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Jerry B. Hall

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4 months ago

02/14/2023

June 13, 1936 – February 10, 2023
SUNSET – Jerry B. Hall, 86, passed away on Feb. 10, 2023, at Wise Health System in Decatur.
A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Sunset Church of Christ with David Hall officiating. Burial will follow at the Sunset Cemetery.
Jerry Benton Hall was born on June 13, 1936 to Arvil Benton and Lois Frances Hall. His birthplace was within the family homestead which is still located on some of his farm and ranch property just a couple miles east of Sunset. Although the original house was torn down and rebuilt new when he was a boy, it remained Jerry’s residence for his entire life.
He married Wrenda Gail Hall of Arlington on July 5, 1959. He met her while attending college in Arlington and she remained his wife along his side until her death in 2021.
In a period during the late 1950s and early 1960s he served his country by being drafted and honorably discharged twice by the United States Army for cold war duty in Germany and later the Russian Missile Crisis. He received expert marksman and forward observer as some of his recognitions. He also served on the Colour Guard.
Jerry also worked at the General Motors assembly plant in Arlington for close to 30 years while at the same time running his sizeable farm and ranch operation. He would carpool to and from the plant with a few other Sunset area GM worker-friends which helped make this possible for each of them. He retired from GM in the late 1980s.
Jerry was a member of the Sunset Church of Christ in Sunset. Jerry is remembered as a great man that lived a wonderful and colorful life that he truly loved. He was devoted to his Christianity, and he loved his country. He was a generous family man and loved them with all his heart. He freely dedicated to them all that he had in however way he could give it. He also greatly cherished his family-heritage and honored it by the way in which he lived it and handed it down through teaching it to his son and daughter, and of course later this would include his two grandchildren. He enjoyed countless friendships in the Montague County area, and he was one anyone could rely upon for help at any time.
He is preceded in death by both of his parents and his only daughter, whose married name at the time was Holly Kay Humphrey. She was lost due to illness in 2014.
Jerry is survived by his son Jerry Benton Hall II (Benton) and two grandchildren, David Kenton Dosch and wife Lauren with their two sons, Colton Allen Dosch and Keller Benton Dosch, Bowie and Travis Keith Dosch and wife Bethanie with their two children Benton Keith Dosch and Paisley Kay Dosch, Weatherford. He is also survived by his sister, Carolyn Young, Killeen, TX and her three children who provided him with many great nieces and nephews.
Donations should be sent to the Dementia Society of America.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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OBITUARIES

John Claudus (J.C.) Stephens

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21 mins ago

06/07/2023

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January 30, 1936 – June 2, 2023
SAINT JO – John Claudus (J.C.) Stephens passed away peacefully at home on June 2, 2023 at the age of 87 after a brief illness.
The family received friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on June 4 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A funeral service was at 10 a.m. on June 5 at the Carter Lake Road Church of Christ in Bowie, with David Hall and Jon Page as the officiants. Pallbearers were Charles Stephens, Michael E. Stephens, Michael D. Stephens, Cameron Turner, Liam Turner and Fred Bost. Burial followed at Greenbrier Cemetery near Nocona.
J.C. was born Jan. 30, 1936 near Capps Corner (Montague County) to Charles Harmon Stephens and Zela Marguerite Walters Stephens. He graduated from Capps Corner High School and went to work in the oil field. Later he worked building the B-58 for Convair. He also served as a Warrant Office for Saginaw. He finished 36 years at Bell Helicopter in Fort Worth where he retired. J.C. returned to where his family started in Saint Jo, revisiting many friends and igniting new relationships. He was a member of Freemasonry.
He married Beverly Denton on June 17, 1957 in Bowie and they had two sons, Charles and Michael. Family was important to J.C. He enjoyed family outings and reunions. He always was willing to help family and friends. For many years he would help his father move houses on his weekends off. Being mechanically minded, he could operate and repair any machine or vehicle. This aptitude swayed some family and friends in their career choices.
J. C. and Beverly enjoyed camping in Colorado and other places in the States. He earned his Private Pilot’s license and had several airplanes through the years which he enjoyed. He wanted his family to enjoy planes and ensured that Beverly and the boys were able to earn their licenses. They attended many airshows and eventually joined the Commemorative Air Force where he marshaled at air shows. Beverly also became a leader in the Women’s Pilots organization, the “99’s.”
He enjoyed his church family. J.C. had a strong faith in the Lord and was willing to witness to others. He finished the vision his parents had in donating property to their church home. After a life of hard work and servant attitude the Lord has surely welcomed him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Zela Stephens; brothers, Ace and Benny Stephens and sister, Betty Brady.
J.C. is survived by his wife, Beverly; son, Charles Stephens and wife Shirley; son, Michael Stephens; grandson, Michael D. Stephens; granddaughters, Stacy Snyder and Terri Turner; five great-grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of friends.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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Bobby Harold Carlisle

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23 mins ago

06/07/2023

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August 2, 1938 – June 1, 2023
RYAN, OK – Bobby Harold Carlisle, 84, passed away on June 1, 2023 at his home in Ryan, OK.
A funeral service was at 11 a.m. on June 6 in the chapel of the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the White Family Funeral Home. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Bobby was born Aug. 2, 1938 in Jack County to Wilber Lee and Anna Loy (Wade) Carlisle.
As a young man, Bobby proudly served in the United States Army. Later he worked for Permian Transportation as a mechanic and for McCommons Oil Co. as a pumper. Bobby enjoyed fishing and hunting, and had many of his deer stuffed. If you were ever in his home, it was very obvious that he was an avid hunter.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Billie Jo Carlisle and daughter, Lea Anna Forney.
Bobby is survived by his three siblings, Evelyn Joyce Smith, Euless, Carroll Lee Carlisle and wife Ruth Ann, Springtown and Jerry Lynn Carlisle, Bowie and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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Robbie Gene Whitecotton

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26 mins ago

06/07/2023

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February 2, 1932 – June 1, 2023
MONTAGUE – Robbie Gene Whitecotton passed away on June 1, 2023 in Montague at the age of 91.
The family will receive friends at 12:30 p.m. on June 8 with a funeral to follow at 1 p.m. in the Scott-Morris Funeral Home chapel.
Robbie was born in Fletcher, OK to Lloyd and Capitola Whitecotton on Feb. 2, 1932. He attended Stoneburg High School, where he graduated in 1950. He had the distinction of being the last person to walk across the stage of Stoneburg High School. He met his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Mae (McMillion), and they became lifelong sweethearts. They married Jan. 9, 1952 and remained so for 70 years until she passed away in May 2022.
Robbie proudly served in the United States Army from 1952-1954. Robbie worked in agriculture all his life. They had an orchard with apple and peach trees, and ran a fruit stand in Henrietta in the 1970s. People would often come from as far as Muenster to buy his apples.
The dynamic duo of Robbie and Dorothy ran Whitecotton Greenhouse, beginning with vegetables only in the 1970s. In the 1980s, they transitioned away from the fruit stand and focused full-time on the greenhouse, which now also offers beautiful blooms. They partnered with their son and daughter-in-law, David and Helen in 1988.
Mr. Whitecotton was a very dependable person. Customers and employees alike could attest to his honest, fair, focused, business mind. Robbie took joy in knowing so many people enjoyed his products, whether his apples or the things he grew in the nursery. He greatly enjoyed the natural creation, and growing plants from the earth was a spiritual experience.
Robbie’s love for creation took him on many trips to visit national parks, especially in the western United States. Robbie also loved dogs. He ran a dog kennel in his youth. He really loved his own dachshunds. In his later life, Robbie found joy in getting a new pickup every other year.
Robbie is preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Whitecotton; daughter, Janet Whitecotton; brother, Jerald Whitecotton and sister, Ophilia Simpson.
Robbie is survived by his son, Robert Whitecotton and Diana Smith; son, David Whitecotton and wife Helen; seven grandchildren, Lorinda Faye Timms, Thomas James Whitecotton, Sarah Anne Morrow, Michael Gene Whitecotton, Mark Christopher Whitecotton, Fayde Hunter Smith and Timothy James Whitecotton; his sister, Jackie Stillwell; 11 great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Donations may be made in Robbie’s name to Montague Volunteer Fire Department, 1000 Grand St. Montague, TX 76251.
An Online Guestbook is available at scottmorrisfh.com.

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