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Cleo Bell Tipton
Cleo Bell Tipton
Novemeber 26, 1935 – June 14, 2014
BOWIE – Cleo Bell Tipton, 78, went home to be with Lord on June 14, 2014 in Bowie, TX.
Visitation was from 6-8 p.m. June 16 at Shaw’s Funeral Home. Graveside services was at 10 a.m. June 17at Montague Cemetery, with Pastor L.C. Smith officiating, under the direction of Shaw’s Funeral Home.
She was born Nov. 26, 1935 in the Salona Community, to Robert and Minnie Bitner Jones. On Sept. 14, 1952 in Bowie, Cleo Jones married Billy Wayne Tipton. She enjoyed needlepoint, bingo and card games, and she loved church, gospel music and her family, dearly.
She is preceded in death by her husband, the Rev. Billy Wayne Tipton; her parents Robert and Minnie Jones, sons Floyd Wayne Tipton and Bobby Lee Tipton; great-granddaughter Abigail Vallad; brothers Roscoe Jones and Marion Jones, and her sisters Minnie Scheller, Faye Scheller, and Birdie Meyers.
She is survived by her son, Clifford Tipton and wife Lisa, Saint Jo; daughters, Dorothy Waldrip and husband Lloyd, Montague, and Patti Camp and fiancé Rick Stegall, Gainesville; nine grandchildren;14 great-grandchildren, with another on the way; sister Melba Brinkley, Bowie, and numerous nieces and nephews.
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April 29, 1966 – March 4, 2026
BOWIE – Kindall Diane Gatlin, 59, died on March 4, 2026 in Wichita Falls, TX.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
She was born April 29, 1966, in Los Angeles, CA, to William Sr. and Carol Marie (Anderson) Gatlin. She was a devoted personal care attendant for Wichita Home Health Services.
She is preceded in death by her brother, William Todd Gatlin.
She is survived by her parents; daughter, Naomi Gatlin, Bowie; son, Conner Campbell, Bridgeport; three grandchildren and numerous cousins.
December 22, 1940 – March 3, 2026
BOWIE – Jacqueline “Jackie” Marie Wheeler, 85, died on March 3, 2026.
The family has chosen arrangements with cremation.
She was born Dec. 22, 1940, in Galveston to Charles Hans and Caroline Marie (Sass) Lindberg. She married Clark Wheeler on Aug. 20, 1987, in Las Vegas, NV and spent her days as a devoted homemaker.
She is preceded in death by her parents, and husband Clark.
She is survived by her daughter, Kerry Wheeler and one granddaughter.
October 26, 1938 – March 3, 2026
DECATUR – Frances “Janell” McNutt, 87, died on March 3, 2026 in Decatur, TX.
A graveside service took place at 2 p.m. on March 10, at Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls.
She was born Oct. 26, 1938 in Temple, OK to Thomas and Hazel (McPherson) Sanders. On Oct. 30, 1959, she married Bobby McNutt in Wichita Falls. She worked for the Jim Bowie Restaurant for several years before retiring.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bobby McNutt; sister, Evelyn Penn and brother, Clifton Sanders.
She is survived by her brother, Charles Sanders, Wichita Falls; four sons, Keith McNutt, Henrietta, Rocky McNutt, Bowie, Chuck McNutt, Burkburnett and Tommy McNutt, Henrietta; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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