OBITUARIES

Katye Alvena (Kaiser) Overstreet- Schmitz

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7 years ago

01/03/2020

Katye Alvena (Kaiser)
Overstreet- Schmitz
October 18, 1918 –December 30, 2019
BOWIE – Katye Alvena Kaiser Overstreet- Schmitz, 101 years young, passed away and went to her eternal home with the Lord on Dec. 30, 2019.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 3 at The White Family Funeral Home, 1418 Hwy. 59 N., Bowie.
A funeral service will be at 3 p.m. on Jan. 4 at the First Free Will Baptist Church, 505 Strong Street, Bowie with Pastors Kevin Cain and Larry Cox officiating.
Burial will follow at Salona Cemetery, located off of Farm-to-Market 174, on the corner of Fisher Road and Lama Road in Bowie.
Pallbearers will be: Jackson Blaylock, John Coffey, Tim Green, Mark Jackson, Chad McCracken and John Odle. Honorary pallbearers: Her brothers, Phillip, David and James Kaiser.
Katye was born on Oct. 18, 1918 in Alma, OK to Louis K. and Pearl (Doan) Kaiser. Katye was the second child blessed with seven siblings, Clara, Walter, Katherine, Phillip, David, Hazel and James Kaiser.
Katye was schooled at the Lonestar, Alamo, Salona, Stoneburg and Prairie Valley schools. She attended the Draughn’s Business College in Wichita Falls as a young housewife.
Katye married Henry Overstreet in Bowie in 1935. They made their home in the Pleasant Ridge, Tage, Salona and Bowie communities. After her children were older, she worked at the Style Shop, Haggar Slack Factory and Bellmire Nursing Home in Bowie.
Katye was a long time member of the First Free Will Baptist Church, where she attended and served through the years. The Amity Club honored Katye as their 2008 Jim Bowie Pioneer Queen.
Our Mother provided nothing but love and joy in our home. She had a kind and giving heart. Where ever she saw a need, she was there to help. She never put herself first, friends and co-workers all loved her, she respected everyone.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Louis K. and Pearl Kaiser; husbands; sisters, Clara Munson, Katherine Murchison- Hamilton and Hazel Welch-Reed; brother, Walter Kaiser; grandsons, Chris Coffey and Kent Jackson; great grandsons, Heath Jackson and Cash McCracken; and son-in-law, Jack Green.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Ireta Overstreet, Bowie, Frances Green, Copperas Cove, Janet Jackson and husband Louie, Park Springs, Dorothy McCracken and husband Joe Pat, Plano, Judy Avery and husband Jimmy, Odessa, Steve Overstreet, Tomball, and Arlene Odle and husband Gary, Bowie; 20 grandchildren; 47 great grandchildren; 46 great-great grandchildren; and three great-great-great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the nursing department at the North Central Texas College, Bowie Campus, God’s Table, Solaris or the charity of your choice.
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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.