OBITUARIES

Stanley Wayne Maxwell

Published

3 years ago

03/10/2023

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

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

Published

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.