OBITUARIES
Mary Louise Buck Adams

December 26, 1944 – September 2, 2022
NOCONA – Mary Louise Buck Adams, 77, died on Sept. 2, 2022.
Visitation was from 6 – 7 p.m. on Sept. 5, at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Sept. 6, at First United Methodist Church in Nocona officiated by ministers Dave Woodbury and Austin Wright. Interment followed at 1 p.m. at Bomar Point Cemetery in Wilson, OK.
Adams was born on Dec. 26, 1944, in Wilson, OK to Raymond and Winnie Combs Buck. She attended college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts where she received her bachelor degree. After graduation she left the United States and married Lynn V. Adams on Aug. 19, 1967 in Aschaffenburg, Germany where he was stationed in the Army.
When they returned to the U.S. in 1968, she taught home economics for six years in different locations across Oklahoma. She then went back to school at Oklahoma Baptist University for her hospital administration license. She was in the health care business for eight years while investing in oil production. They built Uncle Lynn’s Catfish restaurant in Wichita Falls in 1987 and sold it in 1996. In 2000, they built and opened Cherry Street Village Assisted Living in Nocona.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Lynn V. Adams, Nocona; brothers, Glen Buck and Don Buck, Wilson; sisters, Bettie Brinkerhoff, Roanoke and Anna Hickman, Nocona; one sister-in-law; 27 nieces and nephews; and many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Adams is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Harold Buck and Dale Buck; sisters, Verna O’Neal, Billie Ray Buck, Linda Williams and J.L. Williams; five brothers-in-law and five sisters-in-law; four nephews and one niece.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at stjude.org/donate.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.
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Carla Renae Jackson-Monceaux

Carla Renae Jackson-Monceaux
January 10, 1962 – December 3, 2023
BOWIE – Carla Renae Jackson-Monceaux, 61, died on Dec. 3, 2023 in Friendswood, TX.
A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. on Dec. 9 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Stoneburg. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the cemetery on Saturday.
She was born on Jan. 10, 1963 in Bowie to Bobby and Bonnie (Lewis) Jackson. She graduated from La Porte High School in 1982.
She is preceded in death by her son, Brian Keith Monceaux; grandparents, Cordie and Ruby Lewis, and Monroe and Ruby Jackson; parents, Bob and Bonnie Jackson and sister, Ruby Jackson-Dillard.
She is survived by her daughter, Kari Ann Wilson; three brothers, James David Jackson, Cordy Lee Jackson, Corey Dee Jackson, La Porte; and numerous nieces and two nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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Edna Marie Sanders

Edna Marie Sanders
May 6, 1936 – December 4, 2023
BOWIE – Edna Marie Sanders, 87, passed away on Dec. 4, 2023 in Bowie, TX.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A graveside service was at 11 a.m. on Dec. 7 at Lindale Cemetery in Bowie with Pastor Gregg Shaw officiating.
Edna was born on May 6, 1936 to the late Leonard and Hattie (Lentz) Roth. On June 24, 1956, she married M.L. “Buster” Sanders at the Lutheran Church in Bowie. Edna loved to cook and sew. Her kitchen table was always open to visit or serve anyone. She was a “fixer,” whether it was a broken heart, a torn pair of jeans or just a needed phone conversation, Edna will be remembered for always being there for her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Buster Sanders; her parents; sisters, Pauline Lineberger and Lois Stover, and son-in-law, Charles Patterson.
Edna is survived by her children, Joe Sanders and wife Ann, Connie Patterson, Deryl Sanders and wife Linda, and Mike Sanders and wife Charmie, all of Bowie; grandchildren, Terri, Jamie, Ashley, Meagan, Bethany, Ali, Levi, Augie and Mitch; 14 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Knobloch, Seymour, Viola Robinson Sunset and Doris Long, Bowie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.
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Wanda Louise Trotter Wood

Wanda Louise Trotter Wood
August 31, 1931 – November 29, 2023
BOWIE – Wanda Louise Trotter Wood, 92, died on Nov. 29, 2023.
The family will receive friends from from 2 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 3 at the White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Dec. 4 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie with Randall Templin officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
She was born on Aug. 31, 1931 in Vashti to William Lester and Lula Elizabeth (Williams) Trotter. On March 7, 1947 she married John Henry Wood Jr. in Henrietta. The couple were together just shy of 65 years, before his passing in 2012. She worked as a lifelong seamstress, sold Avon products and dedicated more than 10 years to Haggar-Slack Company making jeans.
She is preceded in death by her sisters, Lenora Trotter and Nell Jones; brothers, Odis Harold and Darrell Trotter; her husband, John Henry Wood Jr.; son, Roger Dale Wood; and grandsons, John Charles Wood and Joseph Chance Wood.
She is survived by her three sons, Clifton Wood, Riverside, CA, Kenneth Wood, Crafton and Alan Wood, Bowie; a daughter-in-law; sisters, Elaine Scruggs, Frances Richey and Margie Turnbow; brother, Carol Trotter; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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