OBITUARIES

M.J. “Mac” McCoy

Published

12 years ago

10/31/2014

M.J. “Mac” McCoy
September 12, 1934 – October 25, 2014
SAINT JO – M.J. “Mac” McCoy, 80, died Oct. 25, 2014 in Saint Jo.
A visitation and a meal were at the McCoy Trophy House in Saint Jo.
Funeral service was 11 a.m., Oct. 30 at First Baptist Church of Saint Jo with the Rev. Sam Campbell and the Rev. Jeff Roe officiating. Burial followed the service in the M. J. “Mac” McCoy Family Cemetery in Saint Jo under the direction of Scott Funeral Home.
McCoy was born on Sept. 12, 1934 to James Arthur and Luteenie (Bass) McCoy in Crosby County.
After graduating from high school, he joined the Army where he quickly rose to the rank of captain while working with the Pentagon as a nuclear weapons analyst.
While analyzing satellite data, McCoy discovered a new Russian nuclear weapon. After presenting the data to the Secretary of State, he was given the honor of naming the missile GANEF. He served 11 years in the military, including three years in Germany.
McCoy went on to pursue a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. He earned a mortuary degree and used that to work his way through school. He worked as the director of maintenance at Bell Helicopter in Amarillo and director of plant operations Maintenance at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, AL.
In 1979, he moved to Saint Jo and purchased the funeral home, and in 1983 he purchased the funeral home in Muenster. For many years, he ran the funeral home and an ambulance service for the community of Saint Jo.
He is survived by his daughters, Peggy Anne Thomas, Red Oak, Linda Lou Currans, Fort Worth, Katherine Sue McCoy, Arlington and Karen Kay Hillebrand, Arlington; sons, Michael James McCoy, Farmers Branch, Dennis Mathew McCoy, Cameron Douglas McCoy; five grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; sister: Morelle Miller, Denton and brother Pete McCoy, Tuttle, OK.

OBITUARIES

Teresa Naomi Adams

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1 week ago

04/22/2026

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November 11, 1964 – April 18, 2026
BOWIE – Teresa Naomi Adams, 61, died on April 18, 2026.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on April 27 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on April 28 at the New Covenant Family Church in Bowie with the Rev. Paul Moore officiating. The burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
She was born on Nov. 11, 1964 in Exeter, CA and attended school in Bowie. She dedicated many years of her life to her career as a certified nursing assistant.
She is preceded in death by her father, Jim Pike and grandparents.
She is survived by her children, Shawn Holt, Bowie and Amber Holt, Wichita, KS; mother, Alice Pike, Bowie; five grandchildren; brothers, David Pike, Bowie, Jimmy “Dewey” Pike, Bowie and Johnny Holt, Sherman; sister, Melissa Diannitto-Smith AR; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.

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Frances Marie Baker

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1 week ago

04/22/2026

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January 8, 1934 – April 11, 2026
DECATUR – Frances Marie Baker, 92 died on April 11, 2026 in Decatur, TX.
There was a graveside service at 2 p.m. on April 20 at the Spanish Fort Cemetery officiated by her family.
She was born on January 8, 1934 in Spanish Fort to Charlie Lloyd and Detolia Cain Williams. She worked most of her life as a telephone operator in Nocona. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Spanish Fort.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her younger sister, Bonnie York.
She is survived by her daughter, Beth Hudson, Brock; three grandsons; three great grandchildren and a niece.
Memorial donations in lieu of flowers can be made to The American Macular Degeneration Foundation at the AMDF website.

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Flora Faye Ridinger

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1 week ago

04/22/2026

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August 20, 1931 – April 15, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Flora Faye Ridinger, 94, died on April 15, 2026, in Nocona, TX.
The family received friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on April 19 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service took place at 2 p.m. on April 20 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
The burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
She was born Aug. 20, 1931 in Jester, OK to Howard and Laura (Nippert) Griffin. She lived in Bowie until 1992, when she married Herbert Ridinger. She worked at Walmart as a door greeter until she was 85 years old.
She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Bowie, until moving to Wichita Falls and joining the Western Hills Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents; stepmother; first husband, Charles Davis; a special friend; second husband, Hebert Ridinger; fiancé, John Bowers; brother, Will Griffin and a stepson.
She is survived by her son, Michael Davis; daughter, Debbie Jones; sister, Frances Morelock; three stepchildren; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six step grandchildren; eight step great-grandchildren; a stepsister, and numerous niece and nephews.