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Freida Ann Gatlin
Freida Ann Gatlin
June 6, 1918 – February 11, 2017
BOWIE – Freida Ann Gatlin, 98, passed away on Feb. 11, 2017 in Bowie, TX.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Feb. 24, 2017 at The White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at First Baptist Church of Bowie. Burial will follow at Brushy Cemetery.
Freida was born June 6, 1918 in Atoka, TN to John and Vivian (Miller) LaCoste. She married William Lawrence Gatlin on Jan. 23, 1938 in Marion, AR. They were blessed with four children. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
Freida was a member of the First Baptist Church for 31 years and a member of the Esther Sunday School class. She was also a member of the Al-Alanon, AL-Ateen and the Texas Education Extension.
She is preceded in death by her parents, John and Vivian LaCoste; husband, William Gatlin; sisters, Margaret McDowell, Francis Scott and Ella Brewer; grandsons, Steven Anthony Lavelle and William Todd Gatlin; and great granddaughter, Angel Gatlin.
Freida is survived by her children, Mariam Vance and husband Ray, Fremont, CA, Evelyn Mizer and husband Bill, Roanoke, Vivian Younker and husband Bob, Bowie and Bill Gatlin and wife Carol, Bowie; 13 grandchildren; 32 great grandchildren; 14 great-great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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April 29, 1966 – March 4, 2026
BOWIE – Kindall Diane Gatlin, 59, died on March 4, 2026 in Wichita Falls, TX.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
She was born April 29, 1966, in Los Angeles, CA, to William Sr. and Carol Marie (Anderson) Gatlin. She was a devoted personal care attendant for Wichita Home Health Services.
She is preceded in death by her brother, William Todd Gatlin.
She is survived by her parents; daughter, Naomi Gatlin, Bowie; son, Conner Campbell, Bridgeport; three grandchildren and numerous cousins.
December 22, 1940 – March 3, 2026
BOWIE – Jacqueline “Jackie” Marie Wheeler, 85, died on March 3, 2026.
The family has chosen arrangements with cremation.
She was born Dec. 22, 1940, in Galveston to Charles Hans and Caroline Marie (Sass) Lindberg. She married Clark Wheeler on Aug. 20, 1987, in Las Vegas, NV and spent her days as a devoted homemaker.
She is preceded in death by her parents, and husband Clark.
She is survived by her daughter, Kerry Wheeler and one granddaughter.
October 26, 1938 – March 3, 2026
DECATUR – Frances “Janell” McNutt, 87, died on March 3, 2026 in Decatur, TX.
A graveside service took place at 2 p.m. on March 10, at Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls.
She was born Oct. 26, 1938 in Temple, OK to Thomas and Hazel (McPherson) Sanders. On Oct. 30, 1959, she married Bobby McNutt in Wichita Falls. She worked for the Jim Bowie Restaurant for several years before retiring.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bobby McNutt; sister, Evelyn Penn and brother, Clifton Sanders.
She is survived by her brother, Charles Sanders, Wichita Falls; four sons, Keith McNutt, Henrietta, Rocky McNutt, Bowie, Chuck McNutt, Burkburnett and Tommy McNutt, Henrietta; six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
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