Obituary of Dorothy Merka Brunson

Services for Dorothy Merka Brunson, 89, Troup, are scheduled for 11:00 am, Wednesday, April 27, in the Cottle Funeral Home chapel, Troup. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Thursday, April 28 in the Bryan City Cemetery under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mrs. Brunson died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in a Tyler hospital. She was born May 28, 1921, in Bryan to the late Matthew and Betty Cobb Merka. She was a homemaker and loving wife and mother. She was very proud that all of her grandchildren were college graduates. She had lived in the Troup area for the past 20 years. She was a 55 year member of the Order of Eastern Star and was currently a member of chapter #421 in Troup. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Talmadge Curtis Brunson, in 2003 and a grandson, Jeffery Morris. Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Dennis Paul and Mary Beth Brunson, College Station; three daughters and a son-in-law, Diane Lackey and Mary Louise Wellman both of Troup, and Ginny and Jack Morris, Frisco; a sister and brother-in-law, Martha Jane and Carroll Brunson, Wheelock; grandchildren and their spouses, Jay Curtis and Jennifer Wellman, Jessica Lynn and David Ault, Talmadge Wiley Brunson, John David and Jennifer Wellman, Jennifer Morris and Chuck Smith, Clayton Emry and Brandi Brunson, Erin Michelle Morris and Kristi Lynn and Josh Young; great grandchildren, John Daniel Wellman and Finnley Smith Morris; and several nieces and nephews.  Pallbearers will be William David Lackey, Jack Frederick Morris, Jay Curtis Wellman, Talmadge Wiley Brunson, John David Wellman, Clayton Emry Brunson and David Ault. Honorary Pallbearers will be John Daniel Wellman and Finnley Smith Morris. The Family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Tuesday, April 26. Memorials, if desired, may be made to Patriot Paws Service Dogs, 254 Ranch Trail, Rockwall, Texas 75032.