Individual Details
Rev. Dolan Artwell Brinson
(29 Mar 1934 - 1 Jan 2021)
Dolan A. Brinson, March 29, 1934 - January 01, 2021
Reverend Dolan A. Brinson, 86, of Rochester passed-away January 1, 2021 in an Abilene hospital, after battling COVID-19. He was born in 1934 to Homer and Anna Mae Brinson in El Dorado, Arkansas. After growing up in El Dorado and Graham, Texas, Dolan moved with his family to Midland in 1950. After graduating from Midland High School in 1951, Dolan worked full-time in the west Texas oil fields while earning his Bachelor of Science in Geology, graduating in 1963 from Texas Tech University. Over the next six decades, Dolan was primarily an independent oil producer, but he also worked as a geologist for Shell Oil Company in New Orleans, ranched in Stonewall County and, ever both young and entrepreneurial at heart, at age 70, pioneered turf grass farming in Haskell County. He was a pilot, an avid reader, and a remarkable conversationalist. A proud Son of the Republic of Texas, Dolan was commissioned by the Texas Secretary of State to serve in the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, where he enjoyed working on the Criminal Justice Committee and the Finance Committee and chairing the Memorial Committee. He also enjoyed serving the public through the Stonewall Memorial Hospital District Board, as a Haskell County Special Commissioner, and as the trustee for the Rochester Community Fund. Above all, as a tireless student of the Bible, he enjoyed teaching the Word of God throughout his adult life in churches in Texas and Oklahoma, most recently at Victory Church in Abilene and as the pastor of Rochester First United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Sharon travelled throughout the Holy Land, Turkey, and Greece with Dolan teaching at historic Christian sites. He presided over countless weddings and funerals across west Texas. An accomplished, lifelong musician, having sung as a child while his mother played the piano in church, and having directed choirs and performed on radio shows during college, at age 84, Dolan took up the violin.
Dolan was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Anna Mae Brinson of Midland; his sister, Relda Sale of Midland; and his brother, Vaughn Brinson of Carrollton.
Dolan is survived by his wife, Sharon of Rochester; by a daughter, Kim Daniels and her husband, Gary of Flower Mound and their children, Katie and Matthew; by a son, Kevin Brinson of Flower Mound and his children, April and Violet; and by his extended family, including Steven and Tonya Hatfield of Lorena and their children, Alana and Kaylie; Michael and Lisa Hatfield of Port Townsend, Washington and their children, Chloe, Jack, and Owen; his brother-in-law, Ray Sale of Midland; his sister-in-law, Ruth Brinson of Carrollton; his brother-in-law Pat Patterson of Rochester; his sister-in-law Karen and her husband, Clifford Byrd of Rochester; and many adoring nieces and nephews.
To honor Dolan’s concerns about COVID-19 infections, there will be no funeral service or family visitation. A joyous and public celebration of Dolan’s extraordinary life will be announced at a later, safer time. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the church of one’s choice or the Rochester Cemetery Association. Services are under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Rochester.
Reverend Dolan A. Brinson, 86, of Rochester passed-away January 1, 2021 in an Abilene hospital, after battling COVID-19. He was born in 1934 to Homer and Anna Mae Brinson in El Dorado, Arkansas. After growing up in El Dorado and Graham, Texas, Dolan moved with his family to Midland in 1950. After graduating from Midland High School in 1951, Dolan worked full-time in the west Texas oil fields while earning his Bachelor of Science in Geology, graduating in 1963 from Texas Tech University. Over the next six decades, Dolan was primarily an independent oil producer, but he also worked as a geologist for Shell Oil Company in New Orleans, ranched in Stonewall County and, ever both young and entrepreneurial at heart, at age 70, pioneered turf grass farming in Haskell County. He was a pilot, an avid reader, and a remarkable conversationalist. A proud Son of the Republic of Texas, Dolan was commissioned by the Texas Secretary of State to serve in the Texas Silver-Haired Legislature, where he enjoyed working on the Criminal Justice Committee and the Finance Committee and chairing the Memorial Committee. He also enjoyed serving the public through the Stonewall Memorial Hospital District Board, as a Haskell County Special Commissioner, and as the trustee for the Rochester Community Fund. Above all, as a tireless student of the Bible, he enjoyed teaching the Word of God throughout his adult life in churches in Texas and Oklahoma, most recently at Victory Church in Abilene and as the pastor of Rochester First United Methodist Church. He and his wife, Sharon travelled throughout the Holy Land, Turkey, and Greece with Dolan teaching at historic Christian sites. He presided over countless weddings and funerals across west Texas. An accomplished, lifelong musician, having sung as a child while his mother played the piano in church, and having directed choirs and performed on radio shows during college, at age 84, Dolan took up the violin.
Dolan was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Anna Mae Brinson of Midland; his sister, Relda Sale of Midland; and his brother, Vaughn Brinson of Carrollton.
Dolan is survived by his wife, Sharon of Rochester; by a daughter, Kim Daniels and her husband, Gary of Flower Mound and their children, Katie and Matthew; by a son, Kevin Brinson of Flower Mound and his children, April and Violet; and by his extended family, including Steven and Tonya Hatfield of Lorena and their children, Alana and Kaylie; Michael and Lisa Hatfield of Port Townsend, Washington and their children, Chloe, Jack, and Owen; his brother-in-law, Ray Sale of Midland; his sister-in-law, Ruth Brinson of Carrollton; his brother-in-law Pat Patterson of Rochester; his sister-in-law Karen and her husband, Clifford Byrd of Rochester; and many adoring nieces and nephews.
To honor Dolan’s concerns about COVID-19 infections, there will be no funeral service or family visitation. A joyous and public celebration of Dolan’s extraordinary life will be announced at a later, safer time. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the church of one’s choice or the Rochester Cemetery Association. Services are under the direction of Smith Family Funeral Homes, Rochester.
Events
Families
Spouse | Living |
Spouse | Jeanita Sarah Rice (1933 - 2010) |
Child | Living |
Child | Living |
Father | Homer Lee Brinson (1910 - ) |
Mother | Anna Mae Wright (1910 - 1992) |
Sibling | Homer Vaughn Brinson (1930 - 2017) |
Sibling | Relda Mae Brinson (1938 - 2010) |
Notes
Census (family)-shared
H L Brinson head M 28 Texas - Foreman, oilAnna Mae Brinson Wife F 29 Arkansas
Vaughn Brinson Son M 9 Arkansas - Pumper, oil
Dolan Brinson Son M 6 Arkansas
Relda Mae Brinson Daughter F 1 Arkansas
Divorce
Dolan A BrinsonSex Male
Age 53
Divorce Date 30 Oct 1987
Divorce Place Dallas, Texas, United States
Marriage Date 27 Aug 1955
Birth Year (Estimated) 1934
Spouse's Name Jeanita S Brinson
Spouse's Age 54
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1933
Number of Children Under Age 18 0
Residence
Dolan Artwell BrinsonPrevious Residence Jayton, TX
Previous Residence Postal Code 79528
Residence Date from 1 Oct 1999 to 1 Jun 2001
Residence Place Jayton, Kent, Texas, United States
Residence Place (Original) Jayton, Texas, United States
Birth Date 29 Mar 1934
Household Identifier 1020047331
Residence
Dolan Artwell BrinsonPrevious Residence Jayton, TX
Previous Residence Postal Code 79528
Second Previous Residence Place Jayton, Texas, United States
Residence Date 1 Jun 2001
Residence Place Jayton, Kent, Texas, United States
Residence Place (Original) Jayton, Texas, United States
Birth Date 29 Mar 1934
Household Identifier 656980393
Residence
Dolan A BrinsonPrevious Residence Rochester, TX
Previous Residence Postal Code 79544
Second Previous Residence Place Rochester, Texas, United States
Third Previous Residence Place Rochester, Texas, United States
Residence Date 15 Aug 2005
Residence Place Rochester, Haskell, Texas, United States
Residence Place (Original) Rochester, Texas, United States
Birth Date 29 Mar 1934
Household Identifier 657046599
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