John D BRAZZIL

1920 - 2014  (94 years)

• Name	John D BRAZZIL  [1]
  Born	2 Feb 1920	Flat, Coryell, Texas, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1942	San Diego, San Diego, California, USA
  	Navy,
  	He was assigned to a destroyer and was a gunner's mate 2nd class from 1942 to 1945.
  Education	1948
  	Texas A&M University
  	Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy.
  Name	Pokey Brazzil
  Died	9 Oct 2014	McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA   [3]
  Obituary	12 Oct 2014	Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
  Amarillo Globe-News
  MCKINNEY — John Brazzil, 94, died Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon with the Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. John was born Feb. 2, 1920, in Flat. John was valedictorian of his high school graduating class and in 1948, he received a Bachelor of Science degree in agronomy from Texas A&M University. He married Estelle LeNormand on Sept. 27, 1948, in Liberty. He entered the Navy as a volunteer during World War II and attended boot camp in San Diego. He was assigned to a destroyer and was a gunner's mate 2nd class from 1942 to 1945. Mr. Brazzil started work in the extension service in 1948 for Ellis County. He served as county extension agent for 25 years in Randall County from 1951 to 1976, when he retired. He worked with local farmers, city gardeners and the youth of the county through 4-H clubs. He helped rural residents with improved methods of growing crops using irrigation. He also had a major role in the organization of a soil conservation district in the county. He was a leader in the 4-H organization and helped with the livestock shows, electric camp and lead recreational games. He received the Distinguished Service Award from National County Agricultural Agents Association. He was a member of Canyon Chamber of Commerce, Randall County Farm Bureau and Randall County Junior Livestock Association. He had a passion for his family, trout fishing, camping and hunting. John and his wife Estelle loved to square dance and were members of a square dance club. He also would teach the sixth graders at Canyon schools how to square dance. He was preceded in death by his wife, Estelle Brazzil, on Jan. 22, 2011. Survivors include a daughter, Connie Gilbert and husband Steve of Prosper; and two granddaughters, Tracie Reiter and husband Matthew Reiter of Frisco and Laurie Stuteville and husband Jared Stuteville of Keller. He was known as PaPa John to his four great-grandchildren, Blake, Brayden and Baily Reiter, all of Frisco, and Levi Stuteville of Keller. He also is survived by a sister, Bobbie Geiselbrecht of Flat. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials be to Salvation Army.
  Buried	13 Oct 2014	Canyon, Randall, Texas, USA   [3]
  	Address: Dreamland Cemetery Randall County Randall County, Texas
  Person ID	I1717	An Armstrong & A Heffernan
  Last Modified	6 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	James Edwin BRAZZIL,   b. 9 Jan 1888, Moffat, Bell, Texas, USA ,   d. 22 Dec 1972, Temple, Bell, Texas, USA  (Age 84 years)
  Mother	Eva Alice HAMILTON,   b. 8 May 1890, Flat, Coryell, Texas, USA ,   d. 17 Mar 1971, Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	10 Jul 1910	Gatesville, Coryell, Texas, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F903	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  First panel Y-DNA results are in for newest participant John D. Brazzil of Canyon, Texas. He scored an exact match to the English Bracewell haplotype carried by other descendants of Rev. ROBERT BRACEWELL (1611-1668)-- 13-24-14-10-11-14-12-12-12-13-13-29

  
  

• Sources

  [S1625] 1930 Coryell TX, ED 12, pg 2A. J D Brazzil [S1625] 1930 Coryell TX, ED 12, pg 2A. age 10, Texas [S767] Obituary, Brazzil, John. [S265] Coryell Co, Texas Marriage Book, Bk 8, Page 112, #314. Returned 8/5/1910. Married by J N Ludwick.