OBITUARIES
Gilbert “Lynn” Gray
December 5, 1942 – May 9, 2025
MONTAUGE – Gilbert
“Lynn” Gray, 82, went to be with his Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ on May 9, 2025, in Bowie.
The family received friends from 2-4 p.m. on May 11 at the White
Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service took place at 2 p.m.
on May 12 at Bible Baptist Church in Bowie with
Pastor Steve Summers officiating. Prior to the service,
lunch was provided for family and friends in
the fellowship hall. Burial followed the service at
Montague Cemetery in Montague.
Lynn was born in Bridgeport on Dec. 5, 1942, and
was the only child of Lovette Davis Brooks Gray
and Thomas Avery Brooks and William Webster
Gray. Lynn lived his early life in Chico then moved
to Greenville, TX with his mother after the loss of
his father Tom Brooks, at the age of four. While in
Greenville, Lovette remarried William Gray who
adopted and raised Lynn. Shortly after, the family
resided in Commerce and he graduated from Commerce
High School in 1961, where he met the love
of his life, Claudette Gann. Lynn and Claudette
married June 2, 1961.
Lynn and Claudette moved to Montague in 1971 and still reside there this day. He was a jack-of-all trades and was an extremely hard worker. He had employment as a brakeman and conductor for the Saint Louis Southwestern Railway of Commerce for many years.
He had the position of Montague County Clerk for six years during the 1970s and was the Business Development Officer for 1st National Bank of Bowie in the 1980s until the early 2000s. Lynn was Bowie’s Man of the Year in 1997. He was part of many
organizations including President of the Bowie Chamber of Commerce, President of the Jim Bowie Day’s Association, a member of the Bowie Lion’s Club, and member of masonic Lodges, Montague 415 and Bowie #578. He was a deacon and member of Montague First Baptist Church for more than fifty years, and a recent member of Bible Baptist Church of Bowie. Lynn had a servant’s heart and was very civic
minded. He was a cowboy who was very passionate about his ranch and animals and had an incredible intuitive relationship with animals. He was a mechanical wizard and craftsman with a deep love for working in his shop. He was greatly blessed with creativity and could make anything he put his mind to, including extravagant floats for many of Bowie’s parades. He was an airplane enthusiast and was Montague County’s favorite Santa Claus. Lastly, and most importantly, he was a believer in the Lord Jesus Christ and boasted in the blood that was shed
for his sins. He was a loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather with the name “Papaw.”
Lynn had 13 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren, plus one on the way.
Lynn is survived by his wife Claudette; his four children, Jerry Gray and his wife Shannon, Montague, Tom Gray and his wife Amy, Dallas, Penny Romine, Fort Worth, and Patricia Vicari and husband Michael, Montague.
Memorials will be made to the Bowie Animal shelter or any other local animal shelter.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.
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April 10, 1946 – September 3, 2026
BOWIE – Teddie Mae Winsett Howell, 80, died on Sept. 3, 2026.
The family received friends from 4-6 p.m. on Sept. 5 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service took place at 2 p.m. on Sept. 6 at the First Methodist Church of Bowie with Reverand Jason Sutfin officiating. The burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
She was born on April 10, 1946, in Bowie to James Fred (PaPa) Winsett and Iola Pearl (Ole) Reasoner Winsett. She graduated from Bowie High School in 1964. On May 21, 1965, she married Jack Howell Sr. in Bowie. She was a member of First Methodist Church of Bowie.
She is preceded in death by her father, Fred Winsett; mother, Iola Pearl Winsett; sister, Freda Pearl Winsett and a son-in-law.
Howell is survived by her beloved husband of 61 years, Jack Howell Sr.; children, Jack Howell Jr., Runaway Bay and Melissa Robinson, Bowie; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to First Methodist Church of Bowie.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
October 28, 1982 – August 28, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Autumn Nicole Moore, 43, died on Aug. 28, 2026.
A memorial service will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Sept. 12 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
She was born on Oct. 28, 1982, in Bowie to Terry Greenroy and Brenda Jones.
She is preceded in death by her stepmother; son, Austin Cox; sisters, Winter Dougherty and Deb Jones; one set of grandparents and a grandfather.
She is survived by her parents, Terry Greenroy and Brenda and Marvin Jones; children, Caleb Cox, Caysen Latham, and TJ Latham; sisters, Shonda Tucker, Wendy Kerr, Brenda Ogle, and Katy Simms; four nephews; five nieces; three great-nieces; two great-nephews and a grandmother.
In lieu of flowers memorials can be made to God’s Table at 505 Strong St. Bowie or the Bowie Mission at 201 E. Greenwood St. Bowie in her honor.
Arrangements entrusted to the Whites Family Funeral Home, Bowie.
May 15, 1943 – September 5, 2026
BOWIE – William “Bill” Bernard Rogers, 83, passed away peacefully on Sept. 5, 2026 from cancer at Hospice of Wichita Falls.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sept. 10 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
The funeral services will take place at 10 a.m. on Sept. 11 at the First Methodist Church of Bowie.
The burial will follow at Joy Cemetery.
Bill was born May 15, 1943, in Fresno, CA, to Bernard C. Rogers and Ruth Bernadine (Rogers) Mills.
Bill grew up in Klamath Falls, OR, graduated from Barstow High School in California in 1961 and attended Monmouth College in Oregon. He proudly served in the United States Air Force as a K-9 dog handler at Sheppard AFB in Wichita Falls.
Following his military service, Bill attended the Texas Game Warden Academy at Texas A&M University. He went on to serve as a Texas Game Warden for 31 years—five years in Amarillo, followed by 26 years serving Hemphill and Lipscomb counties in Canadian.
Bill was an avid outdoorsman who loved hunting and fishing, especially waterfowl hunting. He carved duck decoys, crafted duck and goose calls and enjoyed collecting decoys, calls and waterfowl stamps. He was a lifetime member of Ducks Unlimited and the NRA, an Eagle Scout and a 32nd Degree Mason.
He was preceded in death by Bernard C. Rogers; Ruth Bernadine (Rogers) Mills; Harold “Rex” Mills and his aunt Arlene Rogers.
Bill is survived by his wife of 62 years, Ernestine “Tina” Seigler Rogers; three sons, Ricky and wife Melodee, Brad and wife Jill, and Chad; grandchildren, Miles Rogers (Erin), Justin Rogers, McKensie Hood (Konner), Lauren Navejar (Gilbert), Sheridan Downey (Grayson), Jaxon Rogers (Kaysie), Luke Rogers and Kypher LaMar (Kendra); great‑grandchildren, Hudson, Hays and Holt Hood, Nora and Gracie Rogers, Korbyn LaMar and Mason, and London and Kaden Navejar; sister Shirley Behnke (Bill) and their children; numerous Seigler family in‑laws, cousins of Clay County, and cousins from Nebraska and Oklahoma.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Bill’s name to the American Cancer Society, the PKD Foundation (Polycystic Kidney Disease) or Hospice of Wichita Falls.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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