OBITUARIES

Allen Lee Wood

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8 months ago

12/05/2025

November 4, 1946 – December 1, 2025
BOWIE – Allen Lee Wood, 79, a loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away on Dec. 1, 2025.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Dec. 5 at the White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie with the Rev. James Kittrell officiating.
Burial will follow at Silver Hill Cemetery in Post Oak.
Allen was born in Vashti and was a resident of Bowie formore than 70 years. He was born to Jessie and Eula (Palmer) Wood.
Allen served in the U.S. Air Force for four years and later the National Guard. He retired from the Bowie Highway Department with 35 years of service.
Allen also served the Lord, the church treasurer, and was a deacon at his church for more than 50 years. He married Gracie Ruth Rhoades on Nov. 19, 1971 and they just celebrated their 54th wedding anniversary.
Allen is survived by his wife, Gracie Wood, Bowie; two daughters, Christi Britt, Bowie, and Charity Wimberly and husband James, Archer City; one son, James Wood and wife Kayla, Stephenville; four grandchildren, Anne Marie, Bethany and Sean Wood, Stephenville, and Sadie Britt, Bowie; one sister, Sheri Foster, Bowie, one brother, Bobby Wood, Richardson; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Union Hill Missionary Baptist Church, Hospice, or a charitable organization of choice.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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OBITUARIES

Steven Douglas Drury

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5 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

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5 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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5 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.