OBITUARIES
Stanley Wayne Maxwell
March 30, 1949 – March 8, 2023
VASHTI – Stanley Wayne Maxwell, 73, died on March 8, 2023 at the Hospice of Wichita Falls.
A family visitation will be from 2 – 4 p.m. on March 12 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. on March 13, at the Pleasant Mound Free Will Baptist Church of Buffalo Springs. Burial will follow at the Vashti Cemetery.
He was born in Bowie on March 30, 1949 to John Gray and Edith Jewel (Bibb) Maxwell. He graduated from Bellevue High School as valedictorian of his class in 1967. He attended Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls and graduated in 1971 with a bachelor of business. He worked for Beacon Insurance as an underwriter for more than 38 years.
He was a member of Pleasant Mound Free Will Baptist Church in Buffalo Springs for 52 years. He taught adult Sunday school classes and served as church treasurer for more than 25 years. He served as a deacon for 40 years. He married Mary Louise Dixon on Nov. 6, 1970 in Buffalo Springs.
He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Wanda Jean Nored Pipkin and Glenda Kay Johnson; one grandson and his mother and father-in-law.
He is survived by his wife, Louise; sons, Jason, Oklahoma City and Jeremy, Archer City; 10 grandchildren; sisters, Nelda Riddle, Bowie and Vanita Thomas, Flower Mound; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorials may be made to Pleasant Mound Free Will Baptist Church of Buffalo Springs, Hospice of Wichita Falls or Vashti Cemetery Association C/O Nancy Butler, 4400 FM 1288 South, Bellevue, TX 76228.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
OBITUARIES
Teresa Naomi Adams
November 11, 1964 – April 18, 2026
BOWIE – Teresa Naomi Adams, 61, died on April 18, 2026.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on April 27 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on April 28 at the New Covenant Family Church in Bowie with the Rev. Paul Moore officiating. The burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
She was born on Nov. 11, 1964 in Exeter, CA and attended school in Bowie. She dedicated many years of her life to her career as a certified nursing assistant.
She is preceded in death by her father, Jim Pike and grandparents.
She is survived by her children, Shawn Holt, Bowie and Amber Holt, Wichita, KS; mother, Alice Pike, Bowie; five grandchildren; brothers, David Pike, Bowie, Jimmy “Dewey” Pike, Bowie and Johnny Holt, Sherman; sister, Melissa Diannitto-Smith AR; numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
OBITUARIES
Frances Marie Baker
January 8, 1934 – April 11, 2026
DECATUR – Frances Marie Baker, 92 died on April 11, 2026 in Decatur, TX.
There was a graveside service at 2 p.m. on April 20 at the Spanish Fort Cemetery officiated by her family.
She was born on January 8, 1934 in Spanish Fort to Charlie Lloyd and Detolia Cain Williams. She worked most of her life as a telephone operator in Nocona. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Spanish Fort.
She was preceded in death by her parents and her younger sister, Bonnie York.
She is survived by her daughter, Beth Hudson, Brock; three grandsons; three great grandchildren and a niece.
Memorial donations in lieu of flowers can be made to The American Macular Degeneration Foundation at the AMDF website.
OBITUARIES
Flora Faye Ridinger
August 20, 1931 – April 15, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Flora Faye Ridinger, 94, died on April 15, 2026, in Nocona, TX.
The family received friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on April 19 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service took place at 2 p.m. on April 20 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
The burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
She was born Aug. 20, 1931 in Jester, OK to Howard and Laura (Nippert) Griffin. She lived in Bowie until 1992, when she married Herbert Ridinger. She worked at Walmart as a door greeter until she was 85 years old.
She was a member of the Bible Baptist Church in Bowie, until moving to Wichita Falls and joining the Western Hills Baptist Church.
She is preceded in death by her parents; stepmother; first husband, Charles Davis; a special friend; second husband, Hebert Ridinger; fiancé, John Bowers; brother, Will Griffin and a stepson.
She is survived by her son, Michael Davis; daughter, Debbie Jones; sister, Frances Morelock; three stepchildren; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; six step grandchildren; eight step great-grandchildren; a stepsister, and numerous niece and nephews.
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