OBITUARIES

Frank W. Jackson

Published

3 years ago

10/24/2023

April 22, 1921 – October 19th, 2023
IOWA PARK- Frank W. Jackson, 102, passed away Oct. 19, 2023 in Wichita Falls, TX.
A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. on Oct. 21 at the Vashti Cemetery, with Pastor Greg Fletcher officiating. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the cemetery.
Jackson was born April 22, 1921 in Kairo, OK. When he was about two years old, he traveled with his parents Allen Brantly and Nettie Lee (Farris) Jackson, his two older sisters, Hallie and Dessie and older brother Roy Clinton by covered wagon to Squaw Mountain, Jack County, where many of his Jackson and Farris family members lived. By 1930 the family moved to Clay County. He married Iva Foreman on Aug. 9, 1941 and they had two children, LaWana and Ricky. They stayed in the Vashti/Buffalo Springs area until the 1970s when they moved to Bowie. After Iva passed away in 2015, he moved to Iowa Park to be closer to family. He regularly went to his great-grandsons’ baseball games and enjoyed visiting with family and friends.
As a child of a farmer, he began working at an early age around the farm. He enjoyed working on motor engines of tractors and cars. In 1940, he worked in the Civilian Conservation Corp building roads in NM, CA, and OR while sending money back to his parents. He continued working as an automobile mechanic. He spent the majority of his adult life working various jobs in the oil field, all while farming and raising cattle in Clay County.
Preceding him in death include his parents, Allen Brantly and Nettie Jackson; sisters, Dessie Ingram and Hallie Helms; brother, Clinton; his wife, Iva; son-in-law, Don Moore; and several nieces and nephews.
Frank is survived by his daughter, LaWana Moore and husband, Don Moore; son, Ricky Jackson and wife, Patsy (Frie); four grandchildren, Stacy and husband Harry Rice, Sheri and husband Gilbert Stouard, Terri and husband Dustin, and Cody and wife Samantha; 10 10 great-grandchildren including, Derek and Connor Hostas, Daniel and Sonya Gast, Londyn Stouard, Hali Brown, Laci and Gauge Newman, Kayla Jackson, and Duston D’onofrio; and nine great-great grandchildren.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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OBITUARIES

Steven Douglas Drury

Published

6 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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6 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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6 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.