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Mary Taylor Deaver
Mary Taylor Deaver
January 25, 1932 – November 12, 2018
BOWIE – Mary Taylor Deaver, 86, died peacefully on Nov. 12, 2018 in Decatur, TX.
The family will receive friends after the service on Nov. 14 at the First United Methodist Church in Bowie.
The memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Nov. 14 at the First United Methodist Church in Bowie with the Rev. Elizabeth “Liz” Talbert officiating.
A private burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery prior to the service.
Mary was born in Bowie on Jan. 25, 1932 as the second of five children, to Elgin and Alma Clois Taylor. She married her high school sweetheart, Danny Deaver, on Jan. 27, 1950 and lived her entire life in Bowie starting out on Jefferson Street and ending up farther up on Jefferson Street with a lot of love in between.
She had served as drum mayor of the Bowie High School band, a founding member of the Amity Club and received the Woman of the Year award from the Bowie Chamber of Commerce and attended Midwestern University.
Through the years, Mary enjoyed playing Bridge with her close friends, playing golf at the Top O’ The Lake Country Club, traveling with her husband Danny to China and Costa Rica, and with Danny and her sister Treva Taylor on many trips in the US.
She loved to spend a vast amount of time with her grandsons, Hunter and Hayden Deaver and with all of her nieces around their swimming pool. Her greatest enjoyment was spending her time with all of her family as often as she could. To live in the hearts those she loved is not to die.
She is preceded by her parents, Elgin and Alma Clois (Cooper) Taylor; husband, Danny Deaver and son, Kent Deaver.
Mary is survived by her son, Max Keith Deaver, Bowie; sisters, Treva Taylor, Bowie, Reta Taylor Rucker, Wichita Falls and Karen Power, McKinney; brother, Max Taylor, Plano; grandsons, Hunter Deaver and Hayden Deaver, both of Dallas; nieces, Ronna Rucker Prickett, Wichita Falls, Courtney Power Moseman, McKinney, Paige Power Greathouse, McKinney and Carrie Taylor Rambo, Murphy; nephew, Ryan Taylor, Edmond, OK; four great-nieces and two great-nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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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.
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.
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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