OBITUARIES
Harold F. Goad
Harold F. Goad
May 22, 1939 – January 14, 2018
MONTAGUE – Harold F. Goad, 78, passed away on Jan. 14, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.
Family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Jan. 16 at The White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Jan. 17 at the Baptist Church of Montague with Pastor Israel Maxwell officiating. Burial will follow at Montague Cemetery in Montague.
He was born to Claude and Grace Goad on May 22, 1939 in Cascade, MO. Harold started playing music at an early age. When he joined the army and went overseas to Germany he formed a band and played there as well.
When he finished his service in the army he moved to Branson, MO and became the first paid roving musician at Silver Dollar City. He also started working at Shepherd of the Hills. During this time he met and married his wife Kathie.
Together Harold and Kathie would go on to make a tremendous amount of music. They worked at the Pine Mountain Jamboree and later opened their own daytime gospel music show.
They had one son, Warren, who grew up in a house full of music. Harold, Kathie and Warren formed the bluegrass gospel group The Village Singers. They toured the U.S. making many friends and memories.
One of their CDs went on to be nominated for a Dove Award. Harold loved God, family, music and people. He was happiest when he was with his family or making someone smile by telling a joke or story.
He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Marie Gipson Roach and Katheen Haggett; and brother, Dellano Goad.
He is survived by his wife, Kathie Goad, Montague; son, Warren Goad and wife Jennifer, Montague; grandchildren, Charlie and Sam Goad, Montague; sister, Ruth “Dood” Wallace, Fredricktown, MO; brother, Gordon Goad, St. Louis, MO; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Should friends desire, memorials in honor of Harold can be made to the Baptist Church of Montague P.O. Box 306 Montague, TX 76251.
Arrangements entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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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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