April 30, 1945 – October 27, 2024
NOCONA – Roger Dale Russell, 79, died Oct. 27, 2024 in Fort Worth.
A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Oct. 30 at First Baptist Church in Nocona officiated by the Rev. Dave Woodbury. Interment will follow in Nocona Cemetery.
He was born in Nocona on April 30, 1945 to Leonard and Lola Vanover Russell. He was raised in Spanish Fort and spent his life in Nocona where he was an active member of the community. After graduating high school from Prairie Valley in 1963, he attended Daughn’s Business College in Wichita Falls. He returned home to Spanish Fort in 1966 to farm the land along the Red River with his father and later formed the Koontz and Russell Partnership. He continued to farm for more than 40 years.
In 1971 he received his pilot’s license. He was elected as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 of Montague County in 1995 where he served until 2009. He served for 20 years on the City and Rural Fire Departments, the Board of Directors for the Montague County Farm Bureau and the Nocona Lion’s Club. He was affiliated with the Assembly of God Churches and First Baptist Church of Nocona. He married his wife of 42 years, Jeaton Mosley, on May 1, 1982 in Saint Jo and had one son.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Lola Russell.
He is survived by his wife, Jeaton; son, Kyle; sister, Mary Jim Fox and nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the Nocona Carpenter’s Shop, 400 Boston, Nocona, TX 76255.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.

April 17, 1941 – October 19, 2024
BOWIE – Boyce E. Trahern, 83, died Oct. 19, 2024 in Weatherford.
A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. on Oct. 24 at White Family Funeral Home.
He was born on April 17, 1941 in Ulysses, KS to Raymond and Frances Trahern. He worked as a machinist for Weatherford Fish and Tool for 14 years, Bowie Industries for 25 years and Beavers Construction.
He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers; one sister and his son, Gentry.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Trahern, Bowie; sister, Shirley Trimpa, Satanta, KS; children, Flint Trahern, Bowie, Troy Trahern, Sunray, TX, Chris Bradford, Bridgeport, Penny Jacobson, Gillette, WY and Julie Bradford, Bowie; 12 grandchildren; 23 great grandchildren with two on the way, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements are entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home.

November 17, 1941 – October 18, 2024
BOWIE – Shirley Ann Haney, 82, died Oct. 18, 2024 in Bowie.
A visitation took place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Oct. 21 at White Family Funeral Home. A funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Oct. 22 at Bible Baptist Church in Bowie, with burial following at Elmwood Cemetery.
She was born on Nov. 17, 1941 in Bowie to Aubrey and Sybil Beasley. She met Don Haney while attending high school and they married on Oct. 11, 1958. She attended school in Bowie where she graduated in 1959.
She enjoyed being a homemaker and spent many years as a pastor’s wife. She later opened a furniture store with her husband, and they served the community for 25 years.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Don; her parents; daughter, Sheila Haney; one granddaughter, and siblings, Billy Ray Beasley and Peggy Posey.
She is survived by her children, Mindy Gresham and Richie Haney, both of Bowie; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren and siblings, Larry Beasley and Belinda Mahaffey.
Arrangements are entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home.