Brenham Memorial Chapel

Donald D. Jones went home to his savior Jesus Christ on September 10, 2021. We have lost another member of the Greatest Generation. On February 14, 1927 in a farmhouse on the Cimarron River near Kingfisher, Oklahoma, Hugh Jones assisted his wife, Florence (nee Wells) Jones in delivering Don into this life. Don's childhood encountered the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl in Oklahoma. Don assisted his father in the contract combining business for several years, traveling from Texas to North Dakota, before being drafted at 17 years of age into the U.S. Army from the Selective Service office in Lemmon, South Dakota. Don served with the 3rd Army under General George S. Patton including...

John A. Hermann, 74, was called to his heavenly home on July 10, 2021. John was born on June 18, 1947 in Gonzalez, Texas to Ina and Alfred Hermann. The Hermann family lived in Gonzales, Texas until John's junior year of high school when they packed up and moved to Brenham. John graduated from Brenham High School and Blinn College. He served in the Army National Guard and was stationed at Fort Polk, Louisiana before being transferred to Fort Louis, Washington. Upon his return in 1968, he married Patsy Lesser at First Baptist Church, Brenham, and on June 29th they celebrated 53 years together. In 1970 their daughter Jennifer Jean Hermann was born and John and Patsy were always very proud of...

Gilbert O. Schroeder, 85, passed away on May 27, 2021 in College Station, Texas. Gilbert lived in Brenham and was formally from Axtell, Texas. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Brenham Memorial Chapel in Brenham, Texas from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Brenham Memorial Chapel in Brenham, Texas. Graveside and burial service will be at 3:30 p.m. at Riesel Cemetery, Riesel, Texas. Gilbert was born in Riesel, Texas. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Riesel, Texas. He was the youngest of 10 children born to Henry W. Schroeder and Lydia Lehrmann Schroeder. Gilbert was married to Evelyn...

Gilbert O. Schroeder, 85, passed away on May 27, 2021 in College Station, Texas. Gilbert lived in Brenham and was formally from Axtell, Texas. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, June 1, 2021 at Brenham Memorial Chapel in Brenham, Texas from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The funeral will be held on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at Brenham Memorial Chapel in Brenham, Texas. Graveside and burial service will be at 3:30 p.m. at Riesel Cemetery, Riesel, Texas. Gilbert was born in Riesel, Texas. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Riesel, Texas. He was the youngest of 10 children born to Henry W. Schroeder and Lydia Lehrmann Schroeder. Gilbert was married to Evelyn...

Milton Mohr Haack, 97, of Brenham, Texas passed away on Sunday, April 11, 2021. He was a former member of Memorial Lutheran Church and retired from Marathon Oil. He is survived by his wife of 76 years, Evelyn Haack, daughters; Jean ( Gene) King and Janis Broussard. Visitation will be Tuesday, April 13, from 4-7pm at Brenham memorial Chapel in Brenham, Texas. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, April 14, at 2pm at Abiding Word Lutheran Church in Brenham, Texas with the interment to follow at Prairie Lea Cemetery and a fellowship gathering back at the church.

Emma Jean "Williams" Toms, 90, passed away peacefully on March 31, 2021 in Brenham, Texas. Emma Jean was born on January 4, 1931 to Opal and Delbert Williams in Wellsville, Ohio. Emma Jean is preceded in death by her son; Andrew "Andy" Lee Toms and her parents. She is survived by her beloved husband of 70 years, Rex Toms, her daughter; Sharon Abboud and her husband Dana, her grandchildren; Courtney and Carson Lougheed and special friend; Minnie Oloan. Visitation for Emma Jean will be on Friday, April 2, 2021 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm at Brenham Memorial Chapel located at 2300 Stringer St. Brenham, Texas. Online condolences for the family may be left at www.brenhammemorialchapel.com.

Andy Mobley, formerly of Flower Mound, TX slipped the bounds of Earth and joined His Heavenly Father on Nov. 4, 2020. Andy enjoyed 68 years on His "good earth," and shared 46 of those years with the love of his life and best friend, Sue Cathey Mobley. Together, they raised the "apples of their eyes", daughter, Joy Beth England (Mark), son, USAF Lt. Col. Gentry Mobley (Cassidy). To his 8 beloved grandchildren, he was simply "Pop", the grandfather who could do anything: Hannah, Caleb, Hudson, Emmy, Asher, Josiah, Miri, and Isaac. During his career in various positions, he took great pride in any and all tasks in which he was often honored for his hard work and integrity. But his greatest...

Ida Jeannette Wingfield Broyles, known to all as "Dede", passed away November 3, 2020 in The Woodlands, Texas, due to a brief COVID-19 illness. She was 92 years old. Dede was born August 8, 1928, second child to Burnley Magruder Wingfield, Assistant General Counsel to the Board of Governors of the U.S. Federal Reserve, and Carrie Jones Wingfield, newspaper editor in Washington D.C. Dede was preceded in death by her parents, husband George Dilley Broyles MD, siblings Burnley Magruder Wingfield Jr, Nancy Wingfield Davenport, William Prescott Walker and daughter-in-law Shirley Louise Walker. She is survived by her brother, Garrett Wingfield; sister, Carrie Jones Wingfield; sister-in-law...

Robert Barnett Madden, Jr., 63, passed away on July 28, 2020 in Brenham, Texas. Robert was born on Dec. 31 1956, to Robert Sr., and Audrey (Mayeux) Madden. He was a Louisiana native and a lifelong resident until just a few years ago. Robert spent over 30 years with the Winn-Dixie supermarket company, retiring from shipping and logistics. Robert also spent many years in the US Navy and Navy Reserves. His surviving family includes daughters, Melissa Madden Crow and Lauren Madden Smith as well as his son-in-laws Dean Crow and Chase Smith, who he loved like sons. His much-loved grandchildren are Cameron and Caden Crow and Payton, Zayne, and Madden Smith. His godson is Tyler Trahan. His...

On July 28, 2020, Shirley Lenore Jones, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, succumbed to COVID-19 in Brenham, Texas. She was welcomed with open arms by her savior, Jesus Christ. Shirley came into the world on October 13, 1928 in a two room farmhouse near Lodgepole, South Dakota. She was the only surviving child of Benjamin Hendricks and Mabel (nee Atkinson) Hendricks. She married her husband of 72 years, Donald D. Jones, on June 1, 1948 in Hettinger, North Dakota. True to her farm-girl upbringing, Shirley was an active, industrious, and accomplished homemaker. She also toiled making munitions at the Joliet Arsenal near her home in Elwood, Illinois. After her Arsenal...

Marty Montgomery, age 72, of Brenham, passed away on Monday, June 22, 2020 surrounded by his loved ones at home. Martin Eugene Montgomery was born March 8, 1948 in Lordstown, Ohio to Eugene and Velma (Stein) Montgomery. Marty was a proud graduate of Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, where he received both his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Education. He was a public school teacher and principal before moving to Brenham, where he later retired from the Brenham State Supported Living Center after holding numerous roles as unit director, human rights officer, and abuse investigator. Marty was married to Johanna Geers on March 24, 1984. Marty loved riding motorcycles, wood...

Carroll Charles "Butch" Faske, 69 of Brenham, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 at Tomball Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Faske served as Washington County Precinct 2 Constable for 31 years, and along with his brother, Morris Faske, was co-owner of Faske's Jewelry at 210 E. Main St. in Brenham. Visitation will be Thursday, June 4 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at Brenham Memorial Chapel. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date so that all may safely come together to honor his life and memory. Services are in the care of Brenham Memorial Chapel, 2300 Stringer St., Brenham, TX 77833. 979.836.3611 www.BrenhamMemorialChapel.com.

Carroll Charles "Butch" Faske, 69 of Brenham, passed away on Friday, May 29, 2020 at Tomball Regional Medical Center after a brief illness. Faske served as Washington County Precinct 2 Constable for 31 years, and along with his brother, Morris Faske, was co-owner of Faske's Jewelry at 210 E. Main St. in Brenham. Visitation will be Thursday, June 4 from 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. at Brenham Memorial Chapel. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date so that all may safely come together to honor his life and memory. Services are in the care of Brenham Memorial Chapel, 2300 Stringer St., Brenham, TX 77833. 979.836.3611 www.BrenhamMemorialChapel.com.

Doyle William (Bill) Dewbre, Jr. passed away from heart failure October 18, 2019 at his residence in Argent Court Assisted Living, Brenham, TX. His beloved wife, Nancy, was at his side. Bill was born in Birmingham, AL, September 2, 1931 to Bertie Nadine Brown and Doyle William Dewbre, Sr., and was raised in Memphis, TN. He graduated from Central High School where he met Nancy Bonds. He was a member of the Naval Air Reserve in Millington, TN, where he served as a flight radioman for eight years. He was a Master Electrician. He married Nancy Jane Bonds June 23, 1952 in Memphis, where they raised three children (Jan, Bill, Beth). The family moved to Etta, MS, in 1970 where he opened his own...

Doyle William (Bill) Dewbre, Jr. passed away from heart failure October 18, 2019 at his residence in Argent Court Assisted Living, Brenham, TX. His beloved wife, Nancy, was at his side. Bill was born in Birmingham, AL, September 2, 1931 to Bertie Nadine Brown and Doyle William Dewbre, Sr., and was raised in Memphis, TN. He graduated from Central High School where he met Nancy Bonds. He was a member of the Naval Air Reserve in Millington, TN, where he served as a flight radioman for eight years. He was a Master Electrician. He married Nancy Jane Bonds June 23, 1952 in Memphis, where they raised three children (Jan, Bill, Beth). The family moved to Etta, MS, in 1970 where he opened his own...

Dr. Wilfred Oscar Dietrich, 95, devoted husband, lifelong educator, and ardent civic leader, died on June 22, 2019. Visitation with family and friends will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 27th at Brenham Memorial Chapel. Wilfred's memorial service will be conducted at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 28th at the Dr. Bobbie Morrow Dietrich Memorial Amphitheatre at Hohlt Park with Rev. Charles Stark, Rev. Glen Schoeneberg, and Rev. Patricia Dietrich officiating. A celebration of life reception at the Blinn College Student Center will follow the memorial service. Wilfred was born to Oscar and Lillie Meinecke Dietrich on May 22, 1924, on the family farm outside of Burton, Texas. ...