OBITUARIES
Daisy Jean Middleton
September 7, 1933 – December 30, 2022
BOWIE – Daisy Jean Middleton, 89, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Dec. 30, 2022.
A visitation was from 6 – 8 p.m. on Jan. 2 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Jan. 3 at the White Family Funeral Home, with Pastor James McClendon as the officiant and music by Kim Williams. Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Daisy Jean was born on Sept. 7, 1933, in Bowie to William and Hattie McDonald Phillips. She married Clarence Wayne Middleton on Sept. 17, 1948. Daisy Jean was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother that adored her family. She spent her life as a devoted and caring homemaker taking care of kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. She also volunteered in the church office and was a Sunday School teacher at the First Baptist Church in Bowie earlier in her life. She will be remembered for her loving heart, being a wonderful Me-Me and the beauty she had on the inside and out.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Clarence Wayne Middleton; son, Kent Middleton and siblings, Bill Phillips, Frances Berry, Wilda Gilmer and Katheryn Reynolds.
Daisy Jean is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Gary and Gayle Middleton, Bowie; grandchildren, Jarrod Middleton, Nocona and Kristel Hill and husband James, Bowie; great-grandchildren, Carly Middleton, Denton, Madison Hill, Portland, OR and Miranda Hill, Wichita Falls and siblings, Margaret Thomas, Bowie, George Phillips, Bowie, Carol Gilmore, Addington, OK and Leroy Phillips and wife Cindy, Bowie.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
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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.
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.
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.
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