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Roy Lee Curry Sr.
Roy Lee Curry Sr.
April 13, 1929 – September 19, 2016
BOWIE – Roy Lee Curry Sr., 87, passed away Sept. 19, 2016 in Bowie, TX.
A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Sept. 22 in the chapel of The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
Roy was born April 13, 1929, near Hollis, OK to Ernest and Tommye Curry, both now deceased. He was a retired educator, serving as a teacher, coach and administrator in Texas schools for 36 years before his retirement in 1986.
Roy graduated from Bowie High School in 1947. He served for three years as captain of the Jackrabbits football team and was selected to the All-District football first team for three years. The undefeated 1946 squad remains the school’s only undefeated team in history and won the regional championship. While attending Bowie High School, he met the love of his life, Becky Worley, whom he later married.
Following graduation from Bowie High School, he was awarded a full athletic scholarship at East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce, now Texas A&M University, Commerce, where he lettered in football and track. He graduated in 1951 with a bachelor of science degree in biology. In 1951, he received his master’s of education degree from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls.
He coached at Decatur, Graham and Fort Worth. At Graham, his track teams were among the finest in the state from 1952-1956. During his tenure, Graham football teams won 85 games. His 1956 team won the district title and advanced to the state quarterfinals.
The 1963 Steers advanced to the state AAA semifinals, losing to state champion Corsicana 14-13. His 1964 Steers were tied by mighty Brownwood, then defeated district champion Wichita Falls Hirschi, a team that advanced to the AAA semifinals.
Through the years, more than 70 of his players received full college athletic scholarships, and four of Curry’s players went on to play in the National Football League.
In 1996, he was honored by his college, TAMU Commerce, receiving the outstanding coach award in the Emeritus category. In 2000, he was honored as Graham High School’s “Outstanding Coach of the Century.”
He later served in the Irving schools as an administrator for 17 years, including several years as principal of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz High School.
Following his retirement, he and Becky moved back to Bowie. Roy served on numerous boards including president of the Bowie Chamber of Commerce, Bowie Rotary Club president, Bowie Educational Foundation president, member of the 4B Corporate board that built the college in Bowie, president of the Bowie Library Board and a member of the Bowie School Board.
In 1997, he was honored by the Bowie Chamber of Commerce as “Volunteer of the Year.” He was a member of the First Baptist Church of Bowie where he served as a teacher and as a member of the Board of Deacons for several terms.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Tommye Curry; and brothers, Jimmy L. Curry, Dean Curry; and Barry Curry.
Roy is survived by his wife, Helen “Becky” Curry, Bowie; daughter, DiAnne Dunn and her husband, Dr. James Dunn, Bowie; son, Bronc Curry and his wife, Lisa, Grand Prairie; and grandsons, James W. Dunn and his wife, Jennifer, and Daniel W. Dunn.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to The Bowie Educational Foundation at P.O. Box 992, Bowie, TX 76230.
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June 17, 1959 – September 12, 2024
BOWIE – Tony Lee Stockard, 65, went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 12, 2024 in Wichita Falls.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A funeral service took place at 2 p.m. on Sept. 17 at the Montague County Cowboy Church in Montague, with Pastor Joe Caballero as the officiant. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Tony was born June 17, 1959 in Bowie to Darrell and Lois (Smith) Stockard. He graduated from Bellevue High School in 1978. Tony Stockard married the love of his life, Deanna Stockard on Nov. 11, 1995 and loved her to his last day. He was a hard worker and had a long and prosperous career in the oil field working for Devon Energy. Tony went to work for Hammer Construction in Bridgeport and currently was employed with Kyle Erwin Construction in business development.
Tony was a Godly man, and cherished his family and loved spending time with them in Red River, NM every year. He enjoyed Alaskan TV shows, a good tan, well manicured grass, a clean truck, his mullet haircut and that handlebar mustache.
He is preceded in death by his father.
Tony is survived by his wife, Deanna, Bowie; daughters, Tori Davis and husband Austin, Bowie, Stormy Stockard, Denton and Racey Edgett and husband Clint, Alvord; mother, Lois Barnard, Bowie; brothers, Ray Stockard and wife Sharon, Bowie and Monty Stockard and wife Johnyce, Bowie; aunt, Pat Cunningham, Dallas; uncle, Gerald Stockard, Lebanon, OK; grandchildren, Colton Davis, Weston Davis, Ace Edgett and Paycee Parker and two great-grand children, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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May 30, 1936 – September 14, 2024
BOWIE – Ted Lee “Butch” Price passed away peacefully on Sept. 14 at the age of 88, surrounded by his family and friends.
A family visitation took place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept. 17 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A graveside service followed at 2 p.m. at Elmwood Cemetery.
Ted was born in Electra. After high school, and eloping with his childhood sweetheart, Marlene, Ted attended The University of Texas graduating with a bachelor’s degree in business and a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Air Force.
As a fighter pilot in the Air Force, he flew the F-100 Super Sabre and the F-105 Thunderchief. After the Air Force, he became a pilot for Braniff International Airways flying the McDonnell Douglas DC-8, the Boeing 727 and the Boeing 747. After 22 years there, he was recruited to UPS where he served as the Boeing 747 fleet supervisor and chief pilot at DFW. In total, Ted spent more than 41 years in the flying industry.
Ted and Marlene moved to Bowie in 1972 to raise their three sons. Through the years he served his community as president of the Bowie Independent School District School Board and the Amon Carter Lake Water Board, and served on the Bowie Memorial Hospital Board. He attended the First Christian Church, Southside Baptist Church and volunteered at the Bowie Mission.
Ted was preceded in death by his parents, Ted and Floe and his brothers, John (J.W.) and Glen (Pod) Price.
He is survived by his wife, Marlene; sons, Stewart and wife Sue, Travis and wife Marla and Warren and wife Audra; grandchildren, Kyle and wife Stephanie, Tyler and wife Katelynn, Emily, Ryan, Allison and husband James, Katelin and husband RJ, Payton, Parker and Neely and great-grandchildren, Nolan, Luke, Sloan and Avery.
In lieu of flowers, Ted would be honored by your donation in his name to the Bowie Mission or the Wounded Warrior Project.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, Texas.
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January 15, 1988 – September 1, 2024
BOWIE – William Noah Nance, 36, died Sept. 1, 2024.
A memorial service will take place at 2 p.m. on Sept. 24 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
He was born Jan. 15, 1988 in Abilene to William Randall Nance and Lisa Hancock. He graduated from the Chippewa Valley School District in Michigan and attended some college before enlisting in the United States Navy in 2014. Will served his country with two service deployments and multiple rotations on the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier, and was honorably discharged in 2022.
He is preceded in death by his grandparents and one cousin.
He is survived by his fiance, Kaci Lee Kubica and their son, Theodore Lee Nance both of Coppell; his father, Bill Nance, Colorado Springs, CO; mother, Lisa Beyer, Bowie; his aunts and uncles and many cousins.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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