Obituaries
Deacon Ted
Aug 10, 2023
Theodore (Ted) Otis Baker entered Heaven’s gates on August 10, 2023. We are fairly certain we heard them creaking as he slipped in.
Born January 27, 1938, Ted grew up in Houston, Texas. He was introduced to the love of his life, Nancy, and they married in 1958. Their union spanned more than six decades. He was a military veteran...
Jim Greenwood
Aug 8, 2023
Jimmy “Jim” D. Greenwood was born April 13, 1933 in Dewey, Oklahoma into families that were both on the Delaware and Cherokee Indian rolls in Oklahoma; he died August 8, 2023 at the age of 90 at home in Bryan, Texas. He was surrounded by the people he loved and who loved him in return as husband, father and...
Kristen Gabrielle Mitchell
Aug 7, 2023
Kristen Gabrielle Mitchell left her earthly body to sing with the Angels in Heaven. Her physical and mental struggles are over, and she is experiencing the peace that can only be found through our Savior Jesus Christ. She leaves behind a host of family and friends who knew the beautiful, loving, and kind person she was.
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Edward C. Schwind, Sr.
Aug 6, 2023
Edward Charles Schwind, Sr., 87, passed away on August 6, 2023 at Crestview Skilled Nursing. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends.
Edward was born on June 21, 1936 in Breckenridge, Texas to Joseph Francis Schwind Jr. and Mary Rose Klug. He grew up in Breckenridge, Texas and attended Texas Tech University where he pursued his passion for...
Linda A Maples
Jul 31, 2023
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Robert E. White Jr.
Jul 30, 2023
Robert Eugene White Jr., age 59, passed away at his home on Sunday, July 30th, 2023. Robert was born on April 7th, 1964 to Robert Eugene White Sr. and Josephine (Patranella) White in Houston, Texas.
After moving to Bryan, Texas at the age of 5, Robert attended Bryan schools from Elementary to Highschool.
Robert started working in construction at...
Amelia Garcia
Jul 29, 2023
Amelia “Meli” Garcia was born August 29, 1967, and passed into the arms of her Lord on July 29, 2023.
Meli grew up in Bryan Texas; her favorite childhood memories were going to Mrs. Laura’s and buying candy, playing outside until sundown, waiting for the snow cone man to come by, and chasing the mosquito man around the block. She...
Gail Smith
Jul 27, 2023
Gail Jane Walker Smith, 85, was born July 13, 1938, and went Home to be with her Lord on July 27, 2023.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Gail grew up in Cache, Oklahoma and graduated from the local high school. She met her husband, Bobby Wayne Smith, at the skating rink and on August 17, 1957, she married him....
Roy Norman McDougald
Jul 25, 2023
Roy Norman McDougald, 69, was born October 22, 1953 and passed away July 25, 2023.
Roy grew up in Iola, Texas and was active in many activities including high school football, basketball, 4-H, and FFA. He kept in touch with many high school friends and carried fond memories of that time. He was baptized at Iola Missionary Baptist Church where...
Judith Lee Hays
Jul 23, 2023
Judith Lee Hays was born January 11, 1948 and grew up in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She passed away July 23, 2023 at the age of 75.
She met her husband, Ronald, in the college cafeteria and the happiest day of her life was her wedding on May 21, 1966. After earning her master’s degree in Spanish, she taught at a...
Wilma Frances Shilling
Jul 21, 2023
Wilma Frances Shilling passed away on July 21, 2023. In her ninety-six years, she has lived a full life devoted to family and friends.
Born in Penelope, Texas on February 27, 1927 to John V. and Mary E. (Karlik) Marek, she was the first of four children. There was a set of train tracks that ran by their farm and...
Hubert P. "Smittty" Smith
Jul 20, 2023
Hubert P. “Smitty” Smith, 95, passed away on July 20, 2023 in Bryan, Texas.
He was born on August 6, 1927 in Mermentau Cove, LA. He served in the US Army and graduated from the University of Houston. He was an accountant for Foster Lumber Company and a landman for Exxon Mobil USA.
He will be remembered for...
Col. Michael Glenn Rossman M.D.
Jul 20, 2023
Michael Glenn Rossman, 55, of College Station, Texas, passed away at his home on July 20, 2023. He leaves behind a loving family and a legacy of selfless service through both his military and medical careers.
Michael was born January 18, 1968 in Bremerhaven, Germany, where his father was stationed for active-duty service. After his family returned to the United...
Jesus M. Gonzalez
Jul 19, 2023
Jesus M. Gonzalez, 72, of College Station passed away July 19, 2023
Jesus was born June 7, 1951 and grew up in Piedras Negras, Coahuila, Mexico. He met his wife, Rita, in school. Married in 1975, they shared 47 wonderful years together.
His love for his wife, kids, mother, granddaughter, and siblings was his passion; he was always very strict,...
John Francis Laymon, Jr.
Jul 18, 2023
John Francis Laymon, Jr., 62 of Bryan, Texas was born December 12, 1960 and passed away July 18, 2023.
He grew up in Lakewood, California and loved spending the summers in Oklahoma with family. He graduated from Greencastle High School in Indiana and furthered his education at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, earning a Bachelor of...
Nathan Dean Coffer
Jul 18, 2023
Nathan was a curious and introspective kid that grew into a kind and humble man. He was a gentle giant with a passive nature and was the quiet protector of his family. He loved his family more than anything. It was hard to get to know him as he rarely let people into his life, but those that he did...
Joseph Claude Merritt
Jul 18, 2023
Joseph Claude Merritt, 81, “Papa Joe”, passed away on July 18, 2023 in Bryan, Texas. He was born on August 17, 1941 in Colorado City, Texas.
Joe attended Colorado City High School and furthered his education at Texas A&M University. He was a member of Company G-1 and the Ross Volunteers in The Corps of Cadets. After graduating from A&M,...
Marie Henderson
Jul 16, 2023
Marie-Luise Henderson passed away on July 16, 2023 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s. Marie was born to Heinrich and Frieda Kalb on May 16, 1942 in Fulda, W, Germany.
She graduated from high school in Fulda and moved to Kitzingen, W. Germany in 1958. On November 13, 1959, she married Ronald Smith in Kitzingen, W. Germany. He was in...
Virginia Lagerstam
Jul 16, 2023
Virginia Lagerstam, 98, passed away at The Isle at Watercrest in Bryan on Sunday, July 16, 2023. She was born on December 30, 1924 in Thornton, TX to Lorena Vicie Yates Doss and Lycurgus Eugene Doss. At the age of 14, following the death of her father, she and her mother moved to Raymondville, TX.
On December 16, 1945, Virginia...
Joseph Nunez
Jul 15, 2023
Joseph Anthony Barron Nuñez, age 47, of College Station, TX passed away following a motorcycle accident. He was a member of the American Legion, the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association Chapter 23-9, and was returning from a week-long adventure motorcycle relief ride with the Motorcycle Relief Project. Joseph is lovingly remembered for his kindness, humor, and willingness to help at any...
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