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Douglas Duwayne Hudspeth
March 20, 1932 — Jan. 12, 2002
Graveside services for Douglas Duwayne Hudspeth, 69, of College Station are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the College Station City Cemetery.
The Rev. Jerry Neff will officiate.
Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel College Station.
Mr. Hudspeth died Saturday in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Temple.
He was born in Huntsville and lived in College Station for 35 years. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service clerk and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and Vietnam War.
Survivors include his wife, Joanne Hudspeth of College Station; two sons and daughters-in-law, David and Jennifer Hudspeth of College Station and 1st Sgt. (Ret.) Robert A. and Trixie Hudspeth of Florissant, Colo.; a daughter and son-in-law, Natalie and Chris Seaman of Bryan; a sister, LaNita Nell Pope of Somerville; and six grandchildren.
Topaz Harrell Hughes
Nov. 14, 1913 — Jan. 9, 2002
Graveside services for Topaz Harrell Hughes, 88, of Bryan are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Bryan City Cemetery.
The Rev. J.W. Kornegay of the First Baptist Church in Bryan will officiate.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan.
Mrs. Hughes died Wednesday in San Jose, Calif.
She was born in Groom, Texas, and lived in Bryan since 1946. She volunteered with the Boy and Girl Scouts, P.T.A., and operated the “Clothes Closet” for 25 years. She served on the boards of many local agencies, including Planned Parenthood, MHMR and Salvation Army, served as board president of the Girls Club, Child Welfare and the State Child Welfare Board and served as secretary to the Twin City Mission Board. She was a charter member of the Brazos Valley Rehab Center and was involved with the Brazos Valley Development Council.
She directed bingo for the residents of Sherwood while serving as president of volunteers and served as chairwoman of the Advisory Committee of the Area Agency on Aging and was appointed to the Citizens Advisory Council Committee at the state level. She was retired as executive director emeritus from the Brazos Valley Community Council after serving 30 years and was named Brazos County’s Outstanding Citizen of the Year in 1982. She was also a two-time recipient of the Paul Harris Fellowship Award. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bryan and was a member of the Luis Sunday school class.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Frank Hughes.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Robert and Mary Hughes of Houston, John and Cynthia Hughes of Bryan and Donald Hughes and Linda Sleeper of Dallas; a daughter and son-in-law, Patricia and Ed Nefflen of San Jose, Calif.; a brother and sister-in-law, Glynn D. and Sybil Harrell of Groom; a brother-in-law, Don Hughes of Amarillo; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to Twin City Mission.
Daniel Lee Pugh Ellis
July 23, 1981 — Jan. 11, 2002
BEDIAS — Services for Daniel Lee Pugh Ellis, 20, of Pollok, Texas, are set for 2 p.m. Tuesday at Pine Prairie Free Will Baptist Church in Huntsville.
Bro. Cloyce Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in Pine Prairie Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at Southern Heritage Funeral Home in Bedias.
Mr. Ellis died Friday.
He was born in Houston.
Survivors include a son, Colton Randall Lee of Burnett, Texas; a daughter, Cheyenne Alexis Pugh of Lufkin; his parents, Lisa Ruth Merritt of Houston and Randy Lee Ellis of Trinity, Texas; grandparents, Anita Watson and Charles Craig of Bedias and Robert Pugh of Bellville; two brothers, Michael Joe Shaver of Phoenix and Randall Lee Ellis of Trinity; a sister, Misty Ellis of Ohio; great-grandmother, Lucille Carrol of Huntsville; and numerous other relatives.
Mary Elizabeth ‘Betty’ Harris
Nov. 27, 1927 — Jan. 12, 2002
ROCKDALE — Private family services for Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Harris, 74, of Rockdale will be at a later date.
Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Monday at Phillips & Luckey Funeral Home in Rockdale.
Mrs. Harris died Saturday at the Manor Oaks Nursing Home in Rockdale.
She was born in Fort Worth and lived in Rockdale since 1976. She formerly lived in Houston and was a bookkeeper and made craft frogs. She attended school in Rockdale.
She was preceded in death by a son, Tim Harris.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Ken and Betty Harris of Dallas and Mike and Lorrie Harris of Rockdale; two daughters and sons-in-law, Judy and Buzz Juarez of Fort Worth and Janette and Skip Cross of Broken Arrow, Okla.; a daughter-in-law, Judy Harris of Houston; a sister, Dr. Lucile Estell of Rockdale; 12 grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Trajarvis DeVon Huffman
May 14, 2001 — Jan. 9, 2002
HEARNE — Services for Trajarvis DeVon Huffman, seven months, of Hearne are set for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Old Elam Baptist Church in Hearne.
The Rev. Calvin Lewis III of Old Elam Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Greater Riverside Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m. Monday at Heartfield Funeral Home in Hearne.
Trajarvis died Wednesday in Scott & White Hospital in Temple.
He was born in Bryan and was a member of Old Elam Baptist Church.
Survivors include his parents, Harold Huffman and Melanie Thompson, both of Hearne, a brother, Rakeznick Huffman of Hearne; a sister, Alexis Huffman of Hearne; grandparents, Harold and Ophelia Dunn of Hearne and Raymond and Betty Thompson of Bryan; and great-grandmother, Elnora Huffman of Calvert.
Sallie D. Miller
June 19, 1933 — Jan. 9, 2002
Services for Sallie D. Miller, 68, of Hearne are set for 11 a.m. Monday at the Independence Baptist Church in Hearne.
The Rev. O.W. Mack of New Elam Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Teals Prairie Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction of Daniel & Son Funeral Home in Bryan.
Mrs. Miller died Wednesday in St. Joseph Regional Health Center.
She was born in Caldwell and was a lifelong resident of Hearne. She was a retired homemaker and was a Baptist.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Alvis Ray and La Shonda Miller of Hearne; a daughter and son-in-law, Katherine Miller and John Harlan of Hearne; a brother and sister-in-law, C.D. and Helen Greene of Caldwell; three sisters and a brother-in-law, Irene Greene and F.W. Hordge, Esther Greene Banks and Ernest B. Green Wilkerson, all of Houston; a brother-in-law, T.H. Smith of Houston; a sister-in-law, Cornelia Greene of Houston; an aunt; a cousin; and 14 grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to Independence Baptist Church in Hearne.
Jewell Estelle Nichols
Sept. 8, 1917 — Jan. 13, 2002
NORMANGEE — Graveside services for Jewell Estelle Nichols, 84, of Tomball and formerly of Normangee are set for 2 p.m. Monday at Hopewell Cemetery in Normangee.
Bro. Kip Riley of the First Baptist Church of Normangee will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of Cozart Funeral Home in Normangee.
Mrs. Nichols died Sunday in Tomball.
She was born in Coleman, Texas, and was a retired homemaker. She was a Baptist.
She was preceded in death by her husband and a child.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, David and Melba Nichols of Converse, Texas, John and Mary Jo Nichols and Mickey and Billy Nichols, all of Magnolia; a sister, Billie Ruth Johnson of San Angelo; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two stepgreat-grandchildren.
Nancy Marie Vercher Willis
Oct. 2, 1938 — Jan. 10, 2002
Memorial services for Nancy Marie Vercher Willis, 63, of Bryan are set for 11 a.m. Tuesday at Callaway-Jones Chapel in Bryan.
The Rev. Nicolas Dyke of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Bryan will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of Callaway-Jones Funeral Home.
Mrs. Willis died Thursday at St. Joseph Regional Health Center.
She was born in Dallas and lived in Bryan for 32 years. She was a retired bookkeeper and was a member of St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church.
Survivors include two sons and daughters-in-law, Charles F. “Butch” and Kathy Willis and Garry L. and Jan Willis, all of Bryan; a daughter, Cheryl D. Willis of Bryan; a brother and sister-in-law, John W. and Blanca Vercher of El Paso; two sisters and a brother-in-law, Nola Louise Sneed of Bryan and Kathryn and Charles Dorsz of Spring, Texas; three grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or to a charity of choice.
Doug Vice
Jan. 18, 1956 — Jan. 8, 2002
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Services for Doug Vice, 45, of Rogers, Ark., were Saturday at the Fellowship Bible Church Family Center in Lowell, Ark.
The Rev. Robert Cupp, Mickey Rapier and Russell Dorch officiated. Burial was in the Upper Clifty Cemetery in Clifty, Ark.
Arrangements were under the direction of Stockdale Funeral Services of Bentonville.
Mr. Vice died Tuesday in a Bentonville health care facility.
He was born in Bryan and was a member of Fellowship Bible Church. He was a pawn broker and owned a business in Rogers.
Survivors include his wife, Anita Hudgins Vice; three sons, Kelby Vice, Dustin Vice and Robert Hudgins, all of Rogers; a daughter, Brandie Ferguson of Rogers; a brother, David Stephens of San Francisco; two sisters, Debra McGinty of North Zulch and Linda Collins of Liberty Hill; his parents, John and Irma Williams Vice of North Zulch; and two grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the “Now is the Time” fund at Fellowship Bible Church in Lowell.
Elsa Leigh Gilmore Blackmon
April 26, 1940 — Jan. 12, 2002
Services for Elsa Leigh Gilmore Blackmon, 61, of Bryan are set for 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Callaway-Jones Chapel in Bryan.
The Rev. Tommy Garza will officiate. Burial will be in Wixon Creek Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 6 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
Mrs. Blackmon died Saturday at her home.
She was born in McKenzle, Ala., and lived in Bryan for two years. She was a retired C.P.A. and was a member of the VFW Women’s Auxiliary in Mobile, Ala.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, John and Mari Jo Blackmon of Crosby, Texas, James and Marsha Blackmon of San Antonio and Dennis and Gail Blackmon of Greenville, Ala.; a daughter, Delilah “Dee” Blackmon of Bryan; three brothers, Henry Gilmore, Malvin Gilmore and Carl Gilmore, all of Alabama; four sisters and a brother-in-law, Mary and Massey Mosley, Myrtle Hensley, Jeanette Bennett and Sue Parker, all of Alabama; her foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Woodridge; and eight grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Spurlin Memorial Fund at First American Bank.
