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Stanley Roger Weeks
December 3, 1938 – June 30, 2021
BOWIE – Stanley Roger Weeks, 82, Bowie, TX went home to be with the Lord on June 30.
A memorial service will take place at 11 a.m. on July 9 at the First United Methodist Church in Bowie, with the Rev. Steve Martinez officiating.
An interment will follow on a later date at the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery.
Stanley was born in Browns Valley, MN on Dec. 3, 1938 to Roger and Eloise (Jenson) Weeks. He graduated from Anoka Minnesota High School. Stanley attended Vernon Junior College, where he received an associate degree in business and mid-management and was an automotive service excellence master mechanic. On Jan. 9, 1969 Stanley married Glynda Miller at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, VA and they were together for 52 years.
Stanley served his country in the United States Air Force for 21 years, and retired as an E6 Tech Sergeant. After retirement, he worked for several Auto Dealerships in Bowie and Wichita Falls, and was the owner and operator of C&S Auto Repair Shop in Bowie. He retired again as a supervisor for the Bowie Independent School District bus barn and had several years working with Bus Air in Rhome.
Stanley was a founding member of the Piston Heads Auto Club of Bowie and the Wise County Auto Club in Decatur, and held several offices throughout the years. He was a 32nd Degree Mason with Faith Masonic Lodge in Wichita Falls, and a member of the First United Methodist Church of Bowie since 1983. He had a love of antique cars and a fondness of Fords and especially Ford Mustangs.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Jeffery Weeks and Kenneth Weeks and sister, Janalyn Roundtree.
Stanley is survived by his wife, Glynda Weeks, Bowie; children, David Weeks and wife, Kim, Wichita Falls, Rusty Weeks and wife, Myra, Wichita Falls, Leslie Barker and husband, Altus, Houston, Charles Goen and wife, Page, Wichita Falls and Scott Weeks and wife, Latisha, Fort Worth; brothers Bruce Weeks and wife, Pat, Gary Weeks and wife, Carol, Sheldon Weeks and wife Nancy and Dane Weeks and wife, Melanie all of Minnesota; sister, Judy Myers, Florida; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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July 15, 1958 – October 30, 2026
BOWIE – Russell Kelvin Reed, 68, passed away on Oct. 30, 2026 surrounded by his children.
A memorial service will take place on at 11 a.m. Nov. 7 at Southside Baptist Church in Bowie.
Russell was born July 15, 1958 in Bowie to Leon and Doris Reed. Throughout his life, he worked in the oilfield and as an ironworker, taking pride in hard work and a job well done. Russell carried a gentle, hippie soul through everything he did. He believed in peace, lived with a free spirit, and brought warmth, humor and a genuine love for people wherever he went.
Deep in his heart, he loved the Lord and found joy in serving Jesus Christ and sharing His grace with others. Above all, he cherished the time he spent surrounded by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Karen Martin; and best friends, Kevin Matlock and Steve Henry.
Russell is survived by his children, Jesse Reed, Brittney Simpson and husband Dale, Shane Everitt, and Aimee Goodwyn and husband Danell; a treasury of precious grandchildren who brought so much light to his life; Cindy Reed, the mother of his children; siblings, Steve Reed and wife Jane, Tommy Reed and wife Cathy, Debbie Del Rio and husband Jose, and Scott Reed and wife Ann; and an extended circle of family and friends who loved him dearly.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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July 10, 1996 – October 30, 2026
NOCONA – Nelson Taylor Haynes, 30, died on Oct. 30, 2026.
A visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.
The graveside service will be held on November 7, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls, Texas.
He was born on July 10, 1996 to James and Amanda Haynes in Nocona.
He was the son of James and Amanda Haynes; brother to Sidney and Courtney Haynes; stepbrother to Cassidy and Connor Cartridge; nephew to aunts and uncles; and a cousin and an uncle.
March 15, 1938 – November 1, 2026
NOCONA – Norma Jean Oldham, 88, died on Nov. 1, 2026.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
She was born March 15, 1938 in Lewisville to Roland and Alice Heath.
She was the beloved wife of James Oldham and they were married 44 years.
Oldham worked for more than 25 years at Nocona Belt Company.
She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Royce and Ernest Heath.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy Moore, Saint Jo; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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