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Norine Hood Atchison
Norine Hood Atchison
February 7, 1917 – March 2, 2016
BOWIE – Norine Hood Atchison, 99, passed away March 2, 2016 in Nocona, TX.
The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. March 4 at The White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. March 5 in the drawing room of The White Family Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery.
Norine was born Feb. 7, 1917 in Proctor, TX to John and Bertha (Burleson) Hood. She graduated from high school in Pecos. Norine married Laverne D. Atchison on April 12, 1935 in Pecos and was married for 53 years. She worked for 27 years as office manager and loved traveling and doing public relations work for Manuelito Navajo Childrens Home in Gallup, NM.
Norine was a wonderful seamstress, cook and did crewel stitching. She was a member of Ladies Bible Class at Carter Lake Road Church of Christ, Early Americans and the Hospital Auxiliary for many years.
In her later years she adored her great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren and her compadres at Independence Hall in Bowie. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and Christian woman who touched many children’s lives.
Norine devoted her life to God and was a mother to a lot of children. She enjoyed bingo, Skip-Bo, gardening her special “African Violets” and she was an avid Dallas Cowboys fan.
She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Bertha Hood; husband, Laverna Atchison; sisters, Louise Simmons and Laura Lee Stell; brother, Lester Duvall; and brother-in-law, Harmon Stell.
Norine is survived by her children, Sandy Atchison, Bowie, David Atchison and wife Linda, Toronto, OH, Julie Palmer and husband Dean, Lancaster, CA, Marilyn Daw, Chinle, AZ, Norman Atchison and wife Cathy, Gallop, NM and Lee Upshaw, Denton; grandchildren, Tracy Spivey and husband Jess, Henrietta, Dudley Sparkman and wife Lori, Comanche, Daniel Atchison, Albequerque, NM, Samuel Atchison, Dallas, Phillip Atchison and wife Samantha, Jeriah Palmer, Lancaster, CA, Joy Rubalcava and husband Jose, Las Vegas, NV, Joanna Ramos and husband Juan, Downey, CA, Joseph Palmer and wife Erika, Las Vegas, NV; numerous great grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; nieces, Patricia Simmons, Vashti and Richelle Borrego, Austin; nephews, Bruce
Stell and wife Billie, Vashti, Don Stell and wife Linda, Wichita Falls, Matt Watts, Lake Dallas and Stephen Gray, Jackson Township, OH; and numerous great nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Manuelito Navajo Childrens Home at P.O. Box 58 Gallup, NM 87305.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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December 27, 1965 – August 12, 2026
NOCONA – Daniel Forrest Barrett, 60, died on Aug. 12, 2026.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
He was born Dec. 27, 1965, in Spring Branch to James Harry Barrett and Opal Laverne Henderson. He played football at Northwestern and went on to graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He worked mostly as a stock broker.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Chuck Barrett.
He is survived by his three children, Reagan, Dylan and Connor; two grandchildren; sister, Sherri Lynn Watson; two nieces; one nephew and siblings, Jesse, Rich and Cheryl.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home, Nocona.
July 24, 1960 – August 12, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – David Duke, 66, died on Aug. 12, 2026 in Wichita Falls, TX.
There was a visitation from 6 – 8 p.m. on Aug. 16 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Aug. 17 at the Abundant Life Church officiated by Pastor James Messer.
Interment followed in Terral Cemetery. Pallbearers were Randy Harris, Randy Croxton, Wiley Vanover, Zak Weaver, Bradley Lawrence and Ross Atteberry. Honorary pallbearers were David Morrison and the Red River Dozer Crew.
He was born on July 24, 1960 in Bowie to Harvey and Marjorie Romine Duke. He was a dozer operator mainly for Red River Dozer. He grew up in Terral, OK where he graduated high school. He married Micheal Heathington on Nov. 26, 1994 in Spanish Fort.
He is preceded in death by his parents and one granddaughter.
He is survived by his wife, Micheal Duke; children, Leslie Halt, Kendra Grottie and Kyle Duke; sisters, Delores Weatherly and Sharon Westbrook; brothers, Ricky Duke and Ronnie Duke, and nine grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Eagle Point Cemetery Association.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home, Nocona.
June 12, 1981 – August 2, 2026
DALLAS – Timothy Tompkins, 45, died on Aug. 2, 2026 in Dallas, TX.
There was a memorial service on at 10 a.m. Aug. 8 at Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church with Pastor Dan Sparkman officiating. A private family interment will follow at a later date.
He was born on June 12, 1981 to Sam and Paula Tompkins in Wichita Falls. He was a driver, worked the oil industry for several years, wroked as a ranch manager and carpenter. He was a member of Valley View Baptist Church. He married Christy Marie Harris on Sept. 24, 2005 in Nocona.
He is survived by his wife, Christy Tompkins, Nocona; parents, Sam and Paula Tompkins, Spanish Fort; sister, Amanda York, Wichita Falls; children, Samantha Dawn Tompkins, Stephenville, Brock Wilson Tompkins, Frisco, Deagan Brodie Tompkins, Spanish Fort, Lillian Marie “Lili” Tompkins, Spanish Fort and three nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, P.O. Box 330, Nocona.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home, Nocona.
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