OBITUARIES

Joseph Cleve ‘JC’ Dunbar

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3 years ago

06/20/2023

November 10, 1928 – June 18, 2023
SAINT JO – Joseph Cleve “JC” Dunbar, 94, died on June 18, 2023.
Visitation will be from 6 – 8 p.m. on June 23 at Scott Funeral Home in Saint Jo. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. on June 24 at Friendship Church in Saint Jo. Burial will follow at Illinois Bend Cemetery.
He was born Nov. 10, 1928 in Oklahoma City to Cleve and Elsie (Haddock) Dunbar and moved to Texas in 1985. He joined the United States Air Force in 1946 during World War II and served overseas during the occupation of Japan. On April 17, 1949, he met his wife of 74 years, Myrtle Hoover, in Bethany, OK. They were married on May 14, 1949. He is the father of 3 children.
He attended school in Mustang, OK. He retired from the Department of Transportation in Oklahoma City after 35 years of federal service. During the 1960s and 1970s, he served as a volunteer in various public service positions such as sheriff special duty, city councilman, civil defense director, city electrical code director and acting police chief. He also was active in the Masonic Lodge and Oklahoma City Shriners (India Temple) Association, the Oklahoma Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, the Oklahoma Country Music Association and the Central District Square Dance Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Cleve and Elsie Dunbar; siblings, L.E., Jim, Nathan ‘Bud’, Billie Jean and Betty June; one son-in-law; his father and mother-in-law and numerous brothers and sisters-in-law.
He is survived by his wife, Myrtle (Hoover) Dunbar; children, Sherrie Jo Orr, Randy Lynn Dunbar and Paula Sue Hertzler; eight grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to Scott Funeral Home in Saint Jo.

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.