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Ora May French Adams

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December 8, 1932 – November 27, 2021
BIG SPRINGS – Ora May French Adams, 88, went to be with our Lord on Savior on Nov. 27, 2021.
A funeral service will take place at 1 p.m. on Dec. 3 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie with David Hall officiating. The burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Dec. 2 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
Ora was born on Dec. 8, 1932 to Ralph and Ethel French in Watertown, NY. She went to school in Louisville, NY and was in the Women’s Army Corps. She married Benjamin Warren Adams on July 13, 1955 and they had five kids in their 25 years of marriage.
At the time of her death, Ora was a resident at Lamun-Lusk-Sanchez Texas State Veterans Retirement Home in Big Spring.
She is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Robert, Walter, Malcolm and Ivan and daughter, Debbie Stump.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are her children, Nancy Bishop, Gun Barrel City, Gary Adams and wife, Pam, Bowie, Cindy Kelley and husband, Gary, Bowie and Vickie Adams and life partner, Vince Gray, Big Springs; grandchildren, Bobby Stump and wife, Cristiane, Stephanie Bien and husband, Jason, Ryan Bishop and wife, Ashley, Lee Adams and wife, Loraine, Rachel Glover and husband, Jason, Monica Lemons and husband, Troy; great-grandchildren, Kennedy Harveston and husband, Braden, Kaitlynn Stump, Carli Stump, Rylan Bishop, Carsyn and Cameron Dyer, Adlee Adams, Jade Glover, Aivry Lemons, Mattie Lemons, Jacy Bien and Sara Bien; numerous nieces and nephews and a host of family and friends.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be made to Folds of Honor Foundation Department 13, Tulsa, OK 74182, or by visiting foldsofhonor.org.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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David Roy Jackson

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August 12, 1941 – June 6, 2025
SUNSET – David Roy Jackson, 83, died on June 6, 2025.
The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. on June 9 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service took place at 11 a.m. on June 10 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie with Doyle Wade officiating.
He was born on Aug. 12, 1941, in Decatur to Louis Connell and Cleo LaRue (Payne) Jackson. He graduated from Bowie High School in 1959 and soon later joined the National Guard to courageously service his country. All of his life he traveled all over the country as an independent truck driver.
He is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Rob Jackson; and nephews, Kent Jackson and Heath Jackson.
He is survived by his son, Kurt Jackson, Sunset; daughter, Cristi Bolton, Southlake; two grandchildren; one great-grandson; brother, Louie Jackson, Park Springs; three nephews and one niece.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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Worth Cornelius Clark

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November 1, 1935 – June 5, 2025
BOWIE – Worth Cornelius Clark, 89, died on June 5, 2025.
A visitation took place from 6-8 p.m. on June 11, at White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service took place at 11 a.m. on June 12 at the White Family Funeral Home with Jimmy Davis officiating. Burial followed at Alvord Cemetery.
Clark was born in Fort Worth to Worth Douglas Clark and Violet Alvis Linley Clark. He was raised in Tater Hill (Arlington). He married to the love of his life, Adrin Gay Roberson in Fort Worth on Jan. 15, 1954. They raised their four daughters in Arlington. He played softball as a pitcher for Tate Springs Baptist Church, Tarrant Road Baptist Church, American Airlines and Ben E. Keith. He was a carpet installer for 40-plus years.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Worth Douglas Clark and Violet Alvus Linley Clark; sisters, Martha Linda Stevens and Cynthia Gay Pittman; brother, David Eugene Clark; sister-in-law, Lois Marie Clark; brother-in-law, Jean Francois Fehlbaum and grandson, Trace Lee Sexton.
He is survived by his wife, “Babe” of 71 years, Adrin Gay Roberson Clark; sister, Brenda Kay Fehlbaum; two brothers-in-law; daughters, Deborah Ann Martin, Valerie Lynn Bailes, Joni Gayle Clark and Tammy Renee Bolling; 11 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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Dean Allen Shaffer

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June 24, 1962 – May 18, 2025
BOWIE – Dean Allen Shaffer, 62, was escorted to the gates of heaven May 18, 2025 at 12:34 a.m. in the arms of his loving wife Christal Shaffer after complications of pneumonia
A celebration of life for Dean was held at 11 a.m. on May 31 at the First Baptist Church in Alvord followed by a meal for the family.
Dean was born June 24, 1962, in Lander, WY. While quiet and soft spoken, he had a mighty love for the Lord, his wife of 38 years and his family. Dean was an incredibly hard worker, but all who knew Dean also knew how generous he was. He enjoyed cooking outside, hosting get-togethers at their home, having a drink and listening to good music as well as spending time with his bees.
He is preceded in death by his mother-in-law, “Memom” Linda Stevens and loving sister-in-law, Terri Shaffer and sister-in-law, Linda Shaffer.
Dean is survived by his wife, Christal Shaffer; children, Justin Shaffer and wife Kayla, Miles Shaffer, and Ainsley Hernandez and husband Josue; his children in Christ, Chris Lovell, and Andrew Stevens and wife Sutton; grandchildren, Kayden Shaffer and fiancé Nathan Mac, Colton Shaffer and wife Payton, Jaid, Remi, Briggs, Watts, Hutch, Justice and Maverick; great-grandchild, Colter; his parents, James Oliver Shaffer and Alice Bethine; siblings, Randy Shaffer, Cheryl Shaffer and partner Mike Hoffman, Mike Shaffer and wife Kim, Cathey Tewes and husband Andy; numerous other nieces, nephews and family members.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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