OBITUARIES
Helen Ferguson
Helen Ferguson
February 26, 1932-March 14, 2015
NOCONA – Helen Ferguson, 83, died March 14, 2015 in Nocona, TX
The family received friends from 5-6 p.m. March 15 at Jerry Woods Chapel.
Funeral service was at 11 a.m. March 16 at Bethel Baptist Church, Nocona. Burial followed at Nocona Cemetery.
Ferguson was born Feb. 26, 1932 in Channing to Ernest and Mildred (Buffington) McLaughlin. She was a teacher and coach for more than 40 years.
She married Hugh “Glenn” Ferguson on Dec. 21, 1952 in Sulpher Springs.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Ernest and Mildred McLaughlin; husband, Hugh “Glen” Ferguson; son, Stanley Ferguson; sister Margaret Driggers; and special friend Howard Morris.
Ferguson is survived sons, Wesley, Granbury, and Gordon, Nocona; daughter Neva Cozart, Nocona; sisters Lois Ferguson, Greenville, Dorothy Weaver, Chapin, SC, Joyce Bayless, Rockdale and Lucy McLaughlin, Cherokee, NC; brother Paul McLaughlin, Nacogdoches; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.
OBITUARIES
Kindall Diane Gatlin
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.
OBITUARIES
Jacqueline “Jackie” Marie Wheeler
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.
OBITUARIES
Frances “Janell” McNutt
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.
-
NEWS2 years agoSuspect indicted, jailed in Tia Hutson murder
-
NEWS3 years ago2 hurt, 1 jailed after shooting incident north of Nocona
-
NEWS3 years agoSO investigating possible murder/suicide
-
NEWS3 years agoWreck takes the life of BHS teen, 16
-
NEWS3 years agoMurder unsolved – 1 year later Tia Hutson’s family angry, frustrated with no arrest
-
NEWS3 years agoSheriff’s office called out to infant’s death
-
Show us something good9 years agoCountry music star children perform in Bowie
-
100th Birthday3 years agoLooking back at the 1958 Centennial edition of The Bowie News








