OBITUARIES

Cy (Cecil V) Young

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8 years ago

03/28/2017

Cy (Cecil V) Young
October 2, 1919 – March 24, 2017
BOWIE – Cy (Cecil V) Young, 98, died on March 24, 2017.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. March 31 in the chapel of The White Family Funeral Home.
A visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Friday.
He was born Oct. 2, 1919 in Bowie. Graduating from Bowie High School as the first recipient of a fully funded football and academic scholarship to Abilene Christian University.
After receiving his degree in 1941, he coached and taught at Saint Jo Texas High School for one year before enlisting in the Navy after Pearl Harbor. Following boot camp in Virginia, he was attached to Allied Head Quarters planning the invasion of Italy in Algiers, North Africa. Young received a promotion to Lieutenant and returned to the U.S. for training in New York and California.
Assigned to the USS Carteret, A.P.A. 70 as a boat officer, he served throughout the Pacific including Iwo Jima and Okinawa. Always grateful for the GI Bill, Cy began work on his master’s at the University of Texas in Austin, receiving his degree in 1952 at the University of North Texas.
Following his service, he resumed his coaching and teaching carrier. He coached in Highland Park, Dallas, Graham and Decatur.
He was the founder of the longest continually running track meet in the State of Texas, The Possum Kingdom Relays. He served as chairman of the Texas High School Coaching Association. Throughout his career, and into retirement, Cy remained active in many organizations.
He was founder and president of the Bowie Education Foundation, and the Montague County Retired Teacher Association, where he served as president and legislative chairman.
In 1991, he founded The Iwo Jima Survivors Association, a national organization including all branches of the service. He also worked with Rosa Ogawa of Tokyo and the Japanese survivors of Iwo Jima to join in the 1999 reunion in Wichita Falls.
Cy married Evelyn Cohron (1923-1973) in 1946 and Estelle Donald in 1981.
He is survived by his son, Randy Young, Dallas; daughter, Jan Reddick and husband Richard, Ada, OK, daughter, Kay Lyon and husband Rick, Dallas; grandchildren, Brandon Reddick and wife Keiko, Plano, Matt Reddick and wife Emily, Dallas, Katie Reddick, Norman, OK; step-granddaughter, Angie Grimes and husband Todd, children Riley and Jake; great grandchildren, Kai, Noa and Allen Reddick both of Plano, and MacKinnon Reddick, Dallas; and numerous nieces, nephews and many loving friends.
Memorials may be made to The Bowie Education Foundation in care of Legend Bank, 101 W. Tarrant St., Bowie Texas 76230 or a charity of choice.
Arrangements entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
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OBITUARIES

Mary ‘Anna’ Lyon

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2 days ago

12/27/2024

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December 20, 1936 – December 26, 2024

BOWIE – Mary “Anna” Lyon, 88, died on Dec. 26, 2024 in Wichita Falls.
A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. on Jan. 4, 2025, at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie with Pastor Dwyane Lamberson officiating.
She was born Dec. 20, 1936, in Levelland, to Charlie and Myrtle (New) Vinyard. She married Ervin Lyon on June 5, 1954, and spent her days as a homemaker, raising their two sons.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband; five brothers and four sisters.
She is survived by her sons, Danny Lyon and Joe Lyon, both of Bowie; four grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; sisters, Patsy Salter, Lubbock and Martha Turnbow, Gatesville and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

OBITUARIES

Stacy Ray Trayler

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2 days ago

12/27/2024

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September 18, 1969 – December 1, 2024
SUNSET – Stacy Ray Trayler, 55, died Dec. 1, in Denton surrounded by family.
A visitation for family and friends will be from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Jan. 11. There will be a private graveside service at a later date.
Trayler was born on Sept. 18, 1969 in Muenster to Raymond and Joyce Trayler. He spent his life working in the oil field as a driller and driving a truck.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Raymond Trayler and Joyce Collier Trayler and brother, Jerry Trayler.
Trayler is survived by his children, Vanessa Clark, Bowie, Vincent Trayler, Oklahoma City and Val Trayler, Terral, OK; one brother, Michial Trayler, Heavener, OK; sisters, Raenell DeSoza, Sunset and Annie Ross, Bowie; four grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home, Bowie.

OBITUARIES

Donald Ray Taylor

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2 days ago

12/27/2024

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January 20, 1938 – December 21, 2024
NOCONA – Donald Ray Taylor, 86, died on Dec. 21, 2024 in Nocona.
A funeral service took place at 2 p.m. on Dec. 27 at Nocona Cemetery. Pallbearers were Tom Skinner, Steve Tettleton, Bob Langford, Jon Dunfee, Manuel Sanchez and Coley Frye. Honorary pallbearers were Jimmy Bennett, Mike Henry, Chris Tettleton and Toby Howard.
He was born to Johnny and Ozella Lewis Taylor on Jan. 20, 1938. A lifelong resident of Nocona, he never met a stranger, loving to tell stories and laugh.
Taylor married Patsy Cheshier on Aug. 25, 1965 in Nocona. They went on to raise two children. Taylor also was a proud veteran of the United States Army.
Taylor worked several years for Bowie Industries before going to work for Nocona Independent School District, where he became the supervisor of maintenance and transportation until he retired in 1999. This Nocona native enjoyed coaching his son’s little league teams, golfing with his wife and friends and all sports were a big part of his life.
He was preceded in death by his wife Patsy and son, Brad.
He is survived by his children, Jeff Taylor, Orange Grove, TX, John Taylor, Christoval, TX and Kim Taylor, Dallas; two grandchildren, two great grandchildren and his dog Buddy.
In lieu of flowers the family ask donations be made to St. Jude Hospital.
Arrangements were under the direction of Jerry Woods Funeral Home, Nocona.