OBITUARIES
Nancy Karen Stine Stewart
June 20, 1948 – April 21, 2024
FORT WORTH – Nancy Karen Stine Stewart, 75, died April 21, 2024.
The family will receive friends at noon on April 24 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A funeral service will follow at 2 p.m. A private interment will follow in Ringgold.
She was born June 20, 1948 in Wichita Falls to Mary Nelle (Hawkins) and the late Ward L. Stine of Bowie. She lived in Ringgold for her childhood years and attended a one-room primary school in Stoneburg.
Her family relocated to Bowie when she was 12 years old and she was active in many forms of music throughout high school including leading and directing the Bowie Jackrabbit Marching Band as the Drum Majorette. She participated in baton twirling and classical dance and played the piano along the pageant circuit. She was awarded Miss Fort Worth, Texas First Runner-Up in 1966 and crowned the first Miss Jim Bowie in 1967 for the Jim Bowie Days Rodeo festivities.
Her alma mater was Texas Christian University where she focused on her passion for music, including piano and oboe studies. After graduation in 1970, she developed a studio of private piano students and was the organist for many years at Azle Christian Church. She was part of the Delta Gamma Sorority and later chaired several phenomenal Delta Gamma Alumnae charity fundraisers. She also hosted international piano students from every corner of the world, including Australia, Germany and England and would offer them insight to the Fort Worth cultural life.
She is preceded in death by her paternal grandparents; her maternal grandparents; father, Ward L. Stine and her son, William Wade Stewart.
She is survived by her mother, Mary Nelle Stine, Bowie; brother, Herb H. Stine, Wichita Falls; son, H. Laine Stewart, Weatherford; daughter, Laura Kay Hughes, Newton, MA; seven grandchildren; one niece and two great nieces.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
July 15, 1958 – October 30, 2026
BOWIE – Russell Kelvin Reed, 68, passed away on Oct. 30, 2026 surrounded by his children.
A memorial service will take place on at 11 a.m. Nov. 7 at Southside Baptist Church in Bowie.
Russell was born July 15, 1958 in Bowie to Leon and Doris Reed. Throughout his life, he worked in the oilfield and as an ironworker, taking pride in hard work and a job well done. Russell carried a gentle, hippie soul through everything he did. He believed in peace, lived with a free spirit, and brought warmth, humor and a genuine love for people wherever he went.
Deep in his heart, he loved the Lord and found joy in serving Jesus Christ and sharing His grace with others. Above all, he cherished the time he spent surrounded by his family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Karen Martin; and best friends, Kevin Matlock and Steve Henry.
Russell is survived by his children, Jesse Reed, Brittney Simpson and husband Dale, Shane Everitt, and Aimee Goodwyn and husband Danell; a treasury of precious grandchildren who brought so much light to his life; Cindy Reed, the mother of his children; siblings, Steve Reed and wife Jane, Tommy Reed and wife Cathy, Debbie Del Rio and husband Jose, and Scott Reed and wife Ann; and an extended circle of family and friends who loved him dearly.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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July 10, 1996 – October 30, 2026
NOCONA – Nelson Taylor Haynes, 30, died on Oct. 30, 2026.
A visitation will be from 6-7 p.m. on Nov. 6 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.
The graveside service will be held on November 7, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. at Crestview Memorial Park in Wichita Falls, Texas.
He was born on July 10, 1996 to James and Amanda Haynes in Nocona.
He was the son of James and Amanda Haynes; brother to Sidney and Courtney Haynes; stepbrother to Cassidy and Connor Cartridge; nephew to aunts and uncles; and a cousin and an uncle.
March 15, 1938 – November 1, 2026
NOCONA – Norma Jean Oldham, 88, died on Nov. 1, 2026.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
She was born March 15, 1938 in Lewisville to Roland and Alice Heath.
She was the beloved wife of James Oldham and they were married 44 years.
Oldham worked for more than 25 years at Nocona Belt Company.
She is preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Royce and Ernest Heath.
She is survived by her daughter, Judy Moore, Saint Jo; three grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
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