Ben John Meyer

Ben “Butch” Meyer, age 82, of Brenham, Texas a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and great-grandfather waltzed his way into Heaven with the good Lord on December 23, 2023.

Ben was born June 1, 1941, to Ben & Elsie Meyer in the Latium Community. Ben was baptized on July 20, 1941, and confirmed on April 3, 1955, at the Greenville Emmanuel Lutheran Church. He grew up on the farm picking cotton and helping his family. He attended and graduated from Brenham High School in 1959.

As a young man, Ben joined the United States Army honorably serving his country for four years as a Combat Construction Specialist serving both active duty and in the reserves. He did his basic training at Fort Knox in Kentucky. He was later stationed at Fort Polk in Louisiana.

Ben met his forever love of 63 years, Delores Jane Eichler and they wed on August 14, 1960. They welcomed their first daughter, Laurie, on July 10, 1962, then their second daughter, Linda, on July 2, 1964, and finally their youngest and only son, Bryan, on October 18, 1967. Ben owned Meyer and Kugel Packing Plant. After he sold the packing plant, he ran cattle on his ranch until his passing.

Ben was an outdoorsman and a one-of-a-kind type of cowboy. He was a skilled man, working in various environments being a co-owner in a packing plant to welding in the field building structures and fence lines. Ben's passion was being a cowboy. Ben was a horseman and raised cattle throughout his life passing his passion and skill on through his family. There wasn’t a day, even before his passing, where he didn’t roam the pastures on his gator with his beloved wife checking cattle.

As the years passed, they watched their children get married and provide ten grandchildren. As time does, those grandchildren found their matches and provided eight great grandchildren and two more on the way this coming year. He was greatly blessed by the Lord and will be greatly missed by his legacy, his family.
Ben’s pastimes were being with family, dancing, playing cards, spouting off jokes, running his hound dogs, hunting, and fishing which has also been passed on to his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

He is proceeded in death by his parents, Ben & Elsie Meyer, parents-in-law, Elmo & Bernice Eichler, sister & brother-in-law, Ora Dean & Otto Duesterhoft, sister & brother-in-law, Janell “Tiny” & Dennie Marek, and brother-in-law, Billy Baichtal.

Ben is survived by his wife Delores Jane Eichler Meyer; Children: Laurie Meyer, Linda and Rick Kenjura, and Bryan and Tina Meyer; Grandchildren: Amanda & Seth Klehm, Turner & Kristina Eldridge, Riley & Kaleigh Meyer, Megan & Kris Rigsby, Cole & Gabbi Kenjura, Raeben & Loryn Meyer, Bailey & Daniel Brinson, Paige Kenjura & Connor, Ellie Meyer & Jackson, and Maggie Kenjura; Great Grandchildren: Aiden & Tinley Klehm, McCrae & Brielynn Eldridge, Tripp Meyer, Rhynlee Meyer, Ruth Brinson, and Kase Kenjura; Sister-in-law Judy Baichtal; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers: Seth Klehm, Turner Eldridge, Riley Meyer, Cole Kenjura, Raeben Meyer, Alan Duesterhoft, Doug Duesterhoft, and Otto Duesterhoft.
Honorary Pallbearers: Zeke Morrison, Daniel Borchgardt, Aubrey Harmel, Daniel Cendalski, Dennis Eldridge, and Dustin Baichtal.

Visitation will be Wednesday, December 27th from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., with family present at Brenham Memorial Chapel.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 28th at 10 a.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Wiedeville with Pastor Jen Kindsvatter officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

In memory of Ben and in lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to Wiedeville Immanuel Lutheran Church.