Tributes

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

Ruthie Jean Coleman

Ruthie Jean Coleman

Nov 16, 2020

Ruthie Jean Pilgreen Coleman, 81, of Caldwell, passed away on Monday, November 16, 2020, in Caldwell. Graveside services held 10:00 am Thursday November 19, 2020 at Wellborn Cemetery. Services provided through Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers, Bryan-College Station.

Ruthie was born in Normangee, Texas, on September 19, 1939, and lived in North Zulch, Texas until marrying Kenneth T. Coleman. Ruthie...

Peggy Joyce Quinn Miller

Peggy Joyce Quinn Miller

Nov 15, 2020

 

 

Peggy Joyce Quinn Miller born July 19, 1937 in Elm City, NC to George Royce Quinn and Ruby Hazel Oakey of Elm City, NC passed away peacefully on November 15, 2020 at the age of 83.

The longtime resident of College Station, TX, was a 1955 graduate of Elm City High School in Elm City, NC, where she...

David Earl Baker Sr.

David Earl Baker Sr.

Nov 15, 2020

David Baker, 77, of Caldwell, formerly of Bryan, passed away on Sunday, November 15, 2020, in Caldwell. A visitation will begin at 12 noon until the time of service at 1 PM, Friday, November 20, 2020, at Alexander Cemetery in Tabor. As a precautionary measure during services masks are required by all family and friends attending. Services are in the...

Joshua David Sledge

Joshua David Sledge

Nov 14, 2020

Josh Sledge, 30, of College Station, passed away on Saturday, November 14, 2020, in College Station. Visitation will be 5 pm until 7 pm, Friday, November 20, 2020 and Life Tribute Celebration will begin at 1 pm, Saturday, November 21, 2020, both at First Baptist Church – Bryan. Cremation services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers,...

Donny Holt Wright

Donny Holt Wright

Nov 13, 2020

Donny Holt Wright, 74, of Bryan, passed away on November 13, 2020 due to heart and lung failure at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, TX.  Visitation will be from 10 AM to 11:30 AM on Saturday November 28th at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan.  A Graveside service is planned for Saturday November 28th at 2 PM at Bryan City Cemetery.

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Mavis Loretta Featherston

Mavis Loretta Featherston

Nov 13, 2020

Mavis Featherston, 81, of Bryan, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020, in her home. Her family will honor her life during a graveside celebration at the family cemetery. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers, Bryan-College Station.

On the last morning of 1938, December 31, at 8:30 a.m. Mavis Loretta (the last child born) into...

Mary Burkhalter

Mary Burkhalter

Nov 8, 2020

Mary Ruth Kueck Burkhalter of Hearne crossed through heavens gates peacefully on November 8, 2020 

Mom was born June 19, 1947 to Otto and Jim Elma Kueck. Mom married her teenage sweetheart Larry on July,8, 1964 and in 1970 they adopted a daughter and then a son in 1974. 

 In 1978 Daddy surrendered his life to ministry making...

Garry Earl Melvin

Garry Earl Melvin

Nov 5, 2020

Garry Earl Melvin, 81, of Calvert Texas passed away November 5, 2020. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers.

Emeterio "Julio" Tejera

Emeterio "Julio" Tejera

Nov 5, 2020

Emeterio “Julio” Tejera, 96, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 5th in Bryan, Tx. Emeterio was born on August 28,1924 in Alacranes Matanzas, Cuba. He was a brother, husband, father, and grandfather to many. He worked in the Military for over 30 years in Cuba and was considered a war hero. After Castro took over Cuba Julio came to the...

Deidra Renee Trussell

Deidra Renee Trussell

Nov 4, 2020

Deidra Renee Trussell

August 14, 1964 – November 4, 2020

Deidra Renee Trussell passed away on November 4, 2020, after a brief but courageous battle against cancer. She was born in Los Angeles, California, on August 14, 1964, into a military family. She spent much of her childhood traveling with her parents and siblings to her father’s military assignments in...

Ralph Stephen Pardy

Ralph Stephen Pardy

Nov 3, 2020

Ralph Stephen Pardy, 83, of Lynn, Massachusetts, passed away on November 3, 2020. A memorial service is going to be held at 6:00pm on November 6th at Santa’s Wonderland, 18898 Hwy 6, College Station, TX 77845. Services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers of Bryan-College Station.

Dorothy Hightower

Dorothy Hightower

Oct 31, 2020

Dorothy June Hightower “Dottie”, né Luckey, 75, of College Station, passed away on Saturday, October 31, 2020, in Belton, Texas. Dottie was born on August 26, 1945, in Rockdale, Texas to Rufus Ervin and Wilma Odell (Dickey) Luckey. Dottie was the fifth of six children, of whom she remained close with throughout her life. Dottie loved her church and her...

Bob Davis Bell

Bob Davis Bell

Oct 30, 2020

Bob Davis Bell, 77, passed away peacefully on October 30, 2020. Bob was born in San Antonio, Texas on Dec 3, 1942 and was the son of the late Walter B. and Mary Sue (Davis) Bell. He was a graduate of San Marcos Baptist Military Academy and Texas A&M University, where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets...

Tobias Fiedler

Tobias Fiedler

Oct 28, 2020

Tobias Fiedler, 39, passed unexpectedly and tragically when struck by a pickup truck driver, while doing what he enjoyed, riding a bicycle after a long day at work.

Tobias is survived by his loving parents, Petra and Wilhelm Fiedler, brothers Markus, Christian, and Sebastian with sister-in-law Elizabeth and niece Aemilia, grandaunt Brigitte, aunts, uncles, and cousins, all of Germany, and...

Sylvia Adams-Farmer

Sylvia Adams-Farmer

Oct 28, 2020

Sylvia Adams-Farmer, 65, of Hearne, formerly of Bryan, passed away peacefully surrounded by family members on Wednesday, October 28, 2020, in Hearne. Visitation will begin at 5 pm, followed by a rosary at 6:30, on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, at the funeral center. The Funeral Mass will begin at 11 am, Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at St. Joseph Catholic Church....