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Norman Bruce Lee
Norman Bruce Lee
September 12, 1949 – January 10, 2015
FORESTBURG – Norman Bruce Lee, 65, an assembly line worker, went to be with our Lord on Jan. 10, 2015 in Denton, TX.
Family received friends 6-8 p.m. JAn. 13 at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home.
Graveside is at 2 p.m. Jan. 14 at New Harp Cemetery. The Rev. Mike Haverland will officiate.
Norman was born on Sept. 12, 1949 to Jasper and Catherine (Poteet) Lee in Decatur. He retired from Peterbilt as an assembly line worker.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Paula Putnam.
Those left behind to cherish his memory are his sisters, Virginia Lee Dexter and husband Gary, California, Cathy Lee Moseley and husband Johnny, Forestburg, Linda Putnam MacAhan and husband Charles, Saginaw and Becky Putnam Harwell, Forestburg; brothers, Charles Lee and wife Barbara, Coppell and James Putnam and wife Katherine, Gainesville; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends.
Arrangements are entrusted to Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home, Decatur, Texas, 940-627-5959, www.hawkinsfuneralhome.com.
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May 19, 1976 – May 11, 2025
NOCONA – Pedro Leon Olvera, 48, died on May 11, 2025.
There was a rosary at 6 p.m. on May 18 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service was at noon on May 19 at St. Jospeh’s Catholic Church in Nocona.
He was born on May 19, 1976 in Celya, Mexico Guanajuato to Juan Olvera and Felixa Leon. Olvera was a part of a big family and hard-worker all of his life. He worked mostly in agriculture as a rancher. He loved working on cars in his spare time, especially with his son. He married Blanca Torres in 1995 in Celya, Mexico Guanajuato.
He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Rosa and Juana Gomez; and nephew, Juan Gomez Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Blanca Olvera; Nocona; son, Pedro Jr. Olvera, Nocona; daughter, Mariana Hampton, Gainesville; sisters, Yolanda, Nocona and Margarita, Mexico; brothers, Juan, Luis, Santiago and Francisco, all of Mexico; a grandson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.
Inside your May 22 Bowie News meet all the 2025 graduates from the area high schools. The Bowie News graduation keepsake section features photos of graduates from Bowie, Nocona, Saint Jo, Gold-Burg, Forestburg, Prairie Valley and Bellevue.
Congratulations to all the graduates, we look forward to covering your future.
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