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Edward Layman
December 14, 1924 - March 18, 2003
Edward Layman, 78, of College Station passed away on March 18, 2003, in Temple, Texas. He was born December 14, 1924, in Marshall, Texas to Edward Lon Layman and Helen Conner Layman.
He was a 1948 graduate of Texas A&M University, a devout member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, an active member of local civic organizations, and served in the United States Army.
Mourning his loss are his wife Helen Kopecky Layman of College Station, formerly of Galveston, Texas; children, Barbara & husband Jerry Taylor of College Station; Margaret and husband Tony Scofelia of Galveston; Betty and husband Daniel Martin of Friendswood; Edward Lonnie Layman and wife Suzanne of Austin; nine grandchildren, Jeffrey, Jessica and Sara Taylor, Neil and Peter Scofelia, Amanda and Jaclyn Hays, Bryan and Michael Layman. In addition, he is also survived by brothers Dee W. Layman of Madison, MS; Elmer L. Layman of Brighton, MA; sister Patricia Atkins of Tampa, FL and numerous nieces and nephews.
A visitation will be at Memorial Funeral Chapel on Thursday evening from 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm with a vigil recited by Deacon Ted Baker at 6:00 pm. A funeral mass will be celebrated by Father Dean Wilhelm on Friday, March 21, 2003, at 10:00 am at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 2541SH 6 S in College Station, Texas. Burial will follow at College Station City Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jerry and Jeff Taylor, Tony, Neil and Peter Scofelia, and Daniel Martin. Honorary pallbearers will be Bryan and Michael Layman. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be sent to St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Building Fund.
Barbara L. Dunlap
Nov. 20, 1928 — March 2, 2003
A memorial service for Barbara L. Dunlap, 74, of Bryan is set for 11 a.m. Friday at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
The Rev. Nicolas Dyke will officiate. A reception will be held following the service at 11:45 a.m. at the LaSalle Hotel in Bryan.
Arrangements are under the direction of Callaway-Jones Funeral Home in Bryan.
Mrs. Dunlap died March 2 at her home.
She was born in Newark, Ohio, and lived in Bryan for the past six years. She graduated from the University of Miami. She was a member of the St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
Survivors include her husband, James A. “Jim” Dunlap of Bryan; a son, James M. Dunlap of Bryan; two daughters, Patricia J. Armitage of Pasadena, Calif., and Julie A. Oppenborn of Spring; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 1605 Rock Prairie Rd., Suite 214-A College Station, 77845.
John Sampson Wilson III
Jan. 4, 1932 — March 17, 2003
IVY, Ga. — Graveside services for John Sampson Wilson III, 71, of Ivy and formerly of the Hoyte Community in Milam County, are set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Rice Cemetery near Cameron.
The Rev. Steve Wilson will officiate. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Green-Patterson Funeral Home in Cameron.
Mr. Wilson died Monday in a nursing home in Gray, Ga.
He was born in San Antonio. He served in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, June Wilson of Ivy; a son and daughter-in-law, Scott A. and Sandra Wilson of Rusk; two daughters and sons-in-law, Lee Ann and Kenneth McIntyre of Palestine, and Gina and Eddie West of Macon, Ga.; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Steve and Sue Wilson of Grand Prairie, Jim and Debbie Wilson of Dallas, and Mike and Judy Wilson of Temple; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Marianne and Wendle Balch of Cameron, and Winnie and Melvin Wheeler of Mableton, Ga.; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
Edward Layman
Dec. 14, 1924 — March 18, 2003
Services for Edward Layman, 78, of College Station are set for 10 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
The Rev. Dean Wilhelm and Deacon Ted Baker of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church will officiate. Burial will be in the College Station City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Memorial Funeral Chapel in College Station and a vigil will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Mr. Layman died Tuesday in Temple.
He was born in Marshall and lived in College Station since 1996. He was a 1948 graduate of Texas A&M University and served in the U.S. Army. Mr. Layman was a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Helen Kopecky Layman of College Station; a son and daughter-in-law, Edward Lonnie and Suzanne Layman of Austin; three daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara and Jerry Taylor of College Station, Margaret and Tony Scofelia of Galveston, and Betty and Daniel Martin of Friendswood; two brothers, Dee W. Layman of Madison, Miss., and Elmer L. Layman of Brighton, Mass.; a sister, Patricia Atkins of Tampa, Fla.; nine grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church Building Fund.
Martin ‘Jr.’ Szymanski
Oct. 20, 1935 — March 18, 2003
ANDERSON — Services for Martin “Jr.” Szymanski, 67, of Anderson are set for 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Anderson.
The Rev. Louis S. Sikorski will officiate. Burial will be in the St. Stanislaus Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 4 p.m. Thursday at Lindley-Robertson-Holt Funeral Home in Navasota and from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the church.
A parish rosary and vigil service will be held at 7 p.m Thursday at the church.
Mr. Szymanski died Tuesday from injuries sustained in a car accident.
He was born in Houston and lived in Anderson the past 22 years. He was a retired production manager at Ingersoll-Rand. Mr. Szymanski graduated from Reagan High School in Houston. He served in the U.S. Army and was a member of the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church.
Survivors include his wife, Rosalie Szymanski of Anderson; a son and daughter-in-law, Timothy and Pam Szymanski of Anderson; a daughter, Sharon Schroeder of Anderson; a brother and sister-in-law, Bernard and Mary Ann Szymanski of Cypress; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Dorothy and Richard Graziani of Cypress, Gertrude Snow of Houston, and Barbara Maciejeski of Livingston; two sisters-in-law, Peggy Szymanski of Magnolia and Angie Frank of Jersey Village; and his mother-in-law, Victoria Hetmaniak of Anderson; and six grandchildren.
Antonio ‘Tony’ Saldivar
May 28, 1920 — March 16, 2003
Services for Antonio “Tony” Saldivar, 82, of Bryan are set for 3 p.m. Friday at Oak Grove United Methodist Church.
The Rev. Manuel Grajales will officiate. Burial will be in the Bryan City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan.
Mr. Saldivar died Sunday in Navasota.
He was born in Denver and lived in Bryan most of his life. He was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Maria Saldivar of Bryan; a son and daughter-in-law, Earl and Jennifer Smith of Bryan; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Ed and Mary Saldivar of Somerville, and Porfiro and Lucia Saldivar of Caldwell; and two grandchildren.
Dr. Frank W.R. Hubert
June 2, 1915 – March 16, 2003
Dr. Frank W.R. Hubert, educator, teacher, musician, band director and former Chancellor of the Texas A & M University System, died on March 16, 2003 in Bryan, Texas.
His former students and colleagues, and everyone else whose life was touched by Dr. Hubert remembers him with love and affection for the simple reason that Frank Hubert genuinely cared about others, and showed it.
Dr. Hubert was born near Cameron in Milam County, Texas, on June 2, 1915, the son of Dr. J.S. Hubert and Lura Gertrude Hubert. He attended Yoe High School in Cameron, and Austin High school in Austin, Texas. He received his B.A. (1938), M.A. (1946) and Ph.D. (1950, in education) degrees from the University of Texas, where he was a cheerleader and student assistant director of the Longhorn band. He worked his way through undergraduate school playing tenor saxophone and trumpet in various dance bands. From 1938 to 1944, Dr. Hubert was musical director for the Bengal Lancers and Bengal Guards in Orange, Texas. The Bengal Guards were the most glamorous and inspiring all-girl musical organization in America, travelling extensively and performing at such venues as Soldiers Field in Chicago and the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
In 1944-45 he served in the United States Army, and in 1946-48 he was assistant principal and then principal of Lutcher Stark Senior High School in Orange, Texas. In 1948 he received a graduate research fellowship from the University of Texas, and from 1948-1955 was employed by the Texas Education Agency, where he became Director of Professional Standards. Dr. Hubert returned to Orange as Superintendent of Schools in 1955.
In 1959, Dr. Hubert accepted an appointment as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas A&M University. He subsequently became Dean of the College of Liberal Arts when the schools of Arts and Sciences were separated, and Dean of the College of Education upon its creation in 1969. He served as Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System from 1979 to 1982.
Dr. Hubert served on numerous academic boards and committees, including the Committee of 75 established by the University of Texas Board of Regents in 1958, the Governor’s Committee on Public Education (1966), the Texas Council of Deans of Education (President 1974-75), the Texas Association of School Administrators (Chairman, College Advisory Commission 1969-73), Association of Texas Colleges and Universities (President 1965-66), and the National Advisory Commission on Mexican-American Education. He received an honorary Doctor of Laws from Baylor University in 1979, and was a member of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and the Philosophical Society of Texas.
Dr. Hubert was predeceased by his wife of 61 years, Mary Julia Glidden Hubert of Orange, Texas. Survivors include two children, Frank W.R. Hubert, Jr., of Houston and Mary Katherine Grace, of The Woodlands; four grandchildren, Lauri Lynn Hoese, Amy Adair Freund, Frank W.R. Hubert III, and Mary Elizabeth Hubert; and four great-grandchildren, Caleb, Joshua, Hannah and Abigail Freund.
A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 20, 2003 at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange, Texas, and interment will be at the Evergreen Cemetery in Orange. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the President’s Endowed Scholarship Fund, c/o A&M Foundation, Attn: Cathy McWhorter, 401 George Bush Drive, College Station, Texas 77840-2811.
Pauline Frances Cross
Nov. 5, 1919 — March 16, 2003
MADISONVILLE — Services for Pauline Frances Cross, 83, of Huntsville are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Elwood Baptist Church in the Elwood community.
The Rev. Glenn Connor will officiate. Burial will be in the Allphin Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Madisonville Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cross died Sunday in Huntsville.
She was born in Childress and worked as a teacher in the public school system. She served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Arthur Davis Cross.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, William David and Margo Cross of Midway and Allen Arthur and Becky Cross of Payson, Ariz.; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Mary Gail and Gary Doddridge of Conroe, Betty and George Reynolds and Rachel Henry, all of Huntsville; a brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Jerry Allen of Madisonville; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Florence McGhee and Bernice and Luke Bird, all of Bryan; three sisters-in-law, Avalah Wright of Refugio, Lanell Allen of Hondo and Mae Allen of Midland; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
D. Jean Walker Hawks
Dec. 14, 1931 — March 14, 2003
KLEIN — Services for D. Jean Walker Hawks, 71, of Houston were held Monday at the Klein Funeral Home.
Entombment was in Memorial Oak Cemetery.
Ms. Hawks died Friday.
She was born in Bryan.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Donna Jean and Buddy Lee Crandall; a sister, Helen Standley; a brother, Lonnie Walker; three sisters-in-law, Joann Walker, Pauline King and Dorothy Sanders; a grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.
