OBITUARIES
Donna Howie Williams

Donna Howie Williams
July 27, 1936 – April 20, 2018
BOWIE – Donna Williams, 81, passed away on April 20, 2018 in Bowie, TX.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on April 23 at The White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on April 24 at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie with Pastor Mike Henson officiating.
Donna was born July 27, 1936 in Hardeman County to Grady and Mildred (Stringer) Howie. She graduated from Bowie High School in 1955. Donna married Roy Gene Williams in 1957 and was a homemaker.
She served many years with the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary. Donna and Roy were members of the Jim Bowie Square Dancers Club and enjoyed traveling throughout the state to square dance. Donna worked as a substitute teacher for the Bowie Junior High, and was known to many as “Nanny.” She owned A Little Bit of Country craft shop in Bowie and took joy in traveling to craft shows. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bowie.
She is preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Roy Gene Williams; son, Tony Royce Williams, and daughter, Latresa Diane Young.
Donna is survived by her grandsons, Mark Young, Conway, AR, Jody Young, Fort Worth, and Kevin Williams and wife Meghan, Kountze; great granchildren, Boston Young, Elliot Young, Maggie Claire Young and twins Isabella and Gabriella Williams; sister, Glenda Campbell, Bowie; niece, Debbie Leonard and husband Mike, Bowie; nephews, Lee Campbell and wife Joan, Tyler and Linton Campbell Jr. all of Bowie.
Should friends desire, memorials can be made in honor of Donna to the First Baptist Church of Bowie, 307 Lindsey St. Bowie, TX 76230 or the City of Bowie Volunteer Fire Department, 203 Walnut St. Bowie, TX 76230.
Arrangements 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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