Edwina Hampton

Edwina Marie Rybarski Hampton, 89, of Brenham went to her heavenly home on June 12, 2025.

A visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 15, 2025 at Memorial Oaks Chapel. The funeral service will be at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 16, 2025 at St. Mary Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Brenham with Father Edwin Kagoo officiating. Burial will follow in Prairie Lea Cemetery.

Edwina was born on September 21, 1935 in Brenham to Stanley Rybarski and Nancy Roznowski Rybarski. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. She was married to Jerry Hampton.

She moved back to Brenham from Lufkin to live with her daughter and made another life change at 80 years old and became a full-time volunteer.

She had many names, Mom, Granny, ChaCha Venie. She had a love of gardening flowers, vegetables and fruit trees. She loved to share her vegetables with all her family’s friends. She had an amazing life and was loved by all who knew her. Her love of the Senior Center and Forever Young Resale… to come in everyday to clean all the things that came into the shop. She had a pride in knowing that Forever Young Resale had the cleanest inventory. She was voted Volunteer of the Year and no one was a stranger to her. Customers would seek her out before they shopped. She was loved by family and friends and she loved them.

Those left to cherish her memory are son and daughter-in-law, Larry and Keridi Budnik of Brenham; sons: Danny and Jeff Hampton of Houston; daughter and son-in-law: Virginia and Ricky Boeker of Brenham; brother: Stanley Rybarski of Austin; sister and brother-in-law: Rose and Larry Benker of Brenham; sister-in-laws: Annie Rybarski, Lucille Rybarski, Joy Rybarski, Geraldine (Dino) Rybarski, grandchildren: Mandy and Jason Landry, Brittany and Travis Mathews, Shelby and Seth Willford, Justin and Michelle Wenckens, Tarren, Daniel and Dyland Hampton; great-grandchildren, Kayla and Rhett Kubeczka, Stella Landry, Emma and Hunter Mathews and Kole Williford. She is also survived by numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her husband Jerry Hampton; parents, Stanley and Nancy Rybarski; (first husband?): Steve Budnik; daughter-in-law, Debra Budnik; sister: Patricia McIntyre; brothers: Frank Rybarski, Steve Rybarski, Albert Rybarski, Bruno Rybarski, Edward Rybarski and Ricky Hampton. 

Pallbearers include Chad Benker, David Benker, Kevin Rybarski, Chris Rybarski, Mike Rybarski, Dean Rybarski, Scotty Rybarski and Donnie Rybarski. Honorary pallbearers are her Forever Young Resale family – Gertrude, Marcie, Darlene, DeDe, Rebecca, Ethan, Cathy, Rick, Loretta, Diane, Charleen, Darla, Tamara, Connie K., Toy, Pat, Faye, Connie M., John Wayne, Steve, Teressa, Janice, Ferrell, Sherry, Monica, Alton, Karin, David, Holly, Kelly and Linda.

Special thanks to Connie Maxwell for loving mom. Thank you to the nurses and aides at High Hope Nursing Home for their wonderful care and love. Also, thank you to the nurses and aides at Hospice Brazos Valley.

For those wanting to honor Edwina’s memory memorials can be given in her name to Margaret E. Blizzard Senior Center and Hospice Brazos Valley.