OBITUARIES
Margaret “Bugget” Hancock Hutson
January 11, 1932 – September 10, 2024
BOWIE – Margaret “Bugget” Hancock Hutson, 92, went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 10, 2024.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 15 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on Sept. 16 at the First Baptist Church of Bowie with Mike Henson and Bill Cleveland officiating, and Kent Sanders speaking on behalf of the family. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie with Wayne Knox officiating.
Margaret was born Jan. 11, 1932 in Newport to Emmit and Jewel (McManus) Hancock, the oldest of four children, twin sisters June and Jean and baby sister Greta Gay. She graduated from Bowie High School in 1949 where she was elected Miss Personality her senior year and was a majorette for four years for the marching band. Bugget went on to Midwestern State University on a majorette scholarship for the Governer’s Band.
Bugget married her high school sweetheart, Dallas Hutson on Nov. 5, 1950 in Alvord and lived in Bowie where daughter, Tinka was born in 1952. Dallas’ job with Service Pipeline caused them to leave Bowie and after about a year in Ranger, TX, where son Greg was born, they returned to make their forever home in Bowie.
In 1959 they owned and operated DalHut Restaurant where Margaret worked as a waitress. When they sold DalHut and opened Hutsons Restaurant she went to work in the District Clerk’s office at the Montague County Courthouse.
She was the first person hired to work for the Haggar Company in Bowie, training in Temple, OK waiting for the plant to open. Among other duties, she ran Line 1 until 1964. After a one-year leave of absence to take care of Greg, she returned to work on Line 2 and took it to the “most improved” line in all of the Haggar plants in 1974. Both of her Lines 1 and 2 received “Line of the Year” awards. When she retired in 1974 from Haggar, she was known as a tough but caring boss.
Bugget, finding her true calling, went on to own and operate her own, very successful, business from 1976 to 1996, when she sold Margaret Hutson Realty. She continued to sell real estate until 2018. From 1976-2018 she held several offices with the Montague County Board of Realtors, including president in 1979. Margaret was voted Realtor of the Year in 1986 and served as a director of the Chamber of Commerce 1980-1983 and 1990-1992.
She was a Christian woman and a member of the Fist Baptist Church of Bowie for more than 75 years. Bugget was good at all she did, loved Bowie and was loved by all who knew her.
She is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dallas; daughter, Tinka; sisters, Jean Crow, June Meece and Greta Hancock and niece, Angela Meece.
Margaret is survived by her son, Greg Hutson, Bowie; special friend, Carla Swofford; nephew, Richard Thomason; nieces Jeana Crow, Amy Crow and Kelly Crow; several cousins and a host of friends.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bowie Education Foundation, PO Box 992, Bowie, TX 76230.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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November 11, 1944 – April 19, 2025
BELLEVUE – Gary Leo Fergueson, 80, died on April 19, 2025.
A graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. on April 24 at Vashti Cemetery with Michael Brannon and Jeff Brannon officiating.
He was born on Nov. 11, 1944 to Vera (Chappell) and Lewis Fergueson. He worked in the food and grocery industry at multiple store chains beginning in Fort Worth and ending in Bowie. He also worked as a rancher at his family farm in Vashti. Fergueson proudly served his country in the United States Army, he completed his basic training in San Fransico and was stationed in Thailand during the Vietnam War.
He is preceded in death by his parents, and sister, Alta Fergueson Brannon.
He is survived by his nephew, Jeff Brannon; niece, Krista Brannon Blackrock; brother-in-law Michael Brannon and a very special friend of 60 years, Helen Ulbig.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
November 8, 1939 – April 19, 2025
BOWIE – Dr. Calvin Charles Carmen, 85, died on April 19, 2025 in Bowie, TX
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on April 26 at the Bowie First Methodist Church. Interment will be at the DFW Military Cemetery.
Dr. Carmen was born Nov. 8, 1939 in Niagara Falls, Ont. to Florence Delia and Charles Carmen. Dr. Carmen attended New York schools until 1957 when he dropped out to join the Navy at just 17 years old. While in the Navy, he completed high school and was selected for officer candidate school. He graduated with the rank of second lieutenant and served as a communications officer aboard the naval battleship USS Hailey for four years. He later served as a naval reserve chaplain.
Dr. Carmen received his bachelor and master degrees from Central Bible College, and his Master of Divinity from Nazarene Theological Seminary in Springfield, MO. He then earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Union Graduate School. As a clinical psychology intern at the Tufts University Behavioral Health Unit in Boston, MA, he received a commendation for outstanding service to his patients. He completed his postgraduate studies at Colgate Rochester Divinity School. Dr. Carmen served as pastor of South Park United Methodist Church in Buffalo, NY for nine years, and was pastor at Plymouth Bay Assembly of God in Pembroke, MA for an additional nine years.
Dr. Carmen then accepted the position of clinical director at Houston Medical Center. From there, he established Dr. Carmen and Associates, a practice serving the greater Houston area. He was then called to initiate a graduate counseling and psychology program at Nelson University (formerly Southwestern) in Waxahachie. There, he authored textbooks on counseling, psychology and the Christian faith.
Nelson University awarded Dr. Carmen both the distinguished professor award and professor emeritus award. He was a member of The American Association for Counseling and Development, the Christian Counselors of Texas, the American Psychological Association, and Psi Chi, National Honor Society. Dr. Carmen served several years as a member of the Texas state board of certification for licensed professional counselors. At his passing, he was the associate pastor of Bowie First Methodist Church.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Charles Carmen.
He is survived by his wife, Annette (née Gruppo) Carmen; daughter, Noelle Carmen; son, Benjamin Carmen and nine grandchildren.
Donations will be gratefully accepted to Nelson University on behalf of the Dr. Calvin C. Carmen Counseling and Psychology Scholarship Fund online at: nelson.edu/give.
Arrangements through the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
January 28, 1940 – April 8, 2025
CANYON LAKE – Daniel Morris Butler, 85, died on April 8, 2025.
A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. on May 3 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. Burial will follow at Hopewell Cemetery in Stoneburg.
He was born on Jan. 28, 1940 to Lena (Lyons) and Dave Butler. He married the late Barbara Jameson Nov. 23, 1964, in Houston. Together they raised three children. He worked as an electrician at Mauch Electric and later owned and operated DB Electric from 1989 to 2002.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Barbara Butler and son, Kenneth Patrick Butler.
He is survived by his children, Diana Craig and James Butler, both Canyon Lake; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, Texas.
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