OBITUARIES

Cy (Cecil V) Young

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9 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

Daniel Forrest Barrett

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4 days ago

08/20/2026

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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.

OBITUARIES

David Duke

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4 days ago

08/20/2026

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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.

OBITUARIES

Timothy Tompkins

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4 days ago

08/20/2026

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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.