OBITUARIES

Donald Gene Ice

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4 years ago

08/12/2022

December 16, 1937 – July 27, 2022
NOCONA – Donald Gene Ice, 84, died on July 27, 2022 in Nocona.
Visitation was from 6 – 8 p.m. on July 28, at the Montague County Cowboy Church in Montague. A funeral service took place at 10 a.m. on July 29, at the Montague County Cowboy Church with Pastor Joe Caballero as the officiant. Interment followed in Center Point Cemetery in Montague County.
Donald was born on Dec. 16, 1937 in Saint Jo, to Doyle and Gladys Buck Ice. He lived around the Nocona, Bonita and Sunset areas all of his life where he worked as a rancher. He was a Sunday school teacher and deacon at both Bethel Baptist Church of Nocona and Bonita Baptist Church. He also was a member of the Montague County Cowboy Church.
Donald was a hard worker and loved to garden. He always gave away extra produce from his garden to neighbors. He married the love of his life, Sandra Pierson, on Dec. 6, 1959 in Trenton, TX.
Donald is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Gayle Morgan and Maxine Moore and brother, Jimmy Ice.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Sandra Ice, Sunset; children, Paul Ice and wife Laura, Denton, Barry Ice and wife Marsha, Wichita Falls and Becky McCracken and husband Steve, Nocona; sisters, Tommie Sue Martin, Fort Worth, Bettye Hillard, Iowa Park, Carole Nance, Richardson and Judy Trietsch, Dean, TX; eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Montague County Cowboy Church Youth Fund.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Wood Funeral Home in Nocona.

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OBITUARIES

Steven Douglas Drury

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7 days ago

07/15/2026

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February 9, 1968 – July 4, 2026
BOWIE – Steven Douglas Drury, 58 died on July 4, 2026.
A private celebration of life for the family was on July 10.
He was an entrepreneur and created his business Drill Rig Depot.
He is survived by his wife, Christina Drury; four children, Sydney, Ben, Bailey and Josie; six grandchildren; parents, Don and Lois Drury; and brothers, David, Danny and Christopher.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

OBITUARIES

John Wayne Shelton

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7 days ago

07/15/2026

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December 22, 1959 – July 1, 2026
SUNSET – John Wayne Shelton, 66, died on July 1, 2026.
There was a celebration of life for him from 5 – 7 p.m. on July 10 at Nocona Brewery.
He was born on Dec. 22, 1959 to Wade and Thelma Shelton in Nocona. He worked in the oilfield most of his life. He married Stephanie Burleson on Dec. 13, 1984 in Nocona.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his children, Jared Shelton, Bowie and Stacia Lorenz, Tennessee; sister, Serina Thomas, Bowie; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial donations made to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.

OBITUARIES

Weldon Ray Duff

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7 days ago

07/15/2026

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March 3, 1962 – July 6, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Weldon Ray Duff, 64, died on July 6, 2026.
There was a visitation from 6 – 7 p.m. on July 10 at Jerry Woods Chapel in Nocona. A graveside service was at 10 a.m. on July 11 at Ringgold Cemetery with Richard Allen officiating. Pallbearers will be Mike Bonham, Jimmy Smith, Hatch Womack, Lynn Bugsy Allen, Blake Allen, Marlin Franklin, Joe Barnhill and Butch Matthews.
Duff was born on March 3, 1962 in Henrietta to Benjamin Franklin Duff Jr. and Myra Durham Duff. He worked as a machinist and was known as a “Jack-Of-All-Trades.”
Duff was a member of Bowie Masonic Lodge 578. He married Jowana Bussey on Aug. 8, 1980 in Ringgold.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Jowana Duff, Ringgold; daughter, Jessica Lierly, Collinsville; sister, Becky Case, Stoneburg; brother, Benjamin Franklin Duff III, Lonegrove, OK and three grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 440 Cypress Ave., Wichita Falls or Ringgold Cemetery Association, 1108 Hanson Rd., Ringgold.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.