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J.W. “Wallace” Horton
J.W. “Wallace” Horton
August 7, 1925 – April 15, 2015
BELLEVUE – J.W. “Wallace” Horton, 89, passed away April 15, 2015 in Bowie, TX.
The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. April 17 at The White Family Funeral Home.
Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. April 18 at the First Baptist Church of Bellevue. Burial will follow at the Bellevue Cemetery.
Wallace was born Aug. 7, 1925 in Selma to Robert and Fay (Pollard) Horton. He graduated high school in Post Oak in 1943. Wallace served his country in the United States Army Air Corp during WWII as a tail gunner and was a member of a group named the Carpet Baggers.
He married Lorea Reynolds on Jan. 8, 1944 in Wichita Falls. Wallace worked for Convair Aircraft Company as an assembler. He worked as an independent truck driver, custom hay bailer and later for Underwood Manufacturing in Bowie for many years.
Wallace married Bettye George on March 30, 2008 in Bowie. He was proud to be a member of the Bellevue School Board in the 60s and was mayor of Bellevue for 20 years. Wallace was full of life and he enjoyed nature, RVing and working in his shop.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Fay Horton; late wife, Lorea Horton; granddaughter, Tesha Thomas; sister, Glenna Reynolds and brother, Clovis Gayle Horton.
Wallace is survived by his wife, Bettye Horton, Bellevue; daughters, Linda Gayle Thomas, Bellevue, and Karen Myer and husband Terry, Lake Bridgeport; sons, Glen Paul Horton and wife Darlene, Bellevue, and Richard George and wife Chris, Headrick, OK; grandchildren, David Horton and wife Tracy, Seymour, Boyd Thomas and wife Michelle, Henrietta, James Gill and wife Jana, Bells, Richey Horton, Corpus Christi, Lance Gill and wife Amanda, Oak Ridge, TN, Darrel Gill and wife Maggie, Bowie, Misty Chavez and husband Chris, Cedar Park, and Shelly Detamore and husband Michael, Euless; 23 great grandchildren; sisters, Sue Taylor and husband Bobby, and Paula Henson and husband Billy both of Nocona, and Donna Dow and husband Jack, Bowie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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October 27, 1977 – August 23, 2026
BOWIE – Kassie Marrie Lovell, 49, died on Aug. 23, 2026.
The family has chosen arrangements with cremation.
She was born on Oct. 27, 1977 in Decatur to Dub and Sandra (Sutton) Lovell.
She was preceded in death by her beloved parents.
She is survived by her sisters, Tonya Lovell and Linda Sutton; several nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews, who will carry her memory in their hearts.
Arrangements entrusted to White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
June 26, 1977 – August 27, 2026
BOWIE – Jeff Reese Hickman Brown, 49, died on August 27, 2026.
The family has chosen arrangements with cremation.
He was born June 26, 1977 in Bowie to Jay Brown and Melinda Wise. He worked as a handyman and a roofer.
He was preceded in death by his father, Steve Hickman; a cousin; two sets of grandparents and a grandfather.
He is survived by his mother, Melinda Davis, Bowie; brother, Davey Hickman, Bowie, two nieces and one sister.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
May 12, 1954 – August 28, 2026
NOCONA – Gary C. Robertson, 72, died on Aug. 28, 2026 in Nocona, TX.
A visitation will be from 5-6 p.m. on Sept. 4 at the Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Sept. 5 at the Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Spanish Fory Cemetery
He was born May 12, 1954 in Colorado to Avis and Donna Donnell Robertson and was a 1972 graduate of Nocona High School. He established Robertson Well Service, owning and servicing wells throughout the Nocona area during the 1970’s and 1980’s. He spent the past several years pumping for Davis and Salmon. He served with the Nocona Volunteer Fire Department. On Aug. 10, 1973, he married Bonnie Mitchell at Bethel Baptist Church in Nocona. Together, they shared more than 53 years of marriage.
He preceded in death by his parents, Avis and Donna Robertson and brothers, Terry Don Robertson and Randall Robertson.
He is survived by his beloved wife, Bonnie Robertson, Nocona; brother, Duane Robertson, Nocona; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and extended family members who loved him dearly.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Nocona Rural Fire Department, P.O. Box 55, Nocona.
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