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Nancy Carol Snider Shaw Schaal
Nancy Carol Snider Shaw Schaal
August 23, 1938 – January 4, 2020
BOWIE – Nancy Carol Snider Shaw Schaal, 81, went to be with her Lord on Jan. 4, 2020.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 10 at The White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at the funeral home on at 1 p.m. Jan. 11 with a graveside ceremony to follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Nancy was born on Aug. 23, 1938 in Greenville to Monnie Haigwood and John F. Snider. After graduating from Paris High School in Texas, she enrolled at Decatur Baptist College, now Dallas Baptist University, where she attended until she and Glen A. Shaw were married on June 1, 1957 in Wise County. They had three sons. She worked as a bookkeeper for several companies in the Dallas area until she married John H. Schaal on Nov. 26, 1988 at Denton Baptist Temple in Denton.
Nancy and John Schaal resided in Bowie from 1998 to 2013. They then moved to an independent living facility in Wichita Falls. They were married until John’s death July 23, 2016. She remained in Wichita Falls until October 2018 when she moved back to Bowie to a local nursing facility. During their time in Bowie, they were active members of Bible Baptist Church. Nancy sang in the choir and often would provide solos for weekly services. She made a wholehearted commitment to her Savior, Jesus Christ, in 1974 and never wavered in her commitment to follow, share and live out her faith up to her passing.
Nancy enjoyed expressing her faith through writing poetry. She would often send birthday and special event cards with a personal poem for the recipient. She loved cardinal birds and enjoyed watching them when they would stop by her property. She and John did a fair amount of travel during the first decade of their marriage.
She is preceded in death by her husband, John Schaal; previous husband, Glen Shaw; mother, Monnie Haigwood Robinson and father, John F. Snider.
Nancy is survived by her three sons, Ronnie Shaw and wife LaQuita, Ada, OK, Craig Shaw and wife Mindy, Tuscola, and Chris Shaw, Bowie; grandchildren McKara, Kansas City, Caleb, Oklahoma City, Jason and wife Ashton, Tuscola, Misty and husband Jason Fine, San Angelo, Jeremy and wife Emily, Buffalo Gap, Krystal and husband Taylor Hopkins, Little Elm; great-grandchildren, Enoch, Emery, Coco, Jaxon, Nora Jane, Hadley, Landon, Hunter, Rylan, Kyler and McKynlee; sister, Paula Robinson, Longmont, CO; niece, Carrie Cook, Dayton, OH and her son Austin Barnard; nephew, John Cook, Boulder, CO and his children, Lila, Jack and Henry; and a stepbrother, Roger Snider and wife, Lou, Stigler, OK.
The family would like to express gratitude to the caring staff of Royal Estates and Beyond Faith Hospice in Wichita Falls and Advanced Rehab and Healthcare in Bowie for their care of our mother during the final years of her life.
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November 11, 1944 – April 19, 2025
BELLEVUE – Gary Leo Fergueson, 80, died on April 19, 2025.
A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. on April 24 at Vashti Cemetery with Michael Brannon and Jeff Brannon officiating.
He was born on Nov. 11, 1944 to Vera (Chappell) and Lewis Fergueson. He worked in the food and grocery industry at multiple store chains beginning in Fort Worth and ending in Bowie. He also worked as a rancher at his family farm in Vashti. Fergueson proudly served his country in the United States Army, he completed his basic training in San Fransico and was stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War.
He is preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Alta Fergueson Brannon.
He is survived by his nephew, Jeff Brannon; niece, Krista Brannon Blackrock; brother-in-law Michael Brannon and a very special friend of 60 years, Helen Ulbig.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
November 8, 1939 – April 19, 2025
BOWIE – Dr. Calvin Charles Carmen, 85, died on April 19, 2025 in Bowie, TX
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on April 26 at the Bowie First Methodist Church. Interment will be at the DFW Military Cemetery.
Dr. Carmen was born Nov. 8, 1939 in Niagara Falls, Ont. to Florence Delia and Charles Carmen. Dr. Carmen attended New York schools until 1957 when he dropped out to join the Navy at just 17 years old. While in the Navy, he completed high school and was selected for officer candidate school. He graduated with the rank of second lieutenant and served as a communications officer aboard the naval battleship USS Hailey for four years. He later served as a naval reserve chaplain.
Dr. Carmen received his bachelor and master degrees from Central Bible College, and his Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO. He then earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Union Graduate School. As a clinical psychology intern at the Tufts University Behavioral Health Unit in Boston, MA, he received a commendation for outstanding service to his patients. He completed his postgraduate studies at Colgate Rochester Divinity School. Dr. Carmen served as pastor of South Park United Methodist Church in Buffalo, NY for nine years, and was pastor at Plymouth Bay Assembly of God in Pembroke, MA for an additional nine years.
Dr. Carmen then accepted the position of clinical director at Houston Medical Center. From there, he established Dr. Carmen and Associates, a practice serving the greater Houston area. He was then called to initiate a graduate counseling and psychology program at Nelson University (formerly Southwestern) in Waxahachie. There, he authored textbooks on counseling, psychology and the Christian faith.
Nelson University awarded Dr. Carmen both the distinguished professor award and professor emeritus award. He was a member of The American Association for Counseling and Development, the Christian Counselors of Texas, the American Psychological Association, and Psi Chi, National Honor Society. Dr. Carmen served several years as a member of the Texas state board of certification for licensed professional counselors. At his passing, he was the associate pastor of Bowie First Methodist Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Charles Carmen.
He is survived by his wife, Annette (née Gruppo) Carmen; daughter, Noelle Carmen; son, Benjamin Carmen and nine grandchildren.
Donations will be gratefully accepted to Nelson University on behalf of the Dr. Calvin C. Carmen Counseling and Psychology Scholarship Fund online at: nelson.edu/give.
Arrangements through the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
January 28, 1940 – April 8, 2025
CANYON LAKE – Daniel Morris Butler, 85, died on April 8, 2025.
A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. on May 3 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery in Stoneburg.
He was born on Jan. 28, 1940 to Lena (Lyons) and Dave Butler. He married the late Barbara Jameson Nov. 23, 1964, in Houston. Together they raised three children. He worked as an electrician at Mauch Electric and later owned and operated DB Electric from 1989 to 2002.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara Butler and son, Kenneth Patrick Butler.
He is survived by his children, Diana Craig and James Butler, both Canyon Lake; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, Texas.
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