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Shirley Lois Shoemaker
Shirley Lois Shoemaker
April 26, 1936 – February 25, 2017
BOWIE – Shirley Lois Shoemaker, 80, passed away Feb. 25 in Bowie, TX.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. March 1 at The White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. March 2 at the First Baptist Church of Bellevue with graveside service to follow at 2 p.m. at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Weatherford.
Shirley was born April 26, 1936 in Satin, TX to Albert and Lois (Westbrook) Mullinax. She graduated from Cameron High School in 1954. Shirley married Billy Bartlett on Oct. 15, 1955 in Cameron, TX and together they raised their family in Rockdale.
In 1966 they moved to Weatherford where she started her career with J.C. Penney that moved her to Fort Collins, CO and later to Juno, AK. Shirley worked as an administrative assistant for Fort Collins Independent School District.
In 1984, she retired back to Weatherford where she met Loyd Shoemaker and they married in 2003 in Bowie. She was a member of the Northside Baptist Church in Weatherford and then the First Baptist Church of Bellevue.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Lois Mullinax; husbands, Billy J. Bartlett and Loyd Shoemaker; brother, Alvin Mullinax; and sisters, Evelyn Needham and Ruth Martin.
Shirley is survived by her children, Keith Bartlett of Mesa, AZ, Karen Bartlett, Bowie, and Stacey Bartlett Heywood and husband Tim, Wellington, CO; grandchildren, Brandi Wolfe and husband Nick, Safford, AZ, Dean Hall, Bowie, Nathan Carstens and wife Megan, Greeley, CO, Aimee Bartlett, Azle, Shanna Troncoso and husband Andrew, Fort Collins, CO, and David Beecher and wife Noel, Bremertonm, WA; great grandchildren, Madison Wolfe, Maya Troncoso and Leon Troncoso; sisters, Doris Buchanan, Fort Worth, and Peggy Jackson and husband Chuck, Coeur d’alene, OH; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s Foundation of your choice.
Arrangements have been entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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December 27, 1965 – August 12, 2026
NOCONA – Daniel Forrest Barrett, 60, died on Aug. 12, 2026.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
He was born Dec. 27, 1965, in Spring Branch to James Harry Barrett and Opal Laverne Henderson. He played football at Northwestern and went on to graduate from Stephen F. Austin State University with a bachelor’s degree in finance. He worked mostly as a stock broker.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Chuck Barrett.
He is survived by his three children, Reagan, Dylan and Connor; two grandchildren; sister, Sherri Lynn Watson; two nieces; one nephew and siblings, Jesse, Rich and Cheryl.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home, Nocona.
July 24, 1960 – August 12, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – David Duke, 66, died on Aug. 12, 2026 in Wichita Falls, TX.
There was a visitation from 6 – 8 p.m. on Aug. 16 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Aug. 17 at the Abundant Life Church officiated by Pastor James Messer.
Interment followed in Terral Cemetery. Pallbearers were Randy Harris, Randy Croxton, Wiley Vanover, Zak Weaver, Bradley Lawrence and Ross Atteberry. Honorary pallbearers were David Morrison and the Red River Dozer Crew.
He was born on July 24, 1960 in Bowie to Harvey and Marjorie Romine Duke. He was a dozer operator mainly for Red River Dozer. He grew up in Terral, OK where he graduated high school. He married Micheal Heathington on Nov. 26, 1994 in Spanish Fort.
He is preceded in death by his parents and one granddaughter.
He is survived by his wife, Micheal Duke; children, Leslie Halt, Kendra Grottie and Kyle Duke; sisters, Delores Weatherly and Sharon Westbrook; brothers, Ricky Duke and Ronnie Duke, and nine grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Eagle Point Cemetery Association.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home, Nocona.
June 12, 1981 – August 2, 2026
DALLAS – Timothy Tompkins, 45, died on Aug. 2, 2026 in Dallas, TX.
There was a memorial service on at 10 a.m. Aug. 8 at Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church with Pastor Dan Sparkman officiating. A private family interment will follow at a later date.
He was born on June 12, 1981 to Sam and Paula Tompkins in Wichita Falls. He was a driver, worked the oil industry for several years, wroked as a ranch manager and carpenter. He was a member of Valley View Baptist Church. He married Christy Marie Harris on Sept. 24, 2005 in Nocona.
He is survived by his wife, Christy Tompkins, Nocona; parents, Sam and Paula Tompkins, Spanish Fort; sister, Amanda York, Wichita Falls; children, Samantha Dawn Tompkins, Stephenville, Brock Wilson Tompkins, Frisco, Deagan Brodie Tompkins, Spanish Fort, Lillian Marie “Lili” Tompkins, Spanish Fort and three nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to Shepherd of the Hills Baptist Church, P.O. Box 330, Nocona.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home, Nocona.
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