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Minnie Roy Roberson
Minnie Roy Roberson
February 10, 1925 – October 14, 2017
HOUSTON – Minnie Roy Roberson, 92, passed away on Oct. 14, 2017.
A graveside memorial service was on Oct. 27 at Forest Park East Cemetery in Webster, TX.
Minnie Inez Roy Roberson was born in Birmingham, AL on Feb. 10, 1925 to Mary Inez (Seale) Roy and William D. Roy.
She married David A. Roberson, Jr. on Sept. 8, 1945 and moved with him to Texas. She lived in Bowie from 1945 until the early 70s. She worked in many jobs over the years, most recently as a crossing guard for Pasadena Independent School District. She loved going to work every morning and afternoon to see “her kids” and did so until she was almost 90. She was a member of the Women’s Auxiliary of the Veterans of Foreign Wars as well as a past member of the South Houston Lioness Club.
She loved all kinds of needle work and was a very talented seamstress. She was also a wonderful cook and baker. She took greatest pride in being a loving wife and mother to her five children and an adoring grandmother and great grandmother.
She is preceded in death by her parents; three brothers; her beloved husband David and daughter, Myra Roberson Folsom.
She is survived by two sons, James Roy Roberson and his husband Michael Tan, Taipei, Taiwan, and David A. Roberson III and his wife Neva, Seguin; two daughters, Mary “Ann” Pickett and husband James “Bud,” Fort Worth, and Marjorie “Midge” Herrod and husband Jim, League City; son-in-law Fred Folsom, San Dimas, CA; grandsons, Will Pickett and wife Caty, Fort Worth, Ross Herrod, League City, David Alexander Roberson, IV (Alex), Arizona and Christopher Roberson of Washington,Fred Folsom and wife Jennifer, Arcadia, CA and Chad Folsom, Apple Valley, CA; granddaughters, Erin Moore and husband Jay, Chino, CA, Rachel Herrod and fiancé Cody Dobiyanski, Manhattan, KS, Rebecca Herrod, League City, Cassie Enebrad and husband Charlie, Idaho, Neva Rodriguez, Seguin, and Clara Dyer and husband Marty, Apple Valley, CA; thirteen great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews, and great-great nieces and nephews.
Donations may be made to the Pasadena ISDPD – Officers Association, 1515 Cherrybrook Lane, Pasadena, TX 77502. Note that your gift is in memory of Minnie Roberson.
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November 5, 1938 – April 18, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Maggie Killen, 87, died on April 18, 2026.
A graveside service took place at 1 p.m. on April 27 at Salona Cemetery near Bowie.
She was born on Nov. 5, 1938 in Bowie to Bertha Irene (Brewer) and Emmett Franklin Thompson. She was a graduate of Bowie High School. She was an oil information secretary and later in life as a business office manager in a skilled nursing home.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bertha Irene and Emmett Franklin Thompson: sisters; Gracie McNatt, Berneice Oliver, Ola Mae Deeton, Ernestine Ray and Dorothy Woolf: brothers; Kelly Thompson, John Thompson, Lonnie Thompson, Wayne Thompson and Tommy Thompson; son, Ricky Wallace and daughter, Vicki Cullens.
She is survived by two grandchildren and six great-grandchildren
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to University Park Nursing and Rehab.
June 4, 1947 – April 19, 2026
SPAINSH FORT – Sammy Joe Mitchell, 78, died on April 19, 2026.
There was a visitation from 5-6 p.m. on April 24 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona.
A graveside service will be at 10 a.m. on April 25 at Spanish Fort Cemetery in Spanish Fort.
He was born on June 4, 1947 in Nocona to Bonnie O. Mitchell Jr. & Mary Lou Cross Mitchell. He grew up in the Spanish Fort area and went to school at Prairie Valley Schools. He was a hard-working farmer, rancher and mechanic all of his life and served his nation in the Airforce. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Spanish Fort. He married the love of his life Robbie Hawthorne on May 8, 1971 in Nocona.
He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, Steven Chris Mitchell.
He is survived by his wife, Robbie Mitchell, Spanish Fort; children, Joe Chris Mitchell, Spanish Fort and Kasie Hamilton, Bowie; sister, Bonnie Robertson, Spanish Fort; six grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to The Montague County Youth Fair, c/o Kenton Holloway, 5549 F.M. 1758, Bowie, TX 76230.
November 8, 1958 – April 20, 2026
NOCONA – Lesli Jan Phipps, 67, died on April 20, 2026.
There was a funeral service at 2 p.m. on April 23 at Bethel Baptist Church in Nocona with Pastor David Rogers officiating. The interment followed in Hope Cemetery, Henrietta. Pallbearers were Will Johnson, Ben Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Kaye Rhoades, Tom Skinner and Bill Holcomb.
She was born in Nocona on Nov. 8, 1958 to Gerald “Jerry” and Lucia Painter Johnson. She grew up in Nocona and graduated Nocona High School in 1977. She attended Bethel Baptist Church. She later attended college at Midwestern State University and was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She worked mostly in accounting for Northrop Grumman. She married Curtis Phipps on June 3 2021 in Henrietta.
She is preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by her husband, Curtis Phipps, Nocona; children, Blake Gantz, Euless, Emily Gantz Hicks, Hoover, AL and Garrett Palla, Denton; brother, Craig Johnson; and one grandson.
Memorial donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation at www.komen.org.
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