Sallye Jean Callaway, 81, daughter of the late Sallye Rainey Lacy and C. Homer Callaway, was born December 5, 1924 in Crockett, Texas. She passed away November 15, 2006 at her residence in Bryan. Visitation hours are 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday at Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan and 10:00 a.m. to Noon, Saturday at Callaway-Allee Funeral Home in Crockett. Graveside services with full military honors will follow at 1:00 p.m. at Evergreen Cemetery in Crockett
Miss Callaway graduated from Crockett High School and earned a Bachelors Degree from Southern Methodist University. She served as a 1st Lieutenant in the US Army and retired from the US Air force.
Following her retirement from military service, she was employed as an Accountant at the City of College Station and Callaway-Jones Funeral Home.
She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Bryan, the Order of the Eastern Star, the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Daughters of the Republic of Texas and the Military Officers Association of America.
She is preceded in death by her brothers Lester, Ramon and Herbert Callaway and her sisters, Anne Hatfield and Homer Lacy Jones.
She is survived by nieces, nephews and their spouses; Howard (- Virginia) Callaway, Elaine (- Art) Yates, Donald W. Callaway, Raymond C. (- Dian) Jones, Manley W. (- Mary) Jones, Ramona (- Wally) Koehl, Judy (- James) Ostler, Kim Callaway, Debbie Rightmire (- Jack), Ramon Callaway, Jr., Howard (- Patsy) Hatfield, Kenneth (- Maureen) Hatfield, Kathryn Callaway Smith and Charles Callaway.
Memorials may be made to Movement Disabilities Clinic, Baylor College of Medicine, 6550 Fannin #1801, Houston, TX 77030.
For those who wish, condolences for the family may be left at www.callawayjones.com.
I am so sorry to hear of Jean’s passing. I got to know Jean when I worked at Sherwood,in taking care of Homer Lacy. Jean was such a wonderful caring person. Although I hadn’t seen her in a long time I often thought about her. She will be truely missed. God Bless You All