Aaron Matthew Fussell died in a car accident on his 34th birthday, June 24, 2025. He was born on June 24, 1991, in Kerrville to Derrill Fussell and Phyllis Dowe.
The family will greet friends and relatives at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel in Lampasas from 10-11 a.m. on July 1. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., followed by burial at Oak Hill Cemetery.
Aaron grew up in Kerrville. He graduated from Lampasas High School in 2010. After high school, he joined the U.S. Army Reserves and proudly served for six years as a lightwheeled vehicle mechanic.
Through the course of his career, Aaron worked as a diesel mechanic for Caterpillar until he found his home at Firefly Aerospace in Briggs, assembling rocket components. The years he spent with the Firefly team proved to be his greatest career accomplishment.
Aaron was a proud and involved father of two sons, James, 12, and Clark, 11.
Aaron was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Jinks and Coralee Fussell, and maternal grandparents, Robert and June Dowe.
He is survived by his sons James Fussell and Clark Fussell; Jenee Jeffreys, former wife and mother of his children; mother, Phyllis Dowe; father, Derrill Fussell (wife Linda); sisters Tanya Cox (husband Bubba), Lindsey Fussell, and Rebekah Hernandez (husband Joshua); numerous aunts and uncles; and seven nieces and nephews, Tyler Cox, Kristen Fierova, Kinsley Cox, Zechariah Hernandez, Caleb Hernandez, Sam Hernandez and Anna Grace Hernandez.
