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Donnie Ray Southern

December 8, 1943 – February 2, 2023
PORTALES, NM – Donnie Ray Southern passed away on Feb. 2, 2023, at the age of 79. After several months of declining health, Donnie died peacefully with his family by his side.
Donnie will be laid to rest with a graveside service at 2 p.m. on Feb. 6 in the Pottsville, TX Cemetery.
Donnie was born in Portales on Dec. 8, 1943, to J.W. and Lillie Mae Southern. The youngest of four children, he learned to farm as a kid and worked as a farm hand, lineman, painter, cowhand and rancher.
Raising cattle was his dream and he spent the latter half of his working life raising his cows and running his hay baling business in Pottsville. He retired in 2012 and moved to Nocona to be closer to his daughter Tamra and his niece Taylor, both of whom he adored.
He is preceded in death by his parents and siblings.
Donnie is survived by his sons, Jeff Southern and Lonnie Bickham; daughter, Tamra Pittman; granddaughter, Taylor Nobile and husband Ryder; great grandson, Haze Nobile; his extended family Ed and Terry Bynum and their son, Will Bynum. John Pittman, Jr., his other son in law, was his number one amigo for the past 10 years.
The family asks that instead of sending flowers, please donate to your favorite cause or charity.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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Carla Renae Jackson-Monceaux

Carla Renae Jackson-Monceaux
January 10, 1962 – December 3, 2023
BOWIE – Carla Renae Jackson-Monceaux, 61, died on Dec. 3, 2023 in Friendswood, TX.
A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. on Dec. 9 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Stoneburg. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the cemetery on Saturday.
She was born on Jan. 10, 1963 in Bowie to Bobby and Bonnie (Lewis) Jackson. She graduated from La Porte High School in 1982.
She is preceded in death by her son, Brian Keith Monceaux; grandparents, Cordie and Ruby Lewis, and Monroe and Ruby Jackson; parents, Bob and Bonnie Jackson and sister, Ruby Jackson-Dillard.
She is survived by her daughter, Kari Ann Wilson; three brothers, James David Jackson, Cordy Lee Jackson, Corey Dee Jackson, La Porte; and numerous nieces and two nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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Edna Marie Sanders

Edna Marie Sanders
May 6, 1936 – December 4, 2023
BOWIE – Edna Marie Sanders, 87, passed away on Dec. 4, 2023 in Bowie, TX.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A graveside service was at 11 a.m. on Dec. 7 at Lindale Cemetery in Bowie with Pastor Gregg Shaw officiating.
Edna was born on May 6, 1936 to the late Leonard and Hattie (Lentz) Roth. On June 24, 1956, she married M.L. “Buster” Sanders at the Lutheran Church in Bowie. Edna loved to cook and sew. Her kitchen table was always open to visit or serve anyone. She was a “fixer,” whether it was a broken heart, a torn pair of jeans or just a needed phone conversation, Edna will be remembered for always being there for her family.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Buster Sanders; her parents; sisters, Pauline Lineberger and Lois Stover, and son-in-law, Charles Patterson.
Edna is survived by her children, Joe Sanders and wife Ann, Connie Patterson, Deryl Sanders and wife Linda, and Mike Sanders and wife Charmie, all of Bowie; grandchildren, Terri, Jamie, Ashley, Meagan, Bethany, Ali, Levi, Augie and Mitch; 14 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mildred Knobloch, Seymour, Viola Robinson Sunset and Doris Long, Bowie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.
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Wanda Louise Trotter Wood

Wanda Louise Trotter Wood
August 31, 1931 – November 29, 2023
BOWIE – Wanda Louise Trotter Wood, 92, died on Nov. 29, 2023.
The family will receive friends from from 2 to 4 p.m. on Dec. 3 at the White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on Dec. 4 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie with Randall Templin officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
She was born on Aug. 31, 1931 in Vashti to William Lester and Lula Elizabeth (Williams) Trotter. On March 7, 1947 she married John Henry Wood Jr. in Henrietta. The couple were together just shy of 65 years, before his passing in 2012. She worked as a lifelong seamstress, sold Avon products and dedicated more than 10 years to Haggar-Slack Company making jeans.
She is preceded in death by her sisters, Lenora Trotter and Nell Jones; brothers, Odis Harold and Darrell Trotter; her husband, John Henry Wood Jr.; son, Roger Dale Wood; and grandsons, John Charles Wood and Joseph Chance Wood.
She is survived by her three sons, Clifton Wood, Riverside, CA, Kenneth Wood, Crafton and Alan Wood, Bowie; a daughter-in-law; sisters, Elaine Scruggs, Frances Richey and Margie Turnbow; brother, Carol Trotter; 10 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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