OBITUARIES
Juanita LaDelle Denson
Juanita LaDelle Denson
January 23, 1924 – August 1, 2015
BOWIE – Juanita LaDelle Denson, 91, passed away Aug. 1, 2015 in Bowie, TX.
Funeral service was at 9:30 a.m. Aug. 3 at First United Methodist Church in Vashti. Burial followed at Vashti Cemetery.
Juanita was born Jan. 23, 1924 in the Cobb Community near Windthorst to T.C. and Pearl (Cozart) Fuller. She and Kemp Denson were married on July 5, 1941 in Henrietta.
Juanita attended First United Methodist Church in Vashti, TX for 70 years. She was very active in her children’s activities while they attended school in Bellevue and she was also active in the Vashti and Bowie communities.
Juanita was known to be an avid sports fan. She watched basketball, baseball, football and tennis on television. Juanita especially enjoyed watching her children, grandchildren and her “GG kids” play in various sports. One of the biggest thrills of her life was to be chosen as a contestant on one of her favorite game shows, “Wheel of Fortune.”
She is preceded in death by her parents, T.C. and Pearl Fuller; her husband, Kemp Denson; brothers, Ira Fuller, Mack Fuller and Joe Fuller; and sisters, Frankie Evans, Lillian Jones and Ludie Sewell.
Juanita is survived by daughters, Loneta Ogle and husband Larry, Bowie, and Elaine Davenport and husband Erwin, Wichita Falls; son, David Denson and wife Debbie, Vashti; grandchildren, Chris Ogle and wife Brenda, Julie Ogle, Brent Davenport, Todd Davenport and wife Nancy, Kasey Denson and wife Shannon, Kyle Davenport and wife Jennifer, Betsy McCandless and husband Shane; great grandchildren, or as she referred to them as her “GG Kids,” Henslee and Brae Ogle, Addison Cook, Olivia and Claire Davenport, Kylie and Adelynn Davenport, Selah, Karis and Kempsey Denson, Jaycee, Davee and Rickee McCandless; sister-in-law, Mrs Joe Corpening, Bowie; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive her.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the Vashti Community Center c/o Quentin Moore, 6607 FM 1288 S, Bellevue, TX 76228 or to North Texas Rehabilitation Center, 1005 Midwestern Parkway, Wichita Falls, TX 76302.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
Paid publication
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.
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.
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 ago
Sheriff’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