OBITUARIES

Verna Mae Taylor Jackson

Published

10 months ago

09/10/2025

November 25, 1942 – Septemeber 1, 2025
SUNSET – Verna Mae Taylor Jackson, 82, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sept. 1, 2025.
A visitation took place from 6-8 p.m. at the White Family Funeral Home on Sept. 4.
The funeral service took place at 10 a.m. on Sept. 5 at the Sunset Methodist Church with Glenn Waldon officiating. Burial followed at Denver Cemetery in Sunset.
Verna Mae was born in the Denver Community near Sunset to Allen Charles Taylor and Ova McDonald on Nov. 25, 1942. She married Homer Isam Jackson on July 25, 1998 in Sunset.
She graduated from Bowie High School in 1961. She received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Texas State University in 1964 and her master’s degree in 1968. She taught school for 35 years. She taught first grade in the Bowie Independent School District from 1964 until 1999.
She is a member of the Sunset Methodist Church. She accepted the Lord as her Savior and joined the church in 1952 at the age of nine. Later she taught the youth’s Sunday school class for several years. She was also church secretary for several years. Besides teaching and working in the church, she enjoyed being with family and friends, gardening and raising cattle.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Allen and Ova Taylor; her husband, Homer Isam Jackson; and two brothers, Raymond Carl Taylor and Richard Lee Taylor.
She is survived by two sons, Lyete Jackson, Bowie and Lisa Jackson, Aledo, and Barney Jackson and his wife Nancy, Bowie: six grandchildren, Kayla and husband Randy, Sunset, Kevin and wife Samantha, Lake Station, IN, Emily, Erin, Breann and husband Chris,Weatherford and Tod; nine great grandchildren, Kyle, Noah, Esmi, Zeek and Arlo Jackson, Samiah and Ronan Cox, and Layla and Jaxon Byas.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in honor of Verna Mae to the Denver Cemetery, 506 Taylor Rd. Sunset, TX 76270.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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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.