OBITUARIES

Colby James Price

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4 years ago

01/06/2023

March 21, 2006 – January 2, 2023
BOWIE – Colby James Price, 16, went to be with our Heavenly father on Jan. 2, 2023.
The family received friends from 6 – 8 p.m. on Jan. 5 at the White Family Funeral Home. A funeral service was at 2 p.m. on Jan. 6 at Bowie High School, with Pastors Chad Word, Caleb Mendoza and Michael Walker as the officiants. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Colby was born on March 21, 2006 in Decatur to Cody and Christy (Hawkins) Price. Colby was a junior at Bowie High School and planned to play college football. Colby loved football and powerlifting. To know Colby was to love him. He always had a smile and it was the most infectious smile. He enjoyed being with his family and friends and always had a joke. His famous words were “It’s bulking season!”
He is preceded in death by his great-grandfather, Jim Bartee; great-grandparents, mawmaw Price and grandpa Chubby; grandfather, Robert Hawkins; great-grandmother, Sam Henry and beautiful cousin, Madison Waldrip.
Colby is survived by his parents, Cody and Lory Price and mom, Christy Price, Bowie; siblings, Chelsea Guevara and husband Bartolo, Nebraska, Coleton Price, Waco, Chloe Turlington, Oklahoma and Katie Jo Turlington, College Station; grandparents, Jim and Liz Price, Montague and J.B. and JoAnn Jordan, Bowie; great-grandmother, Marilyn Biggerstaff, Chico; aunt, Courtney Waldrip and husband Todd, Bowie; uncle, Dusty Hawkins and wife Justine, Alabama; aunt, Judy Hawkins, Bowie and numerous cousins and friends.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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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.