Obituaries
Bobby Lay
Jul 2, 2024
Bobby Gene Lay was called home to Heaven on July 2, 2024 after ninety years here on earth. He is survived by his three children and their spouses, Diane and Jay Caton of Horseshoe Bay, TX; Tammye and Mark York of Plano, TX; and Todd and Diane Lay of Tyler, TX; seven grandchildren, Lauren Caton, Heather Caton, Brooks Caton, Lindsay...
Charles James Dobbins
Jun 29, 2024
Charles James Dobbins, known as CJ to his family and friends, passed away unexpectedly on June 29, 2024 in College Station, TX. Born in Phoenix, AZ on November 10, 1986 to Janet Dobbins-Welch and Rick Dobbins. CJ has two older sisters, Chasity Curl, who resides in Navasota, TX and Sheena Curl, who resides in Sedona, AZ.
CJ was a beloved son,...
Dr. William H. Marr
Jun 28, 2024
On June 28, 2024, Dr. William Harris Marr passed away peacefully at his home in College Station, TX at the age of 68.
Bill (as friends’ knew him) grew up in Victoria, TX, the middle child of Betty and Harris Marr. In high school, he was voted “Most Likely to Succeed,” a title he truly lived up to through his dedicated...
Robert Lee Cook
Jun 28, 2024
Robert Lee Cook passed away peacefully at home in the early hours of the morning on June 28th, 2024 at the age of 81.
Robert was born in Wyoming, West Virginia on July 27, 1942 to Elmer “Boyd” Cook and Ruby “Eloise” Cook. After his father passed away due to complications from a coal mining accident, he was raised, along with...
Cruz Alexander Aguirre
Jun 27, 2024
Cruz Alexander Aguirre was welcomed with excitement and joy by parents Baylee & Ricardo Aguirre and big brother Leo on November 9, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas. Though born into a tumultuous year for the world over, it was clear from his birth that part of his life’s mission would be to bring love and healing. As an infant, among...
Mary Beth Melia
Jun 27, 2024
Mary Beth Margaret Melia, 69, passed away at her home on June 27, 2024. She was born on November 5, 1954, to Margaret Louise (Kenney) and Edward Audley Melia Jr. in Riverside, California. She spent much of her life in San Rafael, California where she produced award-winning textiles at Cedars before relocating to College Station, Texas with family.
Mary Beth loved...
William (Bill) Scott Palmer
Jun 25, 2024
“Have the vultures strip my bones and prop my skeleton in the corner with red LEDs in the eyes, a motor in the mouth, and a voice-box full of my witticisms activated by a motion detector.” Well, that turned out to be an impractical solution according to the prudes at the health department.
My father thought there would be nothing after...
Richard W. Towry
Jun 25, 2024
Richard W. Towry passed away on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at his home Edge, TX surrounded by the love of his family.
Dick was born May 21, 1938 to Fleming and Bessie Lee Towry in Navasota. Navasota is where the hospital was but he moved frequently as his dad was employed with in the oil and gas industry as well. They...
Janice F. Clark
Jun 23, 2024
Janice Finnegan Clark, 79, passed away on June 23, 2024, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bryan, TX. She was born in Winchester, MA, the third of four children to Thomas Finnegan and Marguerite Chaisson. Janice was a new resident to Bryan, Texas at the time of her passing.
Janice moved from Cobleskill, NY to Bryan, TX in the late summer of...
Mary Elizabeth Culpepper
Jun 21, 2024
Our angel Mary Elizabeth "Liza" Culpepper joined Jesus Christ in Heaven on June 21, 2024. Liza’s life was beautiful and full of joy. Although Liza could not speak, she expressed her love in her own special way. Her language was love, and it was unconditional.
Liza is survived by her loving parents, Mary and Jack Culpepper; brother and sister-in-law, John and...
Cotton Burleson
Jun 20, 2024
Cotton Burleson, 80, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024 at St. Joseph Hospital in Bryan, TX.
Cotton was born September 18, 1943 in Lubbock, TX to Floyce Ione (Welch) and Lacy Neal Burleson. He graduated from Lubbock Monterey High School, attended Texas Tech University, and then began his life-long career in agriculture.
He cherished his wife, Neicy, for over 54 years...
Jose Manuel Torres Gonzalez `16
Jun 19, 2024
Jose Manuel will be lovingly remembered as a husband, son, brother, mentor, and friend to many. Manuel’s name means “God is with us”. He believed in God and everything good.
Manuel was kind, extraordinary, courageous, strong, handsome, selfless, humble, and incredibly intelligent. To know Manuel was to love Manuel. He had the sweetest smile and kindest eyes. He had an innocent...
Jane Knapp
Jun 19, 2024
Jane “Janie” Butler Knapp, loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and loyal friend to many, passed away on Wednesday, the 19th of June, 2024 at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, Texas with her family by her side. Born on the 20th of May, 1952 in Nuremberg, Germany, she lived her elementary and early high school years in Orange, California before...
Jimmy L. Gustavus
Jun 19, 2024
Jimmy L. Gustavus, 70, of Franklin, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Jimmy was born on February 19, 1954, to Clifford and Henrietta Gustavus of Bryan, Texas. In 1979, Jimmy married Eva Sanders of Bryan, Texas, where they spent a majority of their lives together until moving to Franklin.
Jimmy was preceded in death by his mother and father,...
Dr. Steven C. Jensen
Jun 11, 2024
Steven C. Jensen (71), born in Ralston, NE August 28th, 1952, tragically lost his battle with liver cancer and went home to be with the Lord on June 11, 2024. As he always wanted it put: “I tried to tell them I was sick!”
Dr. J was the Director of Radiologic Sciences at Southern Illinois University from 1982 to 2011. Throughout...
Donald Krueger
Jun 11, 2024
Donald Krueger was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Otto and Marie (Campbell) Krueger. He attended Case Institute of Technology, and graduated with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1953. While completing his studies at Case, he also met Erika Niemitz, who graduated from Case Western Reserve in Nursing, and they were married in 1954.
In 1954 Don also enlisted...
Velma J. John
Jun 10, 2024
Mrs. Velma Ju-Taun John transitioned to be with the Lord on June 10, 2024. She was a woman of many talents and will be lovingly remembered as a wife, mother, grandmother, sister, daughter, friend to many, book lover, music lover, artist, and poet.
Velma often reminded us that she was an Aquarius, embodying the unselfish, independent, creative, and friendly traits of...
Larry Dean Mariott
Jun 10, 2024
Larry Dean Mariott, age 72, of College Station, Texas, went to be with the Lord on June 10, 2024, surrounded by his family. Larry was born on May 31, 1952, in Gatesville, Texas. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, boss, and friend.
Larry was a dedicated family man known for his hard work, dedication, honesty, selflessness, and loyalty. He...
Deacon Asher Emerson
Jun 4, 2024
Deacon Asher Emerson, whose name means Happy Messenger, was born May 1, 2023, to parents Colt and Tara Emerson. He died peacefully at home in College Station, TX on June 4, 2024. Deacon was a Trisomy 18 warrior and lived a beautiful 400 days until passing gently into the arms of Jesus. One of the many lessons his life represents...
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