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William Worrell Obituary
William "Dub" Hamilton Worrell, 91, of Brenham, died Aug. 22, 2011 in the Care Center of Brenham.
The family will receive visitors from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 25 in Memorial Oaks Chapel.
Dr. Worrell was born April 1, 1920 in Waelder, Texas, to Guy and Marjorie (Baldridge) Worrell. He was a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio, attended North Texas State University on a football scholarship and was a graduate of the University of Texas Dental School in Houston.
Dr. Worrell served in the U.S. Navy in World War II, achieving the rank of lieutenant. After setting up a dental practice, he was called back into active duty for the Korean Conflict. He was again ranked as a lieutenant.
He was instrumental in introducing the use of mouthpieces in Houston sports and served as team dentist for the Rice Owls from 1954 to 1964, the University of Houston Cougars for 20 years, the Houston Oilers in the 1960s and the Houston Rockets for 25 years.
Dr. Worrell was a member of the Greater Houston Dental Society, American Dental Association, Texas Dental Association, Southwest Academy of Restorative Dentistry, Pierre Fauchard Academy and International Academy of Gnathology.
In 1955, he served as president of the National Cutting Horse Association, was a lifetime director of Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo and was a member of the National Cutting Horse Hall of Fame and Tejas Vaqueros.
Survivors include his wife, Charlene (Hickman) Worrell; sons, William H. "Bill" Worrell, Jr. of Houston and John Worrell of Brenham; step-daughter Charisse Jones; grandson, Perry Wooldridge; two step-grandchildren, Sophie Jones and Mathew Jones; one great-grandson, Devon Woodridge, and Wanda Dowell, a loving and devoted friend of 40 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Kytha Worrell; and brother, Guy Worrell.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Cutting Horse Show, P.O. Box 20070, Houston, TX 77225.
Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Memorial Oaks Chapel, 1306 W. Main St., Brenham., (979) 836-4564. To post a tribute to the family, visit www.memorialoakschapel.com.
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Memories and Condolences
for William Worrell
Sandy Currie
August 17, 2023
I thank whoever sends these remembrances out as I can this year pay my respects to a man that meant so much to so many. What a wonderful smile and his kindness will never be forgotten. Bill your dad was such a great man and you are his shinning star. Charlene I know you miss him just as much today, he and Doc are having some great visits in Heaven.
Carol Mixon Harder
August 17, 2022
Bill, I am so sorry you lost your dad. What a man he was! God bless you with peace and strength at this difficult time.
Kim Maire
May 15, 2021
Dr Worrell hired me at 16 yrs old and sent me to dental assistants school. He was a powerful and charismatic personality. I will forever remember him fondly.
Sandra Currie
August 17, 2020
This remembrance brought back great memories of one of the neatest guys I ever met and knew. His humor and big smile, always being playful but a sincere and genuine man! You my friend, will never be forgotten in my lifetime!!!!! Hope you and my Doc have had some great laughs!
Debbie Divin -Simpson
August 29, 2011
Bill,
I am so sorry for your loss.
It has been along time since I have seen Dub, but I never forgot him. In my younger years working in the same office with Kytha, I had the privilage of knowing him, and to this day, no one have ever made me blush as much as your Dad did. He was such a kind, funny, caring man and looking at his picture brings back those memories and makes me smile.
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Mary Kay Richards-Payne
August 26, 2011
Bill, I can't believe Uncle Dub is gone. My mind is racing with all the memories I have of him and the stories Dad and Uncle Woody told on him… including the time he and Uncle Woody put Dad in an apple crate, told him it was an airplane and then shoved him off the roof of a two-story apartment building, shouting at him to pull back on the rudder. Dad had more of a chance surviving the fall than Dub and Woody had of surviving Grandmother’s wrath. It’s a miracle that you or I were ever born.
Every time I think of Uncle Dub, I smile. It’s like Dad said… he lived a full life and no regrets… can’t do any better than that. I will miss him.
Love,
Anna Bonner
August 25, 2011
Dub was one of the best people that I have ever known. He always had a great smile and a kind word. I will miss him and I feel so luckey to have known him and shared so many special times with him. God bless you all and may you find peace in knowing what a special man he was and how much he loved you all.
Hal Husbands
August 24, 2011
Bill, I'm sorry to hear about your dad, he was a great friend of Hal and the Husbands family. I remember all the good times we had as kids and the good times our parents had through the years. You know I still have a filling or two your dad installed for me when I was a kid.
Daniel Regan
August 24, 2011
Texas has lost a Great Son and Texans have lost an even
Greater Friend and Patriot!! Everyone's life was enhanced as a
result of contact with this wonderful Gentleman!! Dr. Daniel V. Regan
Chris Richards
August 24, 2011
Bill, sorry for your loss, the Richards send their thoughts and prayers.
August 24, 2011
Bill, I know you loved your Dad 91 is awesome, carry his torch you will miss him but you will show the way for others. Great years together many years ago glad I met you. The Best, John Egan
Kim Parks
August 24, 2011
Bill, thinking of you during this sad time and praying for your comfort and healing.
August 24, 2011
Bill, I am so sorry for your loss! I loved your Dad so much! Lots of great memories... Prayers to you and Charlene and your family...
love Tua
August 24, 2011
Bill, sorry to hear about the death of Dub. Good dentist and a very nice man. I always enjoyed visiting with him in the Medical Arts Bldg and 12 Oaks. My deepest sympathy to you and family. Dr Robert R. Debes
Maria Luna
August 24, 2011
Charisse, my prayers go out to you & your mother & family, for the loss of your step-father. Your friends (co-workers) are thinking of you all. In a moment like this one, when nothing seems to console your hearts, call on our Lord, HE is listening.
Louann Gallagher
August 24, 2011
Bill,
Your Dad was a great man and was always so generous and kind to Jay and me. I remember our last dinner together at Brae Burn and how much we all laughed about the times we had had together. He is in a good place now.
Love Louann and Jay
Nadine Kossow
August 23, 2011
Bill,
I am so sorry for your loss. I have fond memories sitting in the dental chair & Dub not letting the assistant clean my teeth. He wanted to do it! What a wonderful man. My thoughts & prayers are with you and your family.
Buddy Lee
August 23, 2011
Bill and Charlene, so sorry to hear about Dub's passing. I certainly know he is in a better place. When ever I thought about Dub it always put a big smile on my face. When you look up "big character's I have known" in Webster's there you will find Dub's picture. Oh what wonderful stories and memories of him and some of our times together. When ever he and Dr. Bud got together you knew there was going to be something happening. He was also a great mentor to me in dentistry. He took me under his wing and he sure taught me a lot. We are all going to miss him. But boy was I lucky to have spent some time with him and to have known him. My life is so much richer for having had that opportunity. Our thoughts are with you.
Betsy Rogers
August 23, 2011
Bill,
I am so sorry for your loss...
I have kept up with Uncle Dub, and you, over the years through Dad and Uncle Bud. I know he was my second cousin and you are my 3rd cousin, but for whatever reason Mom and Dad taught me to call him "Uncle Dub". He was, also, my dentist when I was a girl and I loved him. I have lived in Fort Worth since 1970 and saw him when he was here for a cutting horse show. He was such a special person. While I am sincerely sorry for your grief, I am glad he is at peace. I'm praying for you...always have...always will.
Hugs and prayers to you and yours...
~ Betsy Richards Rogers -- [email protected]
Tommy Newburn
August 23, 2011
Bill, I just heard the news about your Dad. I have some great memories of him and your family when we were all growing up in Houston. He was the best dentist any kid could ever have! I miss seeing you and my thoughts and prayers are with you.
Scotty Sanders
August 23, 2011
There will never be another Dub. What a sweet blessing to have known him. Bill and Charlene, please know that I am praying for the Lord's peace as you travel through this valley. Love, Scotty Sanders
DONN NIVEN
August 23, 2011
'BILL' I'M SORRY TO HEAR OF YOUR LOSS. YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ARE IN MY PRAYERS.
DONN NIVEN
GALVESTON ISLAND
Tana McGraw Shaffer
August 23, 2011
Bill,
I am so sorry to read of your loss. With great irony, I mentioned you and your music today in an email to a friend. I too lost my dad this year - age 92. My thoughts and prayers are with you.
Tana McGraw Shaffer
Bobby Blackburn
August 23, 2011
What a wonderful man! Have not laid eyes on this treasure for over 50 years. Remembered fondly by all our family. Warmest regards and sympathies from the Blackburns.
Sandra T and Andrew Currie, VMD
August 23, 2011
Dear Charlene, Bill and Family,
I will forever have embedded in my memory, watching the 2 most handsome guys in the world, drive up in their caddies and inline trailers, unload the most gorgeous horses, dressed in starched monogram shirts with Andy William pull overs, the best hats money could buy, Wow, they were TREND SETTERS and and even better horseman. LP and Dub were the ROCK STARS of the show. I was just a kid and I will never, ever forget there support and help along the way.
Just having them come ring side and tell me I was doing a good job was better than any win. I idolized those two wonderful men because they were givers. Dub could bring a crowd to their knees with a one liner and that wonderful smile and laughter. I wish I could paint because the vision is as real to me today as it was the days I watched them.
Charlene you have been his amazing sidekick and dearest confident.
Bill, you have your dads beautiful smile and eyes.
Doc and I want to extend our heartfelt prayers and God Speed
Dub, you were one of a kind.
Love, Doc and Sandy
Hempstead, Texas
August 23, 2011
Bill, MARYJANE and I are thinking of you and your great loss. Dubby's passing is felt by so many many friends. A thousand memories and stories flash thru my mind. GOD bless you as these next days pass. Lodie Stapleton
Kim Parish Davis
August 23, 2011
I'll miss just knowing that you're there Dr. Worrell, as you have been for my whole life. May your family find peace in the days ahead.
August 23, 2011
Bill,
So sorry to hear of your loss, you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Gwen Elford
BraeBurn C.C.
Tracy Gray
August 23, 2011
Mr. Worrell,
I'm sorry for the loss of your father. Prayers being said for you and your family.
Guy Herman
August 23, 2011
Bill, Nothing I can say will ease the pain for the loss of your father. I just want you to know that I am your friend and you and your family will be in my prayers
Carol Harder
August 23, 2011
Bill, I am so sorry. Praying for you in the days ahead. Carol Mixon Harder
Patti James
August 23, 2011
There was never and will never be anyone like Dubby. Anytime Dubby was around there was fun and laughter.....even the bad things seemed funny when they happened around him. I have missed him for a long time now but I am glad he is not suffereing any more. I'm sure he is making everybody in heaven laugh now. Our loss is heaven's gain. Char, he was lucky to have you. I love you both.
TC MORROW
August 23, 2011
Dub was mine and my dads (TC Nick Morrow) my dentist . My mom (Phyllis Morrow) and dad was introduced by Dub , the last day my dad was here on earth he was in Dubs chair
and the best dentist to give a shot to me , Dub u will be missed
TC Morrow Jr
Judy Jackson
August 22, 2011
Dr. Worrell will be missed forever. He was the most charming and handsome man ever........at 40 and at 85 and 91! He was so talented, funny, fun, brilliant and always the life of every party. Having known him for more than 50 + years, he was forever young. I am sorry for your loss.
Much love from our family,
Judy Jackson
Pat Cole
August 22, 2011
One of the brightest lights in many peoples' life went out today. Dub was a best friend, big brother and surrogate father to me for over 50 years. He will be missed.
Pat Cole
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