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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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June 9, 1945 – April 29, 2026
BOWIE – Barbara Jean Latham, 80, beloved mother, passed away on April 29, 2026 when her battle with cancer ended.
Barbara was laid to rest at Bomarton Cemetery, next to her husband.
Barbara was born on June 9, 1945, in Portland, OR. She was a long-time resident of Sweetwater. She spent the last part of her life living in Bowie. She loved spending time with her family and friends. She also loved her ladies (chickens) and garage sales.
Barbara was preceded in death by her loving husband, James Young Latham and her mother, Adeline Mae Ballenger.
Barbara is survived by her son Harold Betts; daughters, Jamie Latham Shaw and Jenisu Latham; siblings Buddy Covington, Thomas Covington, Ronnie Covington, Sharon Covington Posey, Joe Covington, Melissa Evans and Judy Johson; and numerous grandchildren; great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
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November 5, 1938 – April 18, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Maggie Killen, 87, died on April 18, 2026.
A graveside service took place at 1 p.m. on April 27 at Salona Cemetery near Bowie.
She was born on Nov. 5, 1938 in Bowie to Bertha Irene (Brewer) and Emmett Franklin Thompson. She was a graduate of Bowie High School. She was an oil information secretary and later in life as a business office manager in a skilled nursing home.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bertha Irene and Emmett Franklin Thompson: sisters; Gracie McNatt, Berneice Oliver, Ola Mae Deeton, Ernestine Ray and Dorothy Woolf: brothers; Kelly Thompson, John Thompson, Lonnie Thompson, Wayne Thompson and Tommy Thompson; son, Ricky Wallace and daughter, Vicki Cullens.
She is survived by two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to University Park Nursing and Rehab.
June 4, 1947 – April 19, 2026
SPAINSH FORT – Sammy Joe Mitchell, 78, died on April 19, 2026.
There was a visitation from 5-6 p.m. on April 24 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on April 25 at Spanish Fort Cemetery in Spanish Fort.
He was born on June 4, 1947 in Nocona to Bonnie O. Mitchell Jr. & Mary Lou Cross Mitchell. He grew up in the Spanish Fort area and went to school at Prairie Valley Schools. He was a hard-working farmer, rancher and mechanic all of his life and served his nation in the Airforce. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Spanish Fort. He married the love of his life Robbie Hawthorne on May 8, 1971 in Nocona.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Steven Chris Mitchell.
He is survived by his wife, Robbie Mitchell, Spanish Fort; children, Joe Chris Mitchell, Spanish Fort and Kasie Hamilton, Bowie; sister, Bonnie Robertson, Spanish Fort; six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to The Montague County Youth Fair, c/o Kenton Holloway, 5549 F.M. 1758, Bowie, TX 76230.
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