OBITUARIES
Jerry B. Hall
June 13, 1936 – February 10, 2023
SUNSET – Jerry B. Hall, 86, passed away on Feb. 10, 2023, at Wise Health System in Decatur.
A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on Feb. 15 at the Sunset Church of Christ with David Hall officiating. Burial will follow at the Sunset Cemetery.
Jerry Benton Hall was born on June 13, 1936 to Arvil Benton and Lois Frances Hall. His birthplace was within the family homestead which is still located on some of his farm and ranch property just a couple miles east of Sunset. Although the original house was torn down and rebuilt new when he was a boy, it remained Jerry’s residence for his entire life.
He married Wrenda Gail Hall of Arlington on July 5, 1959. He met her while attending college in Arlington and she remained his wife along his side until her death in 2021.
In a period during the late 1950s and early 1960s he served his country by being drafted and honorably discharged twice by the United States Army for cold war duty in Germany and later the Russian Missile Crisis. He received expert marksman and forward observer as some of his recognitions. He also served on the Colour Guard.
Jerry also worked at the General Motors assembly plant in Arlington for close to 30 years while at the same time running his sizeable farm and ranch operation. He would carpool to and from the plant with a few other Sunset area GM worker-friends which helped make this possible for each of them. He retired from GM in the late 1980s.
Jerry was a member of the Sunset Church of Christ in Sunset. Jerry is remembered as a great man that lived a wonderful and colorful life that he truly loved. He was devoted to his Christianity, and he loved his country. He was a generous family man and loved them with all his heart. He freely dedicated to them all that he had in however way he could give it. He also greatly cherished his family-heritage and honored it by the way in which he lived it and handed it down through teaching it to his son and daughter, and of course later this would include his two grandchildren. He enjoyed countless friendships in the Montague County area, and he was one anyone could rely upon for help at any time.
He is preceded in death by both of his parents and his only daughter, whose married name at the time was Holly Kay Humphrey. She was lost due to illness in 2014.
Jerry is survived by his son Jerry Benton Hall II (Benton) and two grandchildren, David Kenton Dosch and wife Lauren with their two sons, Colton Allen Dosch and Keller Benton Dosch, Bowie and Travis Keith Dosch and wife Bethanie with their two children Benton Keith Dosch and Paisley Kay Dosch, Weatherford. He is also survived by his sister, Carolyn Young, Killeen, TX and her three children who provided him with many great nieces and nephews.
Donations should be sent to the Dementia Society of America.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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November 11, 1944 – April 19, 2025
BELLEVUE – Gary Leo Fergueson, 80, died on April 19, 2025.
A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. on April 24 at Vashti Cemetery with Michael Brannon and Jeff Brannon officiating.
He was born on Nov. 11, 1944 to Vera (Chappell) and Lewis Fergueson. He worked in the food and grocery industry at multiple store chains beginning in Fort Worth and ending in Bowie. He also worked as a rancher at his family farm in Vashti. Fergueson proudly served his country in the United States Army, he completed his basic training in San Fransico and was stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War.
He is preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Alta Fergueson Brannon.
He is survived by his nephew, Jeff Brannon; niece, Krista Brannon Blackrock; brother-in-law Michael Brannon and a very special friend of 60 years, Helen Ulbig.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
November 8, 1939 – April 19, 2025
BOWIE – Dr. Calvin Charles Carmen, 85, died on April 19, 2025 in Bowie, TX
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on April 26 at the Bowie First Methodist Church. Interment will be at the DFW Military Cemetery.
Dr. Carmen was born Nov. 8, 1939 in Niagara Falls, Ont. to Florence Delia and Charles Carmen. Dr. Carmen attended New York schools until 1957 when he dropped out to join the Navy at just 17 years old. While in the Navy, he completed high school and was selected for officer candidate school. He graduated with the rank of second lieutenant and served as a communications officer aboard the naval battleship USS Hailey for four years. He later served as a naval reserve chaplain.
Dr. Carmen received his bachelor and master degrees from Central Bible College, and his Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO. He then earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Union Graduate School. As a clinical psychology intern at the Tufts University Behavioral Health Unit in Boston, MA, he received a commendation for outstanding service to his patients. He completed his postgraduate studies at Colgate Rochester Divinity School. Dr. Carmen served as pastor of South Park United Methodist Church in Buffalo, NY for nine years, and was pastor at Plymouth Bay Assembly of God in Pembroke, MA for an additional nine years.
Dr. Carmen then accepted the position of clinical director at Houston Medical Center. From there, he established Dr. Carmen and Associates, a practice serving the greater Houston area. He was then called to initiate a graduate counseling and psychology program at Nelson University (formerly Southwestern) in Waxahachie. There, he authored textbooks on counseling, psychology and the Christian faith.
Nelson University awarded Dr. Carmen both the distinguished professor award and professor emeritus award. He was a member of The American Association for Counseling and Development, the Christian Counselors of Texas, the American Psychological Association, and Psi Chi, National Honor Society. Dr. Carmen served several years as a member of the Texas state board of certification for licensed professional counselors. At his passing, he was the associate pastor of Bowie First Methodist Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Charles Carmen.
He is survived by his wife, Annette (née Gruppo) Carmen; daughter, Noelle Carmen; son, Benjamin Carmen and nine grandchildren.
Donations will be gratefully accepted to Nelson University on behalf of the Dr. Calvin C. Carmen Counseling and Psychology Scholarship Fund online at: nelson.edu/give.
Arrangements through the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
January 28, 1940 – April 8, 2025
CANYON LAKE – Daniel Morris Butler, 85, died on April 8, 2025.
A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. on May 3 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery in Stoneburg.
He was born on Jan. 28, 1940 to Lena (Lyons) and Dave Butler. He married the late Barbara Jameson Nov. 23, 1964, in Houston. Together they raised three children. He worked as an electrician at Mauch Electric and later owned and operated DB Electric from 1989 to 2002.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara Butler and son, Kenneth Patrick Butler.
He is survived by his children, Diana Craig and James Butler, both Canyon Lake; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, Texas.
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