Marion Lafayette (Choc) Wetzel was born June 27, 1917, in Comanche County, Texas, to Henry Sumner Wetzel & Armentia Tennie (Renfroe) Wetzel. Choc attended several schools in Comanche County & graduated from Comanche High School in 1937. He entered Daniel Baker College in Brownwood in 1939 & graduated in 1943. He married Dorothy Nell Baker from Zephyr, also a Daniel Baker graduate, April 29, 1944.
In the fall of 1944, Choc joined the Brownwood Independent School District teaching math, physical education, & coaching 7th grade boys and girls sports for 16 years at Central Elementary. He attended Hardin Simmons University & earned a Master's Degree in Elementary Education in 1950.
In 1960, Choc was named as Principal of Coggin Elementary in Brownwood & served in that capacity until he retired after 19 years in 1979. He served as Vice-President of the District XV Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors in 1965. He was very thankful & pleased to have served the Brownwood ISD for 35 years.
Serving as a football & basketball official for 18 years in Brownwood & a wide area surrounding Brownwood before he became Principal, Choc made many friends. As he retired from the Brownwood ISD, Choc joined the well known Brown County Sheriff's Posse for 20 years & rode in parades & rodeos all over Texas until 1999.
Wetzel joined the First Baptist Church in Brownwood in 1944, & was ordained as a deacon in 1948. He served in many capacities- Chairman of the Deacons, President of the Brotherhood, Boy Scout Master, R.A. Leader, Sunday School Department Director and Teacher-but will probably be best remembered as an usher and greeter for 30 years.
He served 1970-71 as President of the Daniel Baker Ex-Students Association and received the Daniel Baker Distinguished Alumni Award in 1985. He was active in the Brown County Retired Teachers for many years.
Choc loved all sports, attended Brownwood and Howard Payne athletic events, loved being outside & spent most of his retired life caring for livestock, especially horses, on places that he & his son have on the Zephyr highway. He loved to visit with people and had a special love for children.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Addie Mae Kanady, & by his wife Dorothy, in 1984. He is survived by his son, Grayson, & his wife Charlotte, of Goldthwaite; a daughter, Kristi & husband Jerry Nelson of Brownwood; grandsons: David Wetzel & Shana of San Antonio, Brian Nelson & Kim of Zephyr, & Blake Nelson & Melissa of Longview; Great grandchildren, Garren, Skyler, & Chase Wetzel of San Antonio, Maile & Macie Nelson of Longview; sisters-in-law, Wanda Johnson of Odessa & Joyce Baker of Denton; several nieces & nephews; a cousin, Margo Brito of Pflugerville; the Drs. Rance & Carol Boren family; Dr. David Morales & family who became a part of the Wetzel family & provided loving guidance & care; & the special extended family at CARE, Inc.
Memorials may be made to the Building Fund of First Baptist Church, 208 Austin Avenue, Brownwood, Tx 76801, Lighthouse Hospice, or the organization of choice.
Compliments of www.brownwoodnews.com
In the fall of 1944, Choc joined the Brownwood Independent School District teaching math, physical education, & coaching 7th grade boys and girls sports for 16 years at Central Elementary. He attended Hardin Simmons University & earned a Master's Degree in Elementary Education in 1950.
In 1960, Choc was named as Principal of Coggin Elementary in Brownwood & served in that capacity until he retired after 19 years in 1979. He served as Vice-President of the District XV Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors in 1965. He was very thankful & pleased to have served the Brownwood ISD for 35 years.
Serving as a football & basketball official for 18 years in Brownwood & a wide area surrounding Brownwood before he became Principal, Choc made many friends. As he retired from the Brownwood ISD, Choc joined the well known Brown County Sheriff's Posse for 20 years & rode in parades & rodeos all over Texas until 1999.
Wetzel joined the First Baptist Church in Brownwood in 1944, & was ordained as a deacon in 1948. He served in many capacities- Chairman of the Deacons, President of the Brotherhood, Boy Scout Master, R.A. Leader, Sunday School Department Director and Teacher-but will probably be best remembered as an usher and greeter for 30 years.
He served 1970-71 as President of the Daniel Baker Ex-Students Association and received the Daniel Baker Distinguished Alumni Award in 1985. He was active in the Brown County Retired Teachers for many years.
Choc loved all sports, attended Brownwood and Howard Payne athletic events, loved being outside & spent most of his retired life caring for livestock, especially horses, on places that he & his son have on the Zephyr highway. He loved to visit with people and had a special love for children.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Addie Mae Kanady, & by his wife Dorothy, in 1984. He is survived by his son, Grayson, & his wife Charlotte, of Goldthwaite; a daughter, Kristi & husband Jerry Nelson of Brownwood; grandsons: David Wetzel & Shana of San Antonio, Brian Nelson & Kim of Zephyr, & Blake Nelson & Melissa of Longview; Great grandchildren, Garren, Skyler, & Chase Wetzel of San Antonio, Maile & Macie Nelson of Longview; sisters-in-law, Wanda Johnson of Odessa & Joyce Baker of Denton; several nieces & nephews; a cousin, Margo Brito of Pflugerville; the Drs. Rance & Carol Boren family; Dr. David Morales & family who became a part of the Wetzel family & provided loving guidance & care; & the special extended family at CARE, Inc.
Memorials may be made to the Building Fund of First Baptist Church, 208 Austin Avenue, Brownwood, Tx 76801, Lighthouse Hospice, or the organization of choice.
Compliments of www.brownwoodnews.com
Marion Lafayette (Choc) Wetzel was born June 27, 1917, in Comanche County, Texas, to Henry Sumner Wetzel & Armentia Tennie (Renfroe) Wetzel. Choc attended several schools in Comanche County & graduated from Comanche High School in 1937. He entered Daniel Baker College in Brownwood in 1939 & graduated in 1943. He married Dorothy Nell Baker from Zephyr, also a Daniel Baker graduate, April 29, 1944.
In the fall of 1944, Choc joined the Brownwood Independent School District teaching math, physical education, & coaching 7th grade boys and girls sports for 16 years at Central Elementary. He attended Hardin Simmons University & earned a Master's Degree in Elementary Education in 1950.
In 1960, Choc was named as Principal of Coggin Elementary in Brownwood & served in that capacity until he retired after 19 years in 1979. He served as Vice-President of the District XV Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors in 1965. He was very thankful & pleased to have served the Brownwood ISD for 35 years.
Serving as a football & basketball official for 18 years in Brownwood & a wide area surrounding Brownwood before he became Principal, Choc made many friends. As he retired from the Brownwood ISD, Choc joined the well known Brown County Sheriff's Posse for 20 years & rode in parades & rodeos all over Texas until 1999.
Wetzel joined the First Baptist Church in Brownwood in 1944, & was ordained as a deacon in 1948. He served in many capacities- Chairman of the Deacons, President of the Brotherhood, Boy Scout Master, R.A. Leader, Sunday School Department Director and Teacher-but will probably be best remembered as an usher and greeter for 30 years.
He served 1970-71 as President of the Daniel Baker Ex-Students Association and received the Daniel Baker Distinguished Alumni Award in 1985. He was active in the Brown County Retired Teachers for many years.
Choc loved all sports, attended Brownwood and Howard Payne athletic events, loved being outside & spent most of his retired life caring for livestock, especially horses, on places that he & his son have on the Zephyr highway. He loved to visit with people and had a special love for children.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Addie Mae Kanady, & by his wife Dorothy, in 1984. He is survived by his son, Grayson, & his wife Charlotte, of Goldthwaite; a daughter, Kristi & husband Jerry Nelson of Brownwood; grandsons: David Wetzel & Shana of San Antonio, Brian Nelson & Kim of Zephyr, & Blake Nelson & Melissa of Longview; Great grandchildren, Garren, Skyler, & Chase Wetzel of San Antonio, Maile & Macie Nelson of Longview; sisters-in-law, Wanda Johnson of Odessa & Joyce Baker of Denton; several nieces & nephews; a cousin, Margo Brito of Pflugerville; the Drs. Rance & Carol Boren family; Dr. David Morales & family who became a part of the Wetzel family & provided loving guidance & care; & the special extended family at CARE, Inc.
Memorials may be made to the Building Fund of First Baptist Church, 208 Austin Avenue, Brownwood, Tx 76801, Lighthouse Hospice, or the organization of choice.
Compliments of www.brownwoodnews.com
In the fall of 1944, Choc joined the Brownwood Independent School District teaching math, physical education, & coaching 7th grade boys and girls sports for 16 years at Central Elementary. He attended Hardin Simmons University & earned a Master's Degree in Elementary Education in 1950.
In 1960, Choc was named as Principal of Coggin Elementary in Brownwood & served in that capacity until he retired after 19 years in 1979. He served as Vice-President of the District XV Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors in 1965. He was very thankful & pleased to have served the Brownwood ISD for 35 years.
Serving as a football & basketball official for 18 years in Brownwood & a wide area surrounding Brownwood before he became Principal, Choc made many friends. As he retired from the Brownwood ISD, Choc joined the well known Brown County Sheriff's Posse for 20 years & rode in parades & rodeos all over Texas until 1999.
Wetzel joined the First Baptist Church in Brownwood in 1944, & was ordained as a deacon in 1948. He served in many capacities- Chairman of the Deacons, President of the Brotherhood, Boy Scout Master, R.A. Leader, Sunday School Department Director and Teacher-but will probably be best remembered as an usher and greeter for 30 years.
He served 1970-71 as President of the Daniel Baker Ex-Students Association and received the Daniel Baker Distinguished Alumni Award in 1985. He was active in the Brown County Retired Teachers for many years.
Choc loved all sports, attended Brownwood and Howard Payne athletic events, loved being outside & spent most of his retired life caring for livestock, especially horses, on places that he & his son have on the Zephyr highway. He loved to visit with people and had a special love for children.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Addie Mae Kanady, & by his wife Dorothy, in 1984. He is survived by his son, Grayson, & his wife Charlotte, of Goldthwaite; a daughter, Kristi & husband Jerry Nelson of Brownwood; grandsons: David Wetzel & Shana of San Antonio, Brian Nelson & Kim of Zephyr, & Blake Nelson & Melissa of Longview; Great grandchildren, Garren, Skyler, & Chase Wetzel of San Antonio, Maile & Macie Nelson of Longview; sisters-in-law, Wanda Johnson of Odessa & Joyce Baker of Denton; several nieces & nephews; a cousin, Margo Brito of Pflugerville; the Drs. Rance & Carol Boren family; Dr. David Morales & family who became a part of the Wetzel family & provided loving guidance & care; & the special extended family at CARE, Inc.
Memorials may be made to the Building Fund of First Baptist Church, 208 Austin Avenue, Brownwood, Tx 76801, Lighthouse Hospice, or the organization of choice.
Compliments of www.brownwoodnews.com
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