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Ella “May” Leverett

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Ella “May” Leverett
May 1, 1927 – April 7, 2017
BOWIE – Ella “May” Leverett,89, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on April 7, 2017.
A visitation was from 6-7 p.m. April 11 at Sullivan Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. April 12 at Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jim Antwine officiating. Interment will be at Eastview Cemetery under the direction of Sullivan Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be Doug Hooper, Ryan Hooper, David Carrie, Reece Berry and Hayden Berry.
May was born May 1, 1927 to Dennis Walker Dudley and Lola Bernice Harlow Dudley in Richmond, VA.
She attended John Marshall High School in Richmond. There she met the love of her life Calvin Lee Leverett while he was stationed there with the Navy. On Nov. 1, 1943 they were married in Walter, OK. Their union lasted 62 years. In later years they made their home in Bowie and enjoyed fellowship at Eastside Baptist church of Bowie.
May was a homemaker and enjoyed cooking, crafts and her grandchildren and she had a mischievous sense of humor.
She is preceded in death by her father and mother; one brother D.W. Dudley; husband Calvin; son Dennis Keith and daughter Bari Lynn.
She is survived by her children, Pat Wagner, Runaway Bay, Penny Currie and husband Robert, Belaire, Dwayne Leverett and wife Michelle, Wichita Falls, and Brenda Hooper and husband Douglas, Midland; brother, William Dudley and wife Teresa, Merida, Mexico; nine grandchildren and numerous great and great-great grandchildren; and numerous friends.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to State of Texas Music and Memory Program at Stanton Nursing P.O. Box 400, Stanton, TX 79782.
Special thanks to Melissa Gerlach for her unwavering dedication and friendship to our mother, also special thanks to Independence Hall in Bowie and Stanton Nursing and Rehab, Stanton.
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.sullivanfuneralhomevernon.com.
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Sullivan Funeral Home
1801 Houston St., Vernon, TX 76384
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Glyn Ann Beck

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September 5, 1945 – March 9, 2025
BOWIE – Glyn Ann Beck, 79, died on March 9, 2025.
Beck was born on Sept. 5, 1945, in Saint Louis, MO to Les and Glyn Ann Frailey. She worked as a flight attendant for American Airlines.
She was married to Glenn Beck her husband and best friend. She was known for her love of horses, and raised a world champion quarter horse, Quick Going and was a certified show secretary for horse shows all over the United States. She was a loyal member of AQHA, NCHA Association, The Cowboy Church and the Montague County 4H chapter.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Les and Glyn Frailey; and her brother; Bruce Frailey.
She is survived by her husband, Glenn Beck, Bowie; son, Danny Beck, Bowie and her brother, Steve Frailey, Hawaii.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.

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Sarah Blasingame

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November 20, 1934 – March 13, 2025
OKLAHOMA- Sarah Blasingame, 90, died on March 13, 2025 in Tulsa, OK.
A visitation was at 1 p.m. on March 22 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel.
A funeral service was at 2 p.m. on March 22 at Jerry Woods Chapel with Bryan Boothe officiating. Interment followed in Dye Mound Cemetery, Montague County Texas. Pallbearers were Scott Dixon, Clayton Fellows, Hunter Climer, Mark Means, Kash Means, Michael Blasingame and Scott Blasingame. Honorary pallbearers were Jim Blasingame and Kelly Hall.
She was born on Nov. 20, 1934 in Corinth, MS.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Neal Jay Blasingame; parents, Jack Akin, Luther and Ethel Wilkins; brother, Jeri Wilkins; son, Wayne Blasingame; daughters, Barbara Harell and Inez Crain; grandchildren, Christine, Charles and Travis; and great grandchildren, Randy, Taci and Kaylee.
She is survived by her sister, Shirley Chileski; children, Harold, Larry, Roy, Mike and Kay Blasingame; 24 grandchildren; 44 great grandchildren; 19 great-great grandchildren and three great-great-great grandchildren, along with many nieces and nephews.
A special thank you to Church on the Move, Sonny Ozuna and Rob Means.

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Gloria Ann Stone

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July 23, 1931 – March 4, 2025
NOCONA – Gloria Ann Stone, 93, died on March 4, 2025 in Nocona.
There will be a memorial service at 11 a.m. on March 29 at Nocona Hills Community Church with Pastor Paul Coronado officiating. A private family interment will take place at a later date.
She was born on July 23, 1931 in Oakland, CA to Robert and Laura Frace Van Cleave. Stone was a hard-worker all of her life, working as a dental assistant. She was a member of Nocona Hills Community Church, The Delphians and The ARC’s.
She is preceded in death by her parents; son-in-law, Henry “Hank” Starke, and brothers, Robert and Edward Van Cleave.
She is survived by her children, Laura Starke, Nocona and James H. Stone, Fort Meyers, FL; brother, Phillip Van Cleave, Midlothian, VA and grandson, Christian Johnson, Austin.
Memorial donations may be made to The Stanley Fulton Memorial Veteran’s Fund at Nocona Hills Community Church, 104 Nocona Dr., Nocona, TX 76255.

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