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Bobbie Jean (Wallis) Reynolds
Bobbie Jean (Wallis) Reynolds
June 18, 1933 – September 11, 2016
BOWIE – Bobbie Jean (Wallis) Reynolds, 83, long-time Bowie resident, passed from this life at her home Sept. 11, 2016 in Brighton, CO.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 19, 2016 at The White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sept. 20 at the First Baptist Church of Bowie. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery.
Bobbie was born in Seminole County, OK on June 18, 1933 to Eugene Brewer and Iva (Knight) Brewer. Bobbie graduated from Bowlegs High School in 1951 and continued her education through community college courses.
Bobbie lived in various communities in Texas and Oklahoma before making her home in Bowie in 1980. Not only did Bobbie raise three children and provide a caring home for her family, she worked in the banking system as a bookkeeper and teller; then worked as secretary to the Montague County judge until her retirement.
She also served as a Hospice volunteer during her retirement years. Bobbie accepted Christ at the age of ten and remained faithful until her death. She enjoyed bible study, fellowship, and listening to gospel music. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Bowie.
Bobbie will be remembered by family members and friends, as a sweet, caring, faithful, and strongly independent woman who loved spending time with family and friends.
Bobbie is preceded in death by her parents, Eugene and Iva (Knight) Brewer; husbands, Joe L. Wallis and Warren Ray Reynolds; siblings, Laura (Brewer) Cooper, Marie (Brewer) Sisk, Trola Mae (Brewer) Quattlebaum, Pat (Brewer) Erwin, Bedford Brewer and William Brewer.
Bobbie is survived by her children, Wanda (Wallis) Clark and husband Phil Clark, Brighton, CO, J.D. Wallis and his wife Alice, Alachua, FL, Lydia (Wallis) Porter and her husband Dan Porter, Manteca, CA, Tonya (Reynolds) Dorman and her husband, Larry Dorman, Ken Dell Reynolds and his wife Denise Reynolds, Reese Reynolds and his wife Brenda, Bowie and Sherry (Reynolds) Cornelison, Grand Prairie; sister, Eunice (Brewer) Morgan, Seminole, OK; grandchildren, Jake Porter, Shell Beach, CA, Maggie Porter, Oakland, CA, Zach Ayala and Kaelynn Ayala, Alachua, FL; and a host of step-grandchildren/great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great-nieces/nephews, friends and caregivers who loved her deeply.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to: National Parkinson Foundation, 200 SE 1st Street Suite 800, Miami, Florida 33131 or Arthritis Foundation, 1355 Peachtree Street Suite 600, Atlanta, Georgia 30309.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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RED FLAG WARNING is now in effect for ALL of North and Central Texas from 11 AM to 9 PM Friday! Take extra caution to AVOID any activities that could start wildfires! 
Heed all warnings and burn bans from local officials!
Montague County is under a burn ban,
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There is also a High Wind Warning and Wind Advisory in effect for Friday from 7 AM to 7 PM! Areas of blowing dust are expected as well. Be VERY careful tomorrow especially if driving a high-profile vehicle!
High Wind Warning: gusts will frequently be in the 50 mph range with occasional gusts up to 65 mph.
Wind Advisory (parts of East and Central TX): gusts will be up to 50 mph.
Do you think a stone you picked up could be an Indian artifact?
Tales ‘N’ Trails Museum will host “What’s Your Point,” an informational event from 1-3 p.m. on March 9 to have your items reviewed by Dr. Sergio Ayala, PhD of the Gault School of Archeological Research. Cost is $10 per person and museum members are free.
Also bring in any metal artifacts found around Spanish Fort that might have been of European origin. Museum Curator Nellann McBroom said if you cannot attend bring you artifacts and leave them, then pick them up on Monday. Call the museum at 825-5330 with questions.
Oct. 7 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 5 general election.
Voters also should double check their voter registration to make sure all the information is up-to-date. Go to votetexas.gov on the Texas Secretary of State’s website to make any address changes.
Registering to vote in Texas is easy, simply complete a voter registration application on the SOS website and return it to your county election office at least 30 days before the upcoming election date.
Fill in the required information, print and sign the complete application. At this late date it may be best to deliver the registration form in person to the election office in the courthouse annex at Montague.
Any additional information on voter registration can be seen on the county website at co.montague.tx.us, click on elections. Direct any questions to the office at 894-2540.
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