OBITUARIES

Reagan Robert Wilson

Published

4 years ago

09/16/2022

November 22, 2001 September 2, 2022
MONTAGUE – Reagan Robert Wilson, 20, died on Sept. 2, 2022 in Needles, CA.
A celebration of life will be at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 18, at Lighthouse Assembly of God in Bowie. Burial will follow at the Nocona Cemetery.
Wilson was born on November 22, 2001 in Denton to Victor and Becky Wilson. He was a 2020 graduate from Nocona High School where he played football, participated in track and was a class officer and member of the student coucil. He also was a member of Lighthouse Assembly of God in Bowie.
After graduation, Wilson worked with his father in the excavation business. On Nov. 16, 2020 he left for boot camp with the United States Marine Corps. He became a Marine on March 5, 2021 after finishing the Crucible and graduated boot camp on March 19, 2021. He was stationed in Twentynine Palms, CA and part of the infantry 3/4 division. He loved being a Marine and took pride in his job and defending our country.
He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Melvin Wilson.
Wilson is survived by his parents, Victor and Rebecca Wilson; brothers, Landon and Payton Wilson; grandparents, Ted and Toni Kuntz and Martha and Alan Atkins; one aunt; two cousins and many great aunts, uncles and cousins, friends and Marine brothers.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.

OBITUARIES

Steven Douglas Drury

Published

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.