OBITUARIES
Lynn Vassil Adams
May 3, 1945 – October 7, 2024
WILSON, OK – Lynn Vassil Adams, 79, died on Oct. 7 at home in Wilson, OK.
A visitation was from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 8 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 9 at First United Methodist Church in Nocona officiated by ministers Dave Woodbury and Austin Wright. Interment will follow at 1 p.m. in Bomar Point Cemetery in Wilson, OK.
He was born May 3, 1945 at home in Wilson, OK to Louie and Susie (Griffin) Adams. He worked hard all his life starting at the age of eight as a shoe shine boy. He graduated from Wilson High School class of 1963 then was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1967. He was stationed in Aschaffenburg, Germany after training at Fort Polk, LA and spent two years serving the country.
While stationed in Germany, Mary followed him after her college graduation and they were married on Aug. 19, 1967. Upon his release he returned to Oklahoma and continued his education and received his bachelor of arts degree in business and marketing at Central State College in Edmond, OK. While attending college, he worked for a body shop fixing automobiles, and after graduation he then went to work for Olivetti-Underwood as a salesman selling business products. They returned to the Ardmore area and he went to work in the oil field pulling pipe, and throughout his adult life and career had ties to oil field business.
The couple were in the health care business for eight years while investing in oil production. They then built Uncle Lynn’s Catfish Restaurant in Wichita Falls in 1987 and sold it in 1996. In 2000, they built and opened Cherry Street Village Assisted Living in Nocona.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Mary Louise (Buck) Adams; his parents, Louie and Susie; brothers, Jack Adams, Billy Adams, Dicky Adams and Robert Adams; sisters, Tommy Lou Idleman, Norma Rutledge and Judy Glasco; four brothers-in-law; three sisters-in-law; seven nephews and four nieces.
He is survived by three sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; 26 nieces and nephews and many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.
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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