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Rick Beckham

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Rick BeckhamOBIT Rick Beckham
December 25, 1969 – December 28, 2015
BOWIE – Rick Beckham, 46, passed away Dec. 28, 2015 in Bowie, TX.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Dec. 30 at The White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 31 at the Calvery Baptist Church of Bowie. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery.
Rick was born Dec. 25, 1969 in Nocona to Jessie and Betty (Cooper) Beckham. He graduated from Nocona High School in 1988.
Rick worked in sales until he began his true calling as a police officer. He graduated from Vernon Police Academy in 2000 and went to work for the Cooke County Sheriff’s Office and was a reserve policeman for Valley View Police Department.
Rick was a deputy for Clay County Sheriff’s Office and in 2004 went to work for the Bowie Police Department and worked his way up to lieutenant in the criminal investigation division. He married Cathy Hart on Aug. 2, 2003 in Henrietta.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Jessie and Betty Beckham; brother, Robert Beckham and his wife, Charolotte.
Rick is survived by his wife, Cathy Beckham, Bowie; son, Orrin Beckham and wife Jessica, Graham; grandchildren, Jaysen, Hayden, Tayde, Braxten, Ely, William, Makynzee, Weston, Noah, Alyssa and Sophee; brother, Ronnie Beckham and wife Tammy, Nocona; nieces, Jackie Schaumburg, Kathy Towery and Amber Lewis; and nephew, Jesse Beckham.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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Glyn Ann Beck

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September 5, 1945 – March 9, 2025
BOWIE – Glyn Ann Beck, 79, died on March 9, 2025.
Beck was born on Sept. 5, 1945, in Saint Louis, MO to Les and Glyn Ann Frailey. She worked as a flight attendant for American Airlines.
She was married to Glenn Beck her husband and best friend. She was known for her love of horses, and raised a world champion quarter horse, Quick Going and was a certified show secretary for horse shows all over the United States. She was a loyal member of AQHA, NCHA Association, The Cowboy Church and the Montague County 4H chapter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Les and Glyn Frailey; and her brother; Bruce Frailey.
She is survived by her husband, Glenn Beck, Bowie; son, Danny Beck, Bowie and her brother, Steve Frailey, Hawaii.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.

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Sarah Blasingame

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November 20, 1934 – March 13, 2025
OKLAHOMA- Sarah Blasingame, 90, died on March 13, 2025 in Tulsa, OK.
A visitation was at 1 p.m. on March 22 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel.
A funeral service was at 2 p.m. on March 22 at Jerry Woods Chapel with Bryan Boothe officiating. Interment followed in Dye Mound Cemetery, Montague County Texas. Pallbearers were Scott Dixon, Clayton Fellows, Hunter Climer, Mark Means, Kash Means, Michael Blasingame and Scott Blasingame. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Blasingame and Kelly Hall.
She was born on Nov. 20, 1934 in Corinth, MS.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Neal Jay Blasingame; parents, Jack Akin, Luther and Ethel Wilkins; brother, Jeri Wilkins; son, Wayne Blasingame; daughters, Barbara Harell and Inez Crain; grandchildren, Christine, Charles and Travis; and great grandchildren, Randy, Taci and Kaylee.
She is survived by her sister, Shirley Chileski; children, Harold, Larry, Roy, Mike and Kay Blasingame; 24 grandchildren; 44 great grandchildren; 19 great-great grandchildren and three great-great-great grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews.
A special thank you to Church on the Move, Sonny Ozuna and Rob Means.

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Gloria Ann Stone

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July 23, 1931 – March 4, 2025
NOCONA – Gloria Ann Stone, 93, died on March 4, 2025 in Nocona.
There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. on March 29 at Nocona Hills Community Church with Pastor Paul Coronado officiating. A private family interment will take place at a later date.
She was born on July 23, 1931 in Oakland, CA to Robert and Laura Frace Van Cleave. Stone was a hard-worker all of her life, working as a dental assistant. She was a member of Nocona Hills Community Church, The Delphians and The ARC’s.
She is preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Henry “Hank” Starke, and brothers, Robert and Edward Van Cleave.
She is survived by her children, Laura Starke, Nocona and James H. Stone, Fort Meyers, FL; brother, Phillip Van Cleave, Midlothian, VA and grandson, Christian Johnson, Austin.
Memorial donations may be made to The Stanley Fulton Memorial Veteran’s Fund at Nocona Hills Community Church, 104 Nocona Dr., Nocona, TX 76255.

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