OBITUARIES

Bettye Carolyn Hanson

Published

4 years ago

11/01/2022

November 2, 1933 – October 29, 2022
HENRIETTA – Bettye Carolyn Hanson, 88, passed away on Oct. 29, 2022.
Visitation was from 6 – 8 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Davis Funeral Home in Henrietta. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Nov. 2 at the First Baptist Church in Henrietta with Rev. Randy Osborn officiating. Burial will follow at the Ringgold Cemetery under the direction of Davis Funeral Home.
Bettye was born on Nov. 2, 1933 in Prairie Valley to Dana James and Carrie Baker Leeper. She married S. L. Hanson on Oct. 29, 1955 in Ringgold. She retired from Bowie Independent School District where she taught and worked in the office. Bettye was a member of the Henrietta First Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, S. L. Hanson; twin sister, Billye Stout; brother, James Leeper and infant sister, Mary Margaret Leeper.
Survivors include her three sons, Kent Hanson and wife Barbara, Wichita Falls, Steve Hanson and wife Sheree, Henrietta and Rick Hanson and wife Diane, Henrietta; grandchildren, Christopher Hanson, Clayton Hanson and wife Summer, Mason Hanson, Jordan Hanson and Madison Hanson; great grandchildren, Carson, Knoxlee and Adilynn Hanson; nephews, James Stout and Stan Leeper and wife Eleanor; nieces, Carolyn Bohlar and husband Charles, Kay Hanson Cook and Carol Hanson Hale.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Henrietta at 208 S. Graham St., Henrietta, TX 76365 or the Ringgold Volunteer Fire Department at 17810 N. US 81, Ringgold, TX 76261.
Thoughts and memories may be shared in the online guestbook at davisfuneralhome.net
Arrangements entrusted to Davis Funeral Home in Henrietta.

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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

Published

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.