OBITUARIES

Glenn Seay

Published

2 years ago

07/02/2024

July 23, 1943 – June 26, 2024
NOCONA – Glenn Seay, 80, died June 26, 2024 at his home.
A graveside service was at 9:30 a.m. on July 1 at the Nocona Cemetery.
He was born July 23, 1943 to Hardy Lee Sr. and Pauline Solomon Seay in Belcherville at the family home. He grew up on the family ranch in Belcherville and graduated from Nocona High School. He attended Texas Christian University and enrolled in the Ranch Management Program where he graduated in 1963. He then returned to Nocona where he and his brother Hardy continued to raise cattle.
He married Sue Cooper on April 14, 1973. While ranching, he worked several years at the Nocona Boot Company before starting his own business, Seay Fence Company. He was elected to the Montague County Commissioner’s Court for four terms where he served in Precinct three.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Sue; sister, Birt Leanna Seay McKinzie and brothers, Warren Seay and Harold Seay.
He is survived by his daughters, Dianna Lynn O’Neal, Nocona and Julie Breedlove, Laguna Vista; son, Bradley Glenn Seay, Forestburg; four grandchildren; brother, Hardy Lee Seay, Bowie; his brothers- and sister-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations can be made to the Nocona Carpenter Shop Meals on Wheels.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.

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.