OBITUARIES

Roger Dale Russell

Published

2 years ago

10/29/2024

April 30, 1945 – October 27, 2024
NOCONA – Roger Dale Russell, 79, died Oct. 27, 2024 in Fort Worth.
A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. on Oct. 30 at First Baptist Church in Nocona officiated by the Rev. Dave Woodbury. Interment will follow in Nocona Cemetery.
He was born in Nocona on April 30, 1945 to Leonard and Lola Vanover Russell. He was raised in Spanish Fort and spent his life in Nocona where he was an active member of the community. After graduating high school from Prairie Valley in 1963, he attended Daughn’s Business College in Wichita Falls. He returned home to Spanish Fort in 1966 to farm the land along the Red River with his father and later formed the Koontz and Russell Partnership. He continued to farm for more than 40 years.
In 1971 he received his pilot’s license. He was elected as Justice of the Peace for Precinct 1 of Montague County in 1995 where he served until 2009. He served for 20 years on the City and Rural Fire Departments, the Board of Directors for the Montague County Farm Bureau and the Nocona Lion’s Club. He was affiliated with the Assembly of God Churches and First Baptist Church of Nocona. He married his wife of 42 years, Jeaton Mosley, on May 1, 1982 in Saint Jo and had one son.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Leonard and Lola Russell.
He is survived by his wife, Jeaton; son, Kyle; sister, Mary Jim Fox and nieces and nephews.
Memorial donations may be made to the Nocona Carpenter’s Shop, 400 Boston, Nocona, TX 76255.
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

Published

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.