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Charles Thomas Edwards


Charles Thomas Edwards
September 23, 1933 – September 6, 2019
FORESTBURG – Charles Thomas Edwards, 85, passed away Sept. 6, 2019 in Decatur, TX.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 11 at The White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on Sept. 12 at the Forestburg United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jon Kendzie officiating.
Burial will follow at Dye Mound Cemetery near Saint Jo.
Charles was born on Sept. 23, 1933 to Belle (Young) and Luther Edwards at Burkburnett. His mother Belle succumbed to pneumonia when Charles was 18 months age. His aunt and uncle, Mae and Lonnie Young took Charles and raised him as one of their own children. Charles attended school at Dye Mound for five years and graduated from Saint Jo High School in 1951. He attended Midwestern State University and graduated in 1955 with a degree in animal husbandry and minor in agronomy.
He was one of the 27,000 drafted into the Navy in November 1955 and served on the USS Dunn County LST 742. Released to the Naval Reserve in 1957, he attended Texas Tech University and obtained an agricultural education teaching certificate in the spring of 1958. He was employed by the Forestburg Independent School District as vocational agriculture teacher in August 1958. He married Gayle Embry on July 7, 1961, and settled in Forestburg raising their three children, Pam, Veronica and Douglas.
He retired from teaching in 1990 after three decades of developing students for leadership and service through his involvement with Future Farmers of America and related student judging teams and other student leadership activities. He was a life member of the Texas Retired Teachers Association, an honorary life member of the Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association of Texas and a member of the Montague County Retired School Personnel where he served as local president, and served as board member and president of the MCRSP Scholarship Corporation.
In addition to teaching, over the years Charles has operated a 60 sow farrow-to-finish swine operation; maintained a beef cattle herd of up to 28 head, planted and maintained a 600 tree peach orchard, and owned and managed a coin-operated laundry in Forestburg.
After transferring his membership from the Dye Mound Methodist Church in 1975, Charles was a member of the Forestburg United Methodist Church where he served as treasurer for 18 years.
Other community service activities include: Forestburg Riding Club treasurer for 33 years, Montague County Farm Bureau director for 17 years, President of the Dye Mound Community Association for 34 years, board member of the Dye Mound Cemetery, operator and president of the Forestburg Water Supply Corporation for more than 20 years, and organizing and directing the Forestburg Watermelon Festival parade for 20 years concluding with being selected as Grand Marshall in 2008.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Raymond Edwards, Carl Edwards, Allen Edwards, Clifford Edwards and Leon Young; sister, Ruth Lough; and uncle and aunt, Lonnie and Mae Young.
Charles is survived by his wife, Gayle Edwards, Forestburg; children, Pam Brant and husband Mark, Lucas, Veronica Greanead, Alvord, and Doug Edwards and wife Vicki, Lafayette, CA; and grandchildren, Laura Brant, Philip Greanead, Alyssa Brant, Aaron Edwards and wife Karly, Nathan Edwards and wife Samantha, and Hannah Edwards.
Should friends desire memorials can be made in honor of Charles to the Forestburg United Methodist Church at P.O. Box 374, Forestburg, TX 76239 or to the Montague County Retired School Personnel c/o Larry Palmer at P.O. Box 223, Bowie, TX 76230.
Arrangements entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.
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Barbara Ann (Garrett) Winingham

December 16, 1933 – March 25, 2025
BOWIE -Barbara Ann (Garrett) Winingham, 92, went home to the Lord on March 25, 2025.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on April 4 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on April 5 at the First Baptist Church of Bowie.
Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie with pallbearers, Christopher Judy, Andrew Judy, Hance Winingham, Jake Hall, Kevin Browning and Greg Shaw.
Barbara was the daughter of Henry and Lorine (Lindsay) Garrett, was born on Dec. 16, 1933 in Bowie. She was the granddaughter of John and Delia (Cowart) Lindsay, Miles and Martha (Faulkenberry) Garrett and Jeptha George Stallings. Starting with her great, great, grandfather, her ancestors were all early Montague County pioneers who moved to this area before 1876.
Barbara graduated from Bowie High School in 1950 and attended Midwestern University with a full music scholarship. She was a member of the Texas Governor Shiver’s official band in 1951 and performed at the Governor’s inauguration. Ultimately, she graduated from the Baylor University School of Medical Technology.
Barbara married James Lee Winingham, a life-long resident of Montague, County on Sept. 6, 1952. The Winingham’s initially resided in Fairbanks, Alaska where James was stationed while serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Their oldest daughter, Donna Elaine Winingham, was born in Fairbanks in the hospital in which Barbara was employed. The family moved back to Bowie in 1955 when James secured employment with the United States Postal Service and retired after 30 years. Barbara, a registered technologist, worked in the lab of multiple clinics and hospitals during her 35-year career including Westgate Hospital in Denton (nine years), establishing the laboratory at the opening of newly constructed Nocona General Hospital (two years) and the Bowie Hospital.
Barbara cited that the greatest achievement of her life was her four children. In addition to Donna born in Alaska in 1955, MarilynJudy (1957), Janet (1962) and David (1967) were born in Bowie.
She is preceded in death by her brother, Talmadge Garrett; parents, Henry and Lorine (Lindsay) Garrett (Seeds); stepfather, Charlie O. Seed; niece Anita (Garrett) Jones and Anita’s daughter, Laura Brown.
Barbara is survived by her husband, James; daughters, Donna, Templeton, CA, Marilyn and husband, Kenneth Judy, Crawford and Janet Monkres, Forney; son, David Winingham, Bowie; grandchildren, Christopher and wife Christine, Andrew and wife Caterina all of Southlake, Lindsay Judy, Crawford, Samantha and husband, Jake Hall, Abilene, Hance Winingham, Waco, Gabrielle and husband, Preston Baird, Kingwood, Alexandra Sakel, Tyler, and Emma and Houston Crawfish, California; great-grandchildren, Faith and Luke Judy, Eliana, Micah and Daniel Judy, and Caleb Hall; nephew, Lewis Garrett and wife, Natasha, Coppelland, and too many cousins to count.
Should friends desire, memorials may be sent in honor of Barbara to the Amity Club c/o Patti Poe, 7187 Rock Spring School Road, Nocona, TX 76255.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, Texas.
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Bobby Gene Lively

July 31, 1933 – March 24, 2025
BOWIE – Bobby Gene Lively, 91, passed away on Monday, March 24, 2025.
There will be a family visitation at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie from 6-8 p.m. on April 3.
A graveside service will take place at the Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery on April 4.
Bobby was born in Dallas to J.C. and Beulah Lively. As a child, he was fascinated with airplanes, which led to a lifetime in aviation. It began with his service in the U.S. Navy, where he was trained as a naval aviator. He continued as a commercial airline pilot for Braniff International and finished as an instructor and inspector for the FAA.
One summer while in college, he met the love of his life, Shirley Jo Wood, in Pampa, while working with a construction company building the church building where Shirley’s family attended. They married in that building on March 5, 1955, and were married for 62 years before Shirley passed away. Their marriage was blessed with four children, Suzan, Kristi, Steven and Kevin.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley; daughter, Kristi Alexander, and brother, Bill Lively.
Bobby is survived by his children, Suzan and Kenton Holloway, Steven and Veda Lively, and Kevin and Michelle Lively; brothers, Gerald and Peggy Lively, and Larry and Sharron Lively; grandchildren, Scott and Sara Holloway, Shane and Rachael Holloway, Kendra and Jake Rainey, Megan Lively, Lindsay Lively, Kristen Lively, Nathan Lively, Beckham Anderson, Cambria Lively and Anistyn Lively; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to the Carter Lake Road church of Christ Mission Fund, Bowie.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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Mary Helen Heugatter Crow

February 17, 1933 – March 27, 2025
BOWIE – Mary Helen Heugatter Crow, 92, died on March 27, 2025.
The family received friends from 2-4 p.m. on March 30 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A graveside service was at 10 a.m. on March 31 at Brushy Cemetery in Bowie with Alan Heugatter officiating.
She was born on Feb. 17, 1933 in Jacksboro to Alfa Eubanks Colloway and Charley Quincy Calloway.She was raised by her grandparents Tom and Laura Eubanks.
She married Ray Heugatter and together they had four children. Randel Heugatter, Ann Sanders, Roy Heugatter and Fred Heugatter. She retired from Bowie Independent School District after many years as supervisor of the cafeteria.
She later married Jack Crow. Her stepchildren are Joe and Rodger Crow and Linda Brown.
She is survived by her children; stepchildren; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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