OBITUARIES

Dorothy Elizabeth “Granny” Summit

Published

10 years ago

11/17/2015

Dorothy Elizabeth “Granny” Summit
March 26, 1925 – November 13, 2015
POYNOR – Dorothy Elizabeth “Granny” Summit, 90, passed away Nov. 13, 2015 in Poynor, TX.
A visitation will from 6-8 p.m. Nov. 18 and friends are cordially invited to visit with the family at Autry Funeral Home, Frankston.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 19 at Autry Funeral Chapel in Frankston with the Rev. Scott Brown officiating. She will be laid to rest at Poynor Cemetery.
Honored to serve as pallbearers are Jason Stinson, Justin Stinson, Trafton Morgan, Byron Summit, Jonathan Summit and Jennifer McClenaghan.
Honorary pallbearers will be Keith Summit and Vaughn Brooks.
She was born March 26, 1925 in a house in Hill County to Stanley Howard Greenhill, Sr. and Alma Lois (Coggins) Greenhill.
Dorothy was a homemaker. She loved her family and was an avid reader of great westerns. She also quilted and enjoyed eating from the bounties of her vegetable garden. Dorothy painted oil portraits for Olan Mills Studios in Dallas in her younger years.
In 1940, at the age of 15, Dorothy was at a tent revival when she baptized and joined the Lakenon Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Creo Alec Summit; granddaughter, Valarie Price; great-granddaughter, Katlin Price Nelson; sons in-law, Spencer Nelson and David Price; and brother, Stanley Howard Greenhill, Jr.
Left to mourn her passing are her sons and daughters-in-law, Jim Rivers and wife Dee, Richardson, and John Summit and wife Alexis, Keller; daughters and son in-law, Nancy Price, Sunset, and Pam Stinson and husband Jim, Poynor; ten grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren.
Arrangements were entrusted to Autry Funeral Home, Frankston, TX.
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OBITUARIES

Kindall Diane Gatlin

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6 days ago

03/11/2026

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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

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6 days ago

03/11/2026

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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

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6 days ago

03/11/2026

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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.