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Mattie Lee Edwards Mixon

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Mattie Lee Edwards Mixon
December 8, 1918 – June 17, 2016
BOWIE – Mattie Lee Edwards Mixon, 97, died on June 17, 2016.
Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. June 23 at The White Family Funeral Home.
A graveside service will be at 9 a.m., June 24 at Hopewell Cemetery.
She was born Dec. 8, 1918 in Newton County, MS and was the sixth child born to Jason E. and Sallie Edwards. In January 1920 the family left Mississippi and moved to Bowie.
She graduated from Stoneburg School in 1937 and then worked different jobs in retail and the restaurant business until she met and married Joseph H. Mixon on Nov. 5, 1945 in Sherman.
They lived in Wichita Falls where their son, Rueben “Joe” Joseph was born in 1947. They continued living in Wichita Falls after Joseph H. died in 1956. Mattie and Joe moved to Bowie in 1963 to be near her folks. She went to work in March 1966 for Bowie Memorial Hospital in the Admissions Department and retired in 1987.
She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, Jason E. and Sallie Edwards, and siblings, Herbert Edwards, Lois Shannon, Mabel Turner, Lorene Neece, Martin Edwards and J.R. Edwards.
She is survived by her son, Joe (Carla) Mixon, Palisade, CO; two grandchildren; sisters, Mary Hill, Bowie and Sarah Armstrong, Houston, and many nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions can be made to Solaris Hospice 800 State Highway 59 N. Suite B, Bowie, TX 76230 or Hopewell Cemetery Association.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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Kelsi Jordyn Fulbright

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November 3, 2024 – November 10, 2024
NOCONA – Kelsi Jordyn Fulbright, infant, died Nov. 10, 2024.
A visitation was from 6 to 7 p.m. Nov. 13 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home. A funeral service was at 2 p.m. Nov. 14 at Bethel Baptist Church with Pastor James Messer as the officiant. Interment followed in Spanish Fort Cemetery.
She was born Nov. 3, 2024, in Wichita Falls. For one week her mother and close family members were given the opportunity to love on her, pray over her and create small memories with her and each other. She was born at 7 pounds 15 ounces and 19 inches long. Though her stature was small and her life on earth was short, her impact was huge.
She was preceded in death by three uncles.
She is survived by her parents, Unity McGowan and Josh Fulbright; half-brother, Joseph Bax; her grandparents; her great-grandparents and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Memorial donations may be made to Cook Children’s Hospital Spiritual Department, 801 7th Ave., Fort Worth, TX 76104.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.

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J.C. “Pat” Foreman

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September 28, 1947 – November 9, 2024
JACKSBORO – J.C. Foreman, 77, lovingly known as Pat, passed away on Nov. 9, 2024 at his home in Jacksboro.
A visitation was from 9 to 10 a.m. Nov. 12 at Coker Funeral Home in Jacksboro. A funeral service followed the visitation. Burial took place at Newport Cemetery.
He was born on Sept. 28, 1947 in Bowie to Jesse James Foreman and June Ella (Dumas) Allison. Pat married Phyllis Leek on June 16, 1990, in Pipe Creek, TX and they were both members of the First Baptist Church of Jacksboro. Pat worked in the oil and gas industry and owned Circle P Trucking. He will be greatly missed by those who loved and knew him.
Pat is preceded in death by his parents; sister, Donna Davidson and brother, Gary Foreman.
He is survived by his wife, Phyllis Foreman; daughters, Tami Deaton and husband Keith and Tonya Rhyne; four grandchildren; one great grandchild; brothers-in-law, Joe Davidson and Tommy Leek and sister-in-law, Kathy Foreman along with many extended family and friends.
Arrangements entrusted to Coker Funeral Home of Jacksboro.

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Donna Russell

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December 9, 1952 – November 7, 2024
NOCONA – Donna Russell, 71, died at her home in Nocona on Nov. 7, 2024.
There will be a visitation from 10 a.m. until service time on Nov. 13 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 11 a.m. at the Gazebo in Nocona Cemetery officiated by Pastor Marvin Pepper.
She was born on Dec. 9, 1952 in Nocona at the Major Clinic to Sam Taylor and Billie Roberts Taylor. She grew up in Nocona and worked mostly as a beautician. She married Danny Russell on Oct. 8, 1974 in Montague County.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Danny; her parents and one nephew.
She is survived by her children, Cody Russell, Haslet and Amy Spikes, Wichita Falls; sisters, Becky Taylor, Nocona and Angela Taylor, Henrietta; brother, Sammy Taylor, Decatur and four grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to American Cancer Society – Lung Cancer Charity or Leukemia Society.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.

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