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Christi Lea St. John

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June 9, 1960 – December 4, 2020
MONTAGUE – Christi Lea St. John passed peacefully from this life into the arms of her loving Heavenly Father on Dec. 4, 2020 in Nocona, TX.
A funeral service took place from 8-10 a.m. on Dec. 8 at the Bible Baptist Church of Bowie with Pastor Steve Summers officiating. Burial was at Salona Cemetery in the Salona community. The visitation was from 6-8 p.m. on Dec. 7 at the White Funeral Home in Bowie.
Pallbearers were Mark and Chad St. John, Larry Marshall, Gary Griswold, James Dick and Chad Summers. Honorary pallbearers were Herbert Reaves, Wade and Jases Brown, Tony Griswold and Darrell Bell.
Christi was born June 9, 1960 to Cecil Leon “Greek” Chokas and Frances Loraine Senn Chokas at the old Bowie Hospital in Bowie. On June 15, 1978 she married the love of her life, Randell St.John of Bowie. The couple raised their three children in the Bowie schools, which Christi loved. Christi never met a stranger and had an infectious laugh that rang through the school halls and every room she occupied. In the early years of their marriage, she was a homemaker and a member of the Bowie Lioness Club where she served faithfully beside her mother, Frances.
As years went by she subbed at the schools at whatever grade her children were in at the time. Bowie Jackrabbit blood ran deep in Christi and in the ’97-’98 school year she became a full-time Bowie Junior High aide, working in various positions. Many a student had her in, in-school suspension where she lovingly, but sternly directed them for more than 20 years. It was not uncommon for former students that are now grown to stop and talk to her wherever they ran into each other and filled her in on their lives and the impact that she had on them.
Christi was saved at Bible Baptist Church Nov. 14, 1993 and baptized there shortly after. She had been a member there since 1985 and taught Sunday school for many years. Children were her life.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leon Chokas and Frances Chokas Cantrell Reaves, step-dad, Foy B. Cantrell, sister-in-law, Pat Hill, in-laws, Raymond and Cora St.John and all of her grandparents and aunts and uncles.
The family left to cherish her memory are husband, Randell St. John; daughter and son-in-law, Krystal and Larry Marshall; son and daughter-in-law Mark and Leigha St. John; son, Chad St. John and family; sister and brother-in-law, Janet and Gary Griswold and their family; brother, Gerald Chokas and his family; step-brother, Don Reaves and his family; step-dad, Herbert Reaves; grandchildren, Mason Marshall and Marleigh, Cora and Troy St.John; a host of Chokas and Senn cousins; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Dawayne and Lois St.John and family, brother-in-law, David St. John and family and Pat Hill’s family.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the Bowie Junior High School Activity Fund or any fund benefiting the school.
Arrangements were entrusted to the White Funeral Home of Bowie.

1418 Highway 59 N,
Bowie, TX
(940) 872-9993
thewhitefamilyfuneralhome.com
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Pedro Leon Olvera

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May 19, 1976 – May 11, 2025
NOCONA – Pedro Leon Olvera, 48, died on May 11, 2025.
There was a rosary at 6 p.m. on May 18 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service was at noon on May 19 at St. Jospeh’s Catholic Church in Nocona.
He was born on May 19, 1976 in Celya, Mexico Guanajuato to Juan Olvera and Felixa Leon. Olvera was a part of a big family and hard-worker all of his life. He worked mostly in agriculture as a rancher. He loved working on cars in his spare time, especially with his son. He married Blanca Torres in 1995 in Celya, Mexico Guanajuato.
He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Rosa and Juana Gomez; and nephew, Juan Gomez Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Blanca Olvera; Nocona; son, Pedro Jr. Olvera, Nocona; daughter, Mariana Hampton, Gainesville; sisters, Yolanda, Nocona and Margarita, Mexico; brothers, Juan, Luis, Santiago and Francisco, all of Mexico; a grandson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.

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Shirley Ann Mayo Graves

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July 23, 1949 – May 17, 2025
NOCONA – Shirley Ann Mayo Graves, 75, died on May 17, 2025 in Plano, TX.
There was a visitation from 1 p.m. until time of service on May 21 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service followed at 2 p.m. at Jerry Woods Chapel officiated by Brother Ricky Kerr. Interment followed in Nocona Cemetery. Pallbearers were Frank Tuggle, Mike Martin, Mark Murphey, Hank Reed, Ralph Conner and Tommy Mayo.
She was born on July 23, 1949 in Electra to Carl E. Mayo and Margie Childress Mayo. She worked at the Burger Barn for more than 11 years in Nocona. She was a Christian and a member of Landmark Missionary Baptist Church in Saint Jo. She married Richard Graves on April 17, 1969 in Nocona.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents and son, Michael Lee Graves.
She is survived by her husband, Richard Graves, Nocona; children, Bill Graves, Nocona and Lori Hernandez, Wichita Falls; brothers, Albert Mayo, Vernon, Jackie Mayo, Dallas and Tommy Mayo, Breckenridge; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Landmark Missionary Baptist Church, 242 FM 677, Saint Jo, TX 76265 or The Capenter’s Shop, 400 Boston, Nocona, TX 76255.

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Robert Edward Adams Jr.

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August 14, 1952 – May 5, 2025
RICHARDSON – Robert Edward Adams, Jr., 73,
died on May 5, 2025 in Richardson, TX.
A memorial service was at 2 p.m. on May 10 at
Trinity Christian Academy in Addison.
He born on Aug. 14, 1952 in Ashtabula, OH to
Robert Edward Adams, Sr. and Janet Morehouse
Adams. At the age of 10, his mother sent him to a
Christian boy’s camp, Deerfoot Lodge, in the Adirondack
mountains just north of Speculator, NY.
Adams graduated from Colorado State University
in 1976 with a bachelor of science in natural resources.
He remained in Colorado for several years
teaching before moving to Dallas.
In 1984, he received his master of science in
education and biology from North Texas State University.
After receiving his master’s, he began a 35-
year career teaching at Trinity Christian Academy
in Addison. He taught biology I and II, and taught
the marine and field ecology curriculums in both the
middle and high school. In his early TCA years, he
coached football and wrestling. In March of 1988,
he married Rhonda Ice Adams. Subsequently, they
were blessed with three daughters, Aubrey, Brianna
and Autumn.
He is survived by his wife of 37 years, Rhonda;
children, Aubrey Fults, Brianna Hein and Autumn
Adams; three grandchildren; and sister, Ruthie
Shook.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations
be made to Trinity Christian Academy’s
Student Tuition Aid program or Deerfoot Lodge.

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