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William F "Billy" Brockenbush

21 Apr 1876 – 10 Nov 1965

Birth	21 Apr 1876
Death	10 Nov 1965
Cemetery	Odd Fellows Cemetery Rockdale , Milam County , Texas , USA
Added by	Holly Bonorden Jentsch on 26 Oct 2014
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67164942

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. . . . . . . . . . Death Claims Milam Native November 10 . -- William (Billy) Brockenbush, 80, died Wednesday, Nov. 10, at 4:45 p.m. at his residence, 323 West Davilla St., after a sudden illness. Funeral services were held Friday at 2 p.mm. at the Phillips & Luckey Chapel with burial in the IOOF Cemetery. The Rev. Allison Joyce, pastor of the First Christian Church, and the Rev. F.T. Sager, a former pastor of Peace Lutheran Church here, officiated. Mr. Brockenbush had been a member of the First Christian Church for a number of years. Born April 21, 1876, near Rockdale, Mr. Brockenbush had spent his entire life in Milam County. He was the son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brockenbush and had been a farmer and rancher before his retirement a number of years ago. He married Miss Emma Lange in Rockdale on Aug. 15, 1900, and she died in December 1952. Surviving are one son, Harry Brockenbush of San Antonio; three daughters, Mrs. Ernest Noack, Mrs. J.B. Earls, and Mrs. Wm. Henry Stutts, all of Rockdale; two brothers, Charlie Brockenbush and Albert Brockenbush, both of Rockdale; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Kelia and Mrs. Louis Kirchenwitz of Rockdale, and Mrs. Max Rinn of the Sharp community. There are also five grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. Rockdale Reporter , November 1965 . . . . . . . . . .

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Family

Parents

• Henry Brackenbusch 1844–1926 FaG
• Barbara Marie "Bettie" "Bobbie" Bauer Brackenbusch 1850–1926 FaG

Spouse

• Emma Lange Brockenbush 1878–1952

Siblings

• Henry William Brockenbush Jr 1870–1947 FaG
• Charles B. "Charlie" Brackenbusch 1871–1969 FaG
• Helen B. Brockenbusch 1874–1889 FaG
• George John Brockenbush 1878–1941 FaG
• Louisa B. Brockenbusch 1882–1889 FaG
• Albert Brockenbush 1885–1975 FaG
• Ida Brockenbush Rinn 1888–1970 FaG
• Rosa Brackenbusch Kolia 1890–1981 FaG
• Emma Brockenbush Kirchenwitz 1892–1986 FaG

Children

• Leona Brockenbush Noack 1901–1984
• Bessie M Brockenbush Stutts 1904–1986
• Harry W. Brockenbush 1906–1980
• Ruby Brockenbush Earle 1910–2001

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