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Dorothy Mae Whitecotton
June 15, 1932 – May 8, 2022
NOCONA – Dorothy Mae Whitecotton passed away on May 8, 2022 in Nocona at the age of 89.
The family received friends at 1 p.m. on May 13 at Scott-Morris Funeral Home Chapel. A service followed at 2 p.m. at the chapel with interment at Montague Cemetery.
Dorothy was born in Bowie to Roy and Ilus Tate McMillion on June 15, 1932. She attended Stoneburg High School and was valedictorian. This is where she met her high school sweetheart and future husband Robbie Whitecotton. They married on Jan. 9, 1952 and remained together for 70 years.
Together this dynamic duo ran Whitecotton Greenhouse. They started the greenhouse in the early 1970s with vegetables only. They added flowers in 1980s and partnered with her son and daughter in law, David and Helen, in 1988.
She loved both the customers and the flowers. Customers and employees could attest to her honest, fair, focused and devoted business mind. Dorothy was a very dependable person. If she told you she was going to do something then you could consider it done. Dorothy enjoyed sewing clothes, quilting and doing puzzles but after her family, the greenhouse was her great love.
She is preceded in death by her parents and her daughter, Janet Whitecotton.
Dorothy is survived by her husband, Robbie Whitecotton; sons, Robert Whitecotton and David Whitecotton and wife Helen; daughter in law, Diana Smith; seven grandchildren, Lorinda Faye Timms, Thomas James Whitecotton, Sarah Anne Morrow, Michael Gene Whitecotton, Mark Christopher Whitecotton, Fayde Hunter Smith and Timothy James Whitecotton; 11 great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Donations may be made in Dorothy’s name to the Montague Volunteer Fire Department.
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December 26, 1942 – August 28, 2026
BELLEVUE – Jimmie Dale Johnson, 83, died on Aug. 28, 2026 in Wichita Falls.
A celebration of life will take place at 11 a.m. on Sept. 26 at the First Baptist Church of Bellevue Life Center.
He was born Dec. 26, 1942 in Fort Worth to James Jeffrey and Nellie Mae (Frazier) Johnson. He worked in the oilfield and for Robert’s Radiator Shop in Bowie for many years.
He is preceded in death by his parents; partner, Arlene Denton; brothers, Bill Lewis and Bob Lewis; sisters, Betty Huber, Mary Goodner, and twin sisters, Jessie Mayo and Peggy Ferrin.
He is survived by his stepson and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
August 8, 1972 – September 5, 2026
BOWIE – LaDonna Mae Howell, 54, died on Sept. 5, 2026.
A funeral service took place at 11 a.m. on Sept. 10 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
She was born on Aug. 8, 1972. She was a graduate of Kinta High School in Kinta, OK where she graduated in 1990 as the valedictorian.
She continued her education at East Central University in Ada, OK earning her bachelor degree in accounting with honors in 1994. That same year, she became a certified public accountant.
She worked for Beverly Industries and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma before serving as vice president of business affairs at Eastern Oklahoma State College in Wilburton. Later, she became the comptroller at North Central Texas College in Gainesville. She also served as the treasurer of the Bowie High School Mighty Marching
Maroon Band Boosters for many years.
She is survived by her son, Andrew Charles Howell, Longtown, OK; daughter, Amanda Rae Howell, Bowie; her children’s father, Michael Ray Howell, Saginaw and three grandchildren.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
January 26, 2026 – September 4, 2026
NOCONA – Bobby (Jerry) Orrell, 87, died on Sept. 4, 2026.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
He born in Decatur on Jan. 26, 1939 to Elizabeth and Willie.
He was a United States Army veteran who served his country in Germany. He worked for ARCO National Supply in Gainesville as a supervisor. He worked for Bell Helicopter, Otis Elevator and General Dynamics. He also worked for Boeing as an engineer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Elizabeth and Willie; sister, Norma Morby and brother, Bill (Buster) Orrell.
He is survived by his sons, Hannan and Caton; three grandchildren and brother, Leo Orrell.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home, Nocona.
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