OBITUARIES
Dawn O’Day Eakle Davis
February 19, 1931 – March 15, 2022
BELLEVUE – Dawn O’Day Eakle Davis, 91, formerly of Bellevue, went home to be with the Lord on March 15, 2022 in Decatur, TX.
A funeral service took place at 11 a.m. on March 18, at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. The family received friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.
She will be laid to rest next to her husband at Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls.
Dawn was born Feb. 19, 1931 in Charleston, WV to Earl Lough and Hazel (Linhart) Eakle. As a young child, she dedicated her life to Jesus Christ, this decision would lay the foundation for the rest of her life. Dawn graduated from Clay High School in West Virginia, and went on to attend Baylor University, where she met her future husband, Charles Gowin Davis. The couple married on Sept. 7, 1951 in Clay, WV.
Dawn began her life with Gowin, who was serving in the United States Air Force, moving to St. Louis, Washington D.C. and Wichita Falls during his tenure with the air force.
Dawn lived in Wichita Falls for 60 years. She set an excellent example of how a Christian should live, and Dawn loved to talk about her wonderful Savior Jesus, and how he had redeemed her. Davis taught many womens’ Sunday school classes and enjoyed ministering to everyone she could.
In 2003, Mrs. Davis moved to Bellevue with her husband. She enjoyed the rural life and continued her devoted ministry to people. Dawn loved her family and devoted her time to her husband, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and church.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Gowin Davis, her parents and brother Burke Eakle.
Davis is survived by her daughters, Becky Moss and husband Stan, Fuquay-Varina, NC; Amy Fields and husband Cal, Decatur; brothers, Bruce Eakle and wife Nancy, Albuquerque, NM and Alan Eakle, Mooresville, NC; grandchildren, Drew Moss and wife Lannette, Sarah Gill, Derek Moss and wife Mary, Colby Fields and wife Sarah, Megan Snyder and husband Sean; great-grandchildren, Addie Moss, Cameron Moss, Rex Moss, Emmy Moss, Deke Gill, Myla Palma, Colton Fields, Aralynn Palma, Tate Fields, Dylan Fields, Liam Snyder and Jax Snyder; she is also survived by many special friends, nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Samaritan’s Purse- Operation Christmas Child or the Wounded Warrior Project.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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OBITUARIES
Teddie Mae Winsett Howell
April 10, 1946 – September 3, 2026
BOWIE – Teddie Mae Winsett Howell, 80, died on Sept. 3, 2026.
The family received friends from 4-6 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service took place at 2 p.m. on Sept. 6 at the First Methodist Church of Bowie with Reverand Jason Sutfin officiating. The burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
She was born on April 10, 1946, in Bowie to James Fred (PaPa) Winsett and Iola Pearl (Ole) Reasoner Winsett. She graduated from Bowie High School in 1964. On May 21, 1965, she married Jack Howell Sr. in Bowie. She was a member of First Methodist Church of Bowie.
She is preceded in death by her father, Fred Winsett; mother, Iola Pearl Winsett; sister, Freda Pearl Winsett and a son-in-law.
Howell is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Jack Howell Sr.; children, Jack Howell Jr., Runaway Bay and Melissa Robinson, Bowie; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to First Methodist Church of Bowie.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
OBITUARIES
Autumn Nicole Moore
October 28, 1982 – August 28, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Autumn Nicole Moore, 43, died on Aug. 28, 2026.
A memorial service will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
She was born on Oct. 28, 1982, in Bowie to Terry Greenroy and Brenda Jones.
She is preceded in death by her stepmother; son, Austin Cox; sisters, Winter Dougherty and Deb Jones; one set of grandparents and a grandfather.
She is survived by her parents, Terry Greenroy and Brenda and Marvin Jones; children, Caleb Cox, Caysen Latham, and TJ Latham; sisters, Shonda Tucker, Wendy Kerr, Brenda Ogle, and Katy Simms; four nephews; five nieces; three great-nieces; two great-nephews and a grandmother.
In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to God’s Table at 505 Strong St. Bowie or the Bowie Mission at 201 E. Greenwood St. Bowie in her honor.
Arrangements entrusted to the Whites Family Funeral Home, Bowie.
OBITUARIES
William “Bill” Bernard Rogers
May 15, 1943 – September 5, 2026
BOWIE – William “Bill” Bernard Rogers, 83, passed away peacefully on Sept. 5, 2026 from cancer at Hospice of Wichita Falls.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 10 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
The funeral services will take place at 10 a.m. on Sept. 11 at the First Methodist Church of Bowie.
The burial will follow at Joy Cemetery.
Bill was born May 15, 1943, in Fresno, CA, to Bernard C. Rogers and Ruth Bernadine (Rogers) Mills.
Bill grew up in Klamath Falls, OR, graduated from Barstow High School in California in 1961 and attended Monmouth College in Oregon. He proudly served in the United States Air Force as a K-9 dog handler at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls.
Following his military service, Bill attended the Texas Game Warden Academy at Texas A&M University. He went on to serve as a Texas Game Warden for 31 years—five years in Amarillo, followed by 26 years serving Hemphill and Lipscomb counties in Canadian.
Bill was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing, especially waterfowl hunting. He carved duck decoys, crafted duck and goose calls and enjoyed collecting decoys, calls and waterfowl stamps. He was a lifetime member of Ducks Unlimited and the NRA, an Eagle Scout and a 32nd Degree Mason.
He was preceded in death by Bernard C. Rogers; Ruth Bernadine (Rogers) Mills; Harold “Rex” Mills and his aunt Arlene Rogers.
Bill is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ernestine “Tina” Seigler Rogers; three sons, Ricky and wife Melodee, Brad and wife Jill, and Chad; grandchildren, Miles Rogers (Erin), Justin Rogers, McKensie Hood (Konner), Lauren Navejar (Gilbert), Sheridan Downey (Grayson), Jaxon Rogers (Kaysie), Luke Rogers and Kypher LaMar (Kendra); great‑grandchildren, Hudson, Hays and Holt Hood, Nora and Gracie Rogers, Korbyn LaMar and Mason, and London and Kaden Navejar; sister Shirley Behnke (Bill) and their children; numerous Seigler family in‑laws, cousins of Clay County, and cousins from Nebraska and Oklahoma.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill’s name to the American Cancer Society, the PKD Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Disease) or Hospice of Wichita Falls.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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