Visitation will begin at 10 am. Daniel was born in Lytton Springs, Texas the son of Raymond and Viola Starr. He was a member...
Robert Charles Reese
Dec 8, 2022
Robert Charles Reese was born in Ballinger, Texas to Raleigh A. Reese and Frances Harvey Reese on August 4, 1938, and passed away December 8, 2022 in Bryan, Texas. He was preceded in death by his parents, older brother Raleigh A. Reese, II of Eugene, Oregon and cousin, William Harvey Flynt of Lubbock, Texas.
He is survived by his wife...
Edward Ronnie Markowski
Dec 7, 2022
Edward “Ronnie” Markowski, 78, passed away on December 7, 2022, at Fortress Rehab Center in College Station, Texas of natural causes. He was born in Houston, Texas on August 26, 1944, to William “Bill” and Alice Markowski. He then moved and was raised in and near Bremond, Texas.
He moved to Bryan, Texas in 1962 where he met Jewel K....
Billie Sue Todd Chambers
Dec 6, 2022
Billie Sue Chambers of Bryan, a loving wife, mother, and grandmother, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, in Bryan. Service and Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, January 15th, 2023, 1-3pm at Brazos Valley Cowboy Church 7300 Hwy 21/190 East Bryan 77808. Funeral arrangements by Callaway Jones of Bryan.
Billie Sue Todd married Bill...
Peggy Ann Page
Dec 5, 2022
Peggy Ann (Dyer) Page passed away Monday, December 5, 2022, in Bryan after a brief illness. A private service will be held by the family.
Peggy was born in Rockdale, Texas to Morris Shelton Dyer and Mary (Callaway) Dyer Palermo. She was raised on a dairy farm in Hearne, Texas with her parents and two sisters. Her family moved to...
Delores "Cindy" F. Gillespie
Dec 3, 2022
Delores “Cindy” was born to Emmett and Eva Gregg in Kansas in 1936. She grew up in Garnett, Kansas. Cindy met the love of her life; Larry Gillespie and they were married in 1954. They raised two sons, Greg and Lane, and they shared sixty one joyous years of marriage. Cindy worked in banking in many professional positions and eventually...
David Al Breed
Dec 3, 2022
David Breed, 79, passed away peacefully in the night at home, on December 3, 2022.
David was born in Marlin, Texas, to Algie and Ora Breed, a cotton ginner and and a beautician, where he was raised on a farm until his junior year when they moved to Austin.
He graduated from University of Texas, Pharmacy School in 1971 beginning...
John "Jay" Orion Page, Jr.
Dec 2, 2022
John “Jay” Orion Page Jr., 84, of Bryan passed away Friday, December 2, 2022, in College Station after a brief illness. A private service will be held by the family.
Jay was born February 15, 1938, in St. Louis, Missouri to John and Genevieve (Boeckmann) Page. He was a 1967 graduate of Texas A&M. He worked as a Civil Engineer...
Annette Trossen Webb
Dec 2, 2022
Annette Trossen Webb, 62, of College Station went to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, December 2, 2022 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. Cremation services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers, Bryan-College Station. A visitation will be held from 4-6pm on Friday, December 9th in the Gathering Room at Central Church’s...
William Mason Housley
Dec 1, 2022
William Mason Housley, 20, passed away December 1, 2022, in Waco, Texas. A Memorial and Celebration of Life Service will be held at Callaway-Jones Funeral Center beginning at noon on Saturday, December 10, 2022. Live streaming will be available beginning at 11:55am for those unable to attend.
Mason was born September 27, 2002 in Bryan to Gary Allen and Nancy...
Herndon Garry Morris
Nov 30, 2022
Herndon Garry Morris, 86, of Bryan passed away Wednesday, November 30, 2022. A Celebration of Life for Garry will be held Tuesday, December 6, with visitation at 12 pm and service at 1 pm at Callaway-Jones Funeral Center in Bryan. Interment will immediately follow at Restever Memorial Park Cemetery in Bryan Texas.
Garry Morris was born April 6, 1936, in...
Fritz Born Jr.
Nov 29, 2022
Fritz William Born Jr. was born September 17, 1953 to Fritz William Born Sr. and Nettie Mae. Born in Houston, TX. Fritz passed away on November 26, 2022 in Bryan, TX after a short illness. In his twenties, he was married for a brief time to Patty Gail. Fritz resided in Houston, TX the majority of his life where he...