OBITUARIES

Susie Yeargin Russell

Published

3 years ago

02/28/2023

April 3, 1946 – February 23, 2023
BOWIE – Susie Yeargin Russell, 76, died on Feb. 23, 2023 in Bowie.
A visitation was from 6 – 7 p.m. on Feb. 27 at Jerry Woods Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service was at 11 a.m. on Feb. 28 at Jerry Woods Chapel with minister Valleri Sewell as the officiant. Interment followed in Nocona Cemetery. Pallbearers were Scott Embry, Chase Fenoglio, Todd Wright, Hobie Meekins, Robert Fenoglio and David Yeargin.
She was born on April 3, 1946 in Fort Smith, AR to Jo and Walter Mock. She attended middle school at Taipe American School in Taiwan and attended and graduated from Alamo Heights High School in San Antonio in 1964. That same year she was selected as Miss Fort Sam Houston. She attended college at East Texas State University. She owned and operated Sears and Montgomery Ward catalog stores until 1979 when she accepted a job at F & M bank, now called Wells Fargo Bank, in Nocona where she worked until retirement in 2012.
She is preceded in death by her parents; two husbands, Al Yeargin and Don Russell; son, Jeff Yeargin and daughter, Joey Yeargin-Clower.
She is survived by her son, Jay Yeargin, League City, TX; one granddaughter and two best friends.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.

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.