OBITUARIES
Kenneth Ray Cissna
November 23, 1944 – August 10, 2025
BOWIE – Kenneth Ray Cissna, 80, went to be with the Lord on Aug. 10, 2025, in Bowie, TX.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 22 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. on Aug. 23 at the First Assembly of God Church in Nocona with Pastor Weldon Wright officiating. The burial will follow at Perryman Cemetery in Forestburg.
Ray was born on Nov. 23, 1944, in Oklahoma City, OK to Lawrence and Josephine Cissna. He graduated from Irving High School. On July 18, 1963, Ray married Wilma Newville in Irving. Together the couple were married for almost 58 years. He held great honor as a public servant as an officer in law enforcement at Euless Police Department for 27 Years. Ray retired in 1999 where they made Montague their home. Ray was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, friend and a longtime member of First Assembly of God in Nocona.
Ray was adventurous; he spent his time flying airplanes, building cars, riding motorcycles and loved a good fishing hole. There wasn’t a stranger he hadn’t met. He was a man of honor and dedication, and one of God’s faithful servants. He founded Tall Tales where he would take a group of young boys and their dads on an overnight fishing adventure, where he would lead by example and share the gospel and hope to build good character with the young boys and build relationships with the fathers. Ray was a jack of all trades, and he could fix anything that was put before him. He lived a life of great adventure and had stories to tell.
He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Wilma Cissna; parents; brother and great granddaughter
Ray is survived by his daughter, April Cmet and husband Mario, Lago Vista; sister, Charlotte Stark and husband David, Lake Jackson; grandson, Bae Cmet and wife Danielle, Haslet; granddaughter, Brianna Osornio and husband Freddy, Cibolo; granddaughters, Amanda Pressler and husband Matt, Springtown, Amber Sparks and husband Chris, Decatur, and Ariel Gutierrez and husband Joe, Rhome; 14 great-grandchildren, Gianna Cmet, Kolbie Osornio, Elijah Osornio, Rowan Osornio, Zane Morton, Coy Whitt, Saxon Waldrop, Georgia Pressler, Patience English, Braelyn Meador, Callaway Sparks, Gavin Gutierrez, Gabe Gutierrez and Grayson Gutierrez; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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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.
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.
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.
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