OBITUARIES
Gene Gifford

Gene Gifford
October 26, 1934 – August 18, 2017
BELLEVUE – Gene Gifford, 82, passed away Aug. 18, 2017 in Bellevue, TX.
The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Aug. 24 at The White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Newport Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Buffalo Springs.
Gene was born Oct. 26,1934 in Fort Worth to Roy and Marie (Votaw) Gifford. After high school he went to work for Sun Electric in Fort Worth and in 1978 he opened Gifford Electric which he owned and operated until 2017.
He married Dana Koontz in 1980 in Fort Worth. Together, they made their home in Clay County in 1988. Gene was a lifetime member of Independent Electrical Contractors.
Gene is survived by his loving wife, Dana Gifford; brother, Roy Gifford; children, Julie McCarty and husband Dan, Scharlotte Elliott and husband Brian, Susan Gifford, James Gifford and wife Cheryl, J’Kay Butler and husband Raymond, and Roni Noel and husband Jon; grandchildren, Kent McCarty, Matthew McCarty, Dayla Rothrock, Cody Gifford, Whitney Gifford, Joshua Noel, Suzette Noel and Caitlin Elliott; and great-grandchildren, Delilah Hunt, Elizabeth Kelly McCarty and Maudy May McCarty.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls at 4909 Johnson Road Wichita Falls, TX 76310 in the name of Billy Eugene Gifford.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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OBITUARIES
Glyn Ann Beck

September 5, 1945 – March 9, 2025
BOWIE – Glyn Ann Beck, 79, died on March 9, 2025.
Beck was born on Sept. 5, 1945, in Saint Louis, MO to Les and Glyn Ann Frailey. She worked as a flight attendant for American Airlines.
She was married to Glenn Beck her husband and best friend. She was known for her love of horses, and raised a world champion quarter horse, Quick Going and was a certified show secretary for horse shows all over the United States. She was a loyal member of AQHA, NCHA Association, The Cowboy Church and the Montague County 4H chapter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Les and Glyn Frailey; and her brother; Bruce Frailey.
She is survived by her husband, Glenn Beck, Bowie; son, Danny Beck, Bowie and her brother, Steve Frailey, Hawaii.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.
OBITUARIES
Sarah Blasingame

November 20, 1934 – March 13, 2025
OKLAHOMA- Sarah Blasingame, 90, died on March 13, 2025 in Tulsa, OK.
A visitation was at 1 p.m. on March 22 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel.
A funeral service was at 2 p.m. on March 22 at Jerry Woods Chapel with Bryan Boothe officiating. Interment followed in Dye Mound Cemetery, Montague County Texas. Pallbearers were Scott Dixon, Clayton Fellows, Hunter Climer, Mark Means, Kash Means, Michael Blasingame and Scott Blasingame. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Blasingame and Kelly Hall.
She was born on Nov. 20, 1934 in Corinth, MS.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Neal Jay Blasingame; parents, Jack Akin, Luther and Ethel Wilkins; brother, Jeri Wilkins; son, Wayne Blasingame; daughters, Barbara Harell and Inez Crain; grandchildren, Christine, Charles and Travis; and great grandchildren, Randy, Taci and Kaylee.
She is survived by her sister, Shirley Chileski; children, Harold, Larry, Roy, Mike and Kay Blasingame; 24 grandchildren; 44 great grandchildren; 19 great-great grandchildren and three great-great-great grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews.
A special thank you to Church on the Move, Sonny Ozuna and Rob Means.
OBITUARIES
Gloria Ann Stone

July 23, 1931 – March 4, 2025
NOCONA – Gloria Ann Stone, 93, died on March 4, 2025 in Nocona.
There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. on March 29 at Nocona Hills Community Church with Pastor Paul Coronado officiating. A private family interment will take place at a later date.
She was born on July 23, 1931 in Oakland, CA to Robert and Laura Frace Van Cleave. Stone was a hard-worker all of her life, working as a dental assistant. She was a member of Nocona Hills Community Church, The Delphians and The ARC’s.
She is preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Henry “Hank” Starke, and brothers, Robert and Edward Van Cleave.
She is survived by her children, Laura Starke, Nocona and James H. Stone, Fort Meyers, FL; brother, Phillip Van Cleave, Midlothian, VA and grandson, Christian Johnson, Austin.
Memorial donations may be made to The Stanley Fulton Memorial Veteran’s Fund at Nocona Hills Community Church, 104 Nocona Dr., Nocona, TX 76255.
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