OBITUARIES

Terry Lee Roberts

Published

4 years ago

01/20/2023

November 25, 1947 – January 18, 2023
BOWIE – Terry Lee Roberts, 75, passed away on Jan. 18, 2023 in Fort Worth.
A funeral services will take place at 2 p.m. on Jan. 21 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie, with Pastor Mike Henson officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Terry was born on Nov. 25, 1947 in Wichita Falls to Alvin E. and Neva Jo Roberts. Terry attended Bowie High School and graduated from Midwestern State University. She was a licensed real estate broker and worked with her father at Bowie Realty. She was executive secretary of the Board of Realtors and life long member of the First Baptist Church of Bowie. She loved spending time with her nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
Terry is survived by her brother, Roy Roberts and wife Phyllis; sister, Tina Gilland and husband Steve; nephews, Shane Roberts and wife Libby and their children, Ellie, Wren, Bodie and Beck; Spencer Gilland and wife Angela and their children, Parker and Morgan; niece, Suzanna Hill and husband Matt and their children, Neva and Emma.
Memorial donations may be made to the Bowie Mission, Bowie Rural Fire Department or Meals on Wheels.
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

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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.