OBITUARIES
Bobbie Inez Greer
August 29, 1912 – July 15, 2014
BOWIE – Bobbie Inez Greer, 101, passed away July 15, 2014, in Denison, TX.
The family received friends at 10 a.m. July 18 prior to the service, at the First Christian Church.
Funeral service was at 11 a.m. July 18 at the First Christian Church in Bowie with the Rev. Christi Hand. Burial will follow at Bellevue Cemetery.
Inez was born Aug. 29, 1912 to Mr. and Mrs. L.E. Faulkner in Petrolia. She graduated from high school in Wichita Falls, and attended Texas Tech and North Texas Universities. Inez married W. A. “Bot” Greer on Aug. 1, 1932. She and her husband continued the Bowie Iris Garden, that was started in Bowie by the late Jim and Margie Smith, for many years.
She also served as president of the Bowie Garden Club. In 1983, she was a Duchess in the Jim Bowie Days Parade and Festival, and was named Pioneer Queen of the Festival in 2007. Inez worked at Rick’s Pharmacy for many years. She was a member of the First Christian Church for more than 80 years and was a deaconess, taught Sunday School classes and sang in the choir. Inez (Auntie) will be greatly missed by her family and friends. Whenever “Auntie” was around there was always laughter.
She is preceded in death by her father and mother; husband, W.A. (Bot) Greer; two brothers and their wives, Don and Billie Faulkner and Ray and Fay Faulkner; and niece, Bobbie Roby.
Inez is survived by two nieces, Shirley Faulkner, Denison and Suzanne Faulkner; two great nieces, Railena Alexander and husband Mike, Fort Worth and Tonya Blevins and husband Ronnie, Denison; three great-great nephews, Cody and Hunter Carr and Ethan Alexander; and one great-great niece, Rachel Smith.
The family would like to thank Home Hospice of Grayson County and Hospice of Rural Texas for the excellent care given to Inez. Also, a very special thank you to her two best friends, Maruella Martin and Fay McGee.
Arrangements are entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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February 9, 1968 – July 4, 2026
BOWIE – Steven Douglas Drury, 58 died on July 4, 2026.
A private celebration of life for the family was on July 10.
He was an entrepreneur and created his business Drill Rig Depot.
He is survived by his wife, Christina Drury; four children, Sydney, Ben, Bailey and Josie; six grandchildren; parents, Don and Lois Drury; and brothers, David, Danny and Christopher.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
December 22, 1959 – July 1, 2026
SUNSET – John Wayne Shelton, 66, died on July 1, 2026.
There was a celebration of life for him from 5 – 7 p.m. on July 10 at Nocona Brewery.
He was born on Dec. 22, 1959 to Wade and Thelma Shelton in Nocona. He worked in the oilfield most of his life. He married Stephanie Burleson on Dec. 13, 1984 in Nocona.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his children, Jared Shelton, Bowie and Stacia Lorenz, Tennessee; sister, Serina Thomas, Bowie; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial donations made to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.
March 3, 1962 – July 6, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Weldon Ray Duff, 64, died on July 6, 2026.
There was a visitation from 6 – 7 p.m. on July 10 at Jerry Woods Chapel in Nocona. A graveside service was at 10 a.m. on July 11 at Ringgold Cemetery with Richard Allen officiating. Pallbearers will be Mike Bonham, Jimmy Smith, Hatch Womack, Lynn Bugsy Allen, Blake Allen, Marlin Franklin, Joe Barnhill and Butch Matthews.
Duff was born on March 3, 1962 in Henrietta to Benjamin Franklin Duff Jr. and Myra Durham Duff. He worked as a machinist and was known as a “Jack-Of-All-Trades.”
Duff was a member of Bowie Masonic Lodge 578. He married Jowana Bussey on Aug. 8, 1980 in Ringgold.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Jowana Duff, Ringgold; daughter, Jessica Lierly, Collinsville; sister, Becky Case, Stoneburg; brother, Benjamin Franklin Duff III, Lonegrove, OK and three grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 440 Cypress Ave., Wichita Falls or Ringgold Cemetery Association, 1108 Hanson Rd., Ringgold.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.
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