OBITUARIES

Dr. Eddie Ray “Doc” Chandler

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12 years ago

01/07/2015

Dr. Eddie Ray “Doc” Chandler
July 10, 1941 – January 4, 2015
Dr. Eddie Ray “Doc” Chandler, 73, passed away Jan. 4, 2015 in Denton, TX.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 8 at The White Family Funeral Home. Dr Eddie Ray Chandler (1)
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 9 at the First Baptist Church in Bowie. Interment will follow at the Hope Cemetery in Henrietta.
Dr. Chandler was born on July 10, 1941 in Henrietta to Troy and Gladys (Moore) Chandler. He was a graduate of Henrietta High School and was the valedictorian of his graduating class. He obtained his bachelors degree in biology from Midwestern University in 1963.
While at Midwestern, Eddie participated in the ROTC program. Eddie married Patsy Ann Goodrum on Aug. 1, 1964, in Bowie in the parsonage of LC and Ruth Smith of the Lighthouse Assembly of God Church. Eddie graduated from the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston in 1968. Thereafter, he began his four-year residency at Saint Paul Medical Center in Dallas.
In 1969, Dr. Chandler volunteered to go to Vietnam as an Army battalion surgeon, even though he had received a four-year deferment from the Army in order to complete his residency. At the end of his Vietnam tour, Dr. Chandler received a National Defense Service medal, a combat medical badge, a Bronze Star medal, a Vietnam Service medal with three Bronze Service Stars, and a Republic of Vietnam Campaign medal with 60 Device.
After returning from Vietnam in 1970, Dr. Chandler completed his last three years of residency in Dallas. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Diplomat of the American Board of Surgeons, and a Fellow of the International College of Surgeons.
In 1973, he began his surgery practice in Henrietta. Then, in April of 1975, Dr. Chandler was invited to join the Bowie Clinic and began performing general and vascular surgery at the Bowie Memorial Hospital. At that time, Eddie moved his family to Bowie, where they have resided the past 40 years.
Dr. Chandler was a member of the Henrietta Church of God and later Lighthouse Assembly of God in Bowie, where he served on the board of deacons, served as Sunday school superintendent, choir director, and was instrumental in the building of new churches at both fellowships. Dr. Chandler led an exemplary life of service and ministry throughout his medical career and was active in his local church.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Troy and Gladys Chandler and a brother, Troy Joe Chandler.
Dr. Chandler is survived by his wife, Pat, Bowie; four children, Kim Williams and husband Gordon, Petrolia, Kara Kehoe and husband Mark, Lampasas, Troy Chandler and wife Michelle, Decatur and Tyson Chandler, Bowie; one brother, Johney Chandler, Wichita Falls; two sisters, Sue Parish, Chickasha, OK and Zelda Scott, Henrietta; eight grandchildren, Heath and Dane Williams, Petrolia, Jensen Mataska and husband Jake, Decatur, Marcus Kehoe, Lampasas, Olivia, Eben, and Isabella Chandler all of Decatur and Cobie Chandler, Lampasas; and 24 nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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OBITUARIES

Teddie Mae Winsett Howell

Published

2 days ago

09/10/2026

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April 10, 1946 – September 3, 2026
BOWIE – Teddie Mae Winsett Howell, 80, died on Sept. 3, 2026.
The family received friends from 4-6 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service took place at 2 p.m. on Sept. 6 at the First Methodist Church of Bowie with Reverand Jason Sutfin officiating. The burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
She was born on April 10, 1946, in Bowie to James Fred (PaPa) Winsett and Iola Pearl (Ole) Reasoner Winsett. She graduated from Bowie High School in 1964. On May 21, 1965, she married Jack Howell Sr. in Bowie. She was a member of First Methodist Church of Bowie.
She is preceded in death by her father, Fred Winsett; mother, Iola Pearl Winsett; sister, Freda Pearl Winsett and a son-in-law.
Howell is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Jack Howell Sr.; children, Jack Howell Jr., Runaway Bay and Melissa Robinson, Bowie; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to First Methodist Church of Bowie.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

OBITUARIES

Autumn Nicole Moore

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2 days ago

09/10/2026

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October 28, 1982 – August 28, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Autumn Nicole Moore, 43, died on Aug. 28, 2026.
A memorial service will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
She was born on Oct. 28, 1982, in Bowie to Terry Greenroy and Brenda Jones.
She is preceded in death by her stepmother; son, Austin Cox; sisters, Winter Dougherty and Deb Jones; one set of grandparents and a grandfather.
She is survived by her parents, Terry Greenroy and Brenda and Marvin Jones; children, Caleb Cox, Caysen Latham, and TJ Latham; sisters, Shonda Tucker, Wendy Kerr, Brenda Ogle, and Katy Simms; four nephews; five nieces; three great-nieces; two great-nephews and a grandmother.
In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to God’s Table at 505 Strong St. Bowie or the Bowie Mission at 201 E. Greenwood St. Bowie in her honor.
Arrangements entrusted to the Whites Family Funeral Home, Bowie.

OBITUARIES

William “Bill” Bernard Rogers

Published

2 days ago

09/10/2026

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May 15, 1943 – September 5, 2026
BOWIE – William “Bill” Bernard Rogers, 83, passed away peacefully on Sept. 5, 2026 from cancer at Hospice of Wichita Falls.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 10 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
The funeral services will take place at 10 a.m. on Sept. 11 at the First Methodist Church of Bowie.
The burial will follow at Joy Cemetery.
Bill was born May 15, 1943, in Fresno, CA, to Bernard C. Rogers and Ruth Bernadine (Rogers) Mills.
Bill grew up in Klamath Falls, OR, graduated from Barstow High School in California in 1961 and attended Monmouth College in Oregon. He proudly served in the United States Air Force as a K-9 dog handler at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls.
Following his military service, Bill attended the Texas Game Warden Academy at Texas A&M University. He went on to serve as a Texas Game Warden for 31 years—five years in Amarillo, followed by 26 years serving Hemphill and Lipscomb counties in Canadian.
Bill was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing, especially waterfowl hunting. He carved duck decoys, crafted duck and goose calls and enjoyed collecting decoys, calls and waterfowl stamps. He was a lifetime member of Ducks Unlimited and the NRA, an Eagle Scout and a 32nd Degree Mason.
He was preceded in death by Bernard C. Rogers; Ruth Bernadine (Rogers) Mills; Harold “Rex” Mills and his aunt Arlene Rogers.
Bill is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ernestine “Tina” Seigler Rogers; three sons, Ricky and wife Melodee, Brad and wife Jill, and Chad; grandchildren, Miles Rogers (Erin), Justin Rogers, McKensie Hood (Konner), Lauren Navejar (Gilbert), Sheridan Downey (Grayson), Jaxon Rogers (Kaysie), Luke Rogers and Kypher LaMar (Kendra); great‑grandchildren, Hudson, Hays and Holt Hood, Nora and Gracie Rogers, Korbyn LaMar and Mason, and London and Kaden Navejar; sister Shirley Behnke (Bill) and their children; numerous Seigler family in‑laws, cousins of Clay County, and cousins from Nebraska and Oklahoma.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill’s name to the American Cancer Society, the PKD Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Disease) or Hospice of Wichita Falls.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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