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Recent obituaries in the Bryan and College Station, TX areas.
Esther Albina Breeden
Dec 22, 2022
Born at home the only daughter of John and Albie Skrivanek after 3 sons, Ladis, Johnnie, and Robert. Esther grew up around horse and farming in San Felipe, Texas. She graduated high school in May 1950 and on June 4th, 1950 married James Baxter Breeden from Deanville, Texas. Esther retired from Texas A&M where she loved working and then went...
Karen Sue Chastain-Elder
Dec 21, 2022
Karen Sue Chastain-Elder, 82, of Robertson County, Texas entered into eternal rest with her Lord and Savior on the morning of December 21, 2022. Born October 3, 1940 in Glen Dale, West Virginia, she was the daughter of Elmer Wiley and Edna Virginia (Allenby) Hartzell.
Karen spent her early years with her grandfather in the hills of West Virginia before...
Glenda "Freddy" Tucker
Dec 20, 2022
Glenda “Freddy” Tucker,73, passed from this life on December 20, 2022, leaving behind her love for her family, and many friends. Glenda was born on February 18,1949 in Belleville, Illinois to Earl Turner and Ola Samsky Turner. She was the oldest of five children and was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Vickie and Cindy. She stayed...
Tasha Deanne Bienski
Dec 19, 2022
Tasha Bienski, 51, of Bryan passed away unexpectedly on Monday, December 19, 2022, at St. Luke’s in Houston, Texas surrounded by her loving family and friends. Her visitation will be held on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at Christ the Good Shepherd Chapel from 5 to 8pm, with the rosary following the visitation at 8pm. Her funeral services will be on...
Mary Jane Freeman
Dec 18, 2022
Mary Jane Freeman, 92, of Bryan passed away on December 18, 2022. Cremation services are in care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers.
Linda Geraldine Cahill
Dec 16, 2022
Linda Cahill, 66, of Bryan, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2022, in Bryan. A visitation will be from 10 to 12 noon, Thursday, December 22, 2022, at the funeral center. Private inurnment will be a later date. Cremation services are in the care of Callaway-Jones Funeral and Cremation Centers, Bryan-College Station.
Linda was born in Bryan, on January 19,...
Ronnie Earl Crenshaw
Dec 14, 2022
Ronnie Earl Crenshaw Sr, 68, of Bryan, Texas passed away on Wednesday, December 14,2022, surrounded by his loved ones. Visitation will be from 5 to 7PM, Tuesday, December 27, 2022, at the funeral center. Graveside service will be at 11am, Wednesday, December 28, 2022, at Peach Creek Cemetery. Ronnie will be laid to rest by his parents, brothers, sister, and...
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...