OBITUARIES

Tracey Ann Henderson Tuggle

Published

9 months ago

10/21/2025

May 22, 1971- October 14, 2025
NOCONA – Tracey Ann Henderson Tuggle, 54, died on Oct. 14, 2025.
There was a visitation from 6-7 p.m. on Oct. 17 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.
Funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Oct. 18 at Bethel Baptist Church in Nocona and interment followed in Molsbee Chapel Cemetery.
She was born on May 22, 1971 at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth to Frankie Allen Henderson and Noma Lee Kelton Henderson. She was their only child.
She graduated from Liberty Christian School in Denton in June 1989. She began her college studies at Tarrant County Junior College that same year, later transferring to the University of Oklahoma in Norman in 1991, and ultimately to Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches. There, she earned her degree in elementary education with specializations in reading and English, completing her student teaching in special education and reading while finishing her certification. She graduated on Aug. 13, 1994.
She taught life skills at Taylor Elementary in Burleson (1995), special education in Tenaha (1996), first grade in Lampasas (1997), pre-kindergarten in Terrell (1998), special education at Kennedy Elementary in Terrell (2000), special education math teacher at Mineral wells Junior High (2002), first grade teacher at Mineral Wells Independent School District (2014), resources teacher at Bridgeport High School (2015), and special education teacher at Bridgeport Middle School (2017) where she retired early in May on 2020 due to her cancer.
She met her husband John David Tuggle in Nacogdoches. They had two children, Savannah Rae (1999) and Lane Alexander (2002).
She is preceded in death by her grandparents, Frank Jasper Henderson and Gertrude Marie Brown, Roy Willard Kelton and Junie Lucille Robinson, and a grandbaby.
She is survived by; her husband, John David Tuggle; son, Lane Alexander Tuggle; daughter, Savannah Rae Jones; two grandchildren; parents, Noma Lee Henderson and Frankie Allen Henderson; and a host of other family members and friends.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Molsbee Cemetery, Raquel’s Wings, www.twfl.org, and Texas Cowboys Against Cancer, www.cowboysagianstcancer.com.

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

Published

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.