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Janice Hester Collvins
Janice Hester Collvins
March 7, 1946 – April 28, 2018
CORINTH – Janice Hester Collvins, 72, passed away on April 28, 2018 at Corinth Rehabilitation and Suites in Corinth, TX.
The family received friends prior to the funeral service from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 1 at The White Family Funeral Home.
A funeral service was at 1 p.m. May 1 at The White Family Funeral Home in Bowie with Pastor Mike Henson and Randy Shuffield officiating.
Burial followed at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
Janice was born to Maurice Wilson Hester and Alma Elizabeth Huth on March 7, 1946 at Harris Hospital in Fort Worth. Maurice Hester was a pilot in the U.S. Air Force stationed at Carswell Air Force Base in 1944. Alma Huth was working in Carswell. Maurice had joined the U.S. Air Force in 1941 before Pearl Harbor. He was stationed in Florida on Dec. 7.
Janice attended school in Fort Worth until 1960 when she moved to Bowie to be with her grandmother Susie Ann Garrett Huth. Her grandfather, Christian Helden Huth was ill.
Janice graduated from Bowie High School in 1963. She attended University of North Texas; graduated from Texas Christian University, Fort Worth in May 1967 with a degree in medical technology.
Janice married James Thomas Collvins on July 22, 1967 at the First Baptist Church of Bowie. The young couple resided in Denton for 36 years before moving to Krugerville, 13 years ago. James started Quail Creek Gun Range on I-35 W, near Alliance Airport. Janice and James had no children, but were blessed with many friends.
As members of the Denton Bible Church they shared their faith with others and ministered to many. Janice worked as a medical technologist at Irving Community Hospital in Irving, and Flow and Westgate hospitals in Denton. She was employed by the University of North Texas and the UNT Medical Clinic from which she retired.
James and Janice enjoyed RVing and four wheeling in Southfork, CO where they owned a cabin. They purchased a motor home and traveled primarily in the northwest US- South Dakota, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico, always taking their pets, the latest being Roxie and Trixie.
Janice is preceded in death by her parents, Alma and Maurice Hester; her husband, James Collvins; her sister, Deatta Tabor, and her beloved maternal grandparents, Susie Ann and Christian H. Huth.
She is survived by two nephews, Keith Tabor and Jim Trotter; sister-in-law, Sarah Chandler; and two close cousins, Barbara Garrett Winingham and Jack H. Garrett.
She was loved by many, many friends with whom she stayed close, and those friends were with her during her long lengthy illness. She will be missed by many.
Arrangements entrusted to The White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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April 22, 1948 – April 30, 2024
MANSFIELD, AR – James B. Lyons Jr. (Jim), 76, passed away on April 30, 2024 in Fort Smith, AR.
The family will receive friends from 5 to 8 p.m. on May 7 at Martin Funeral and Cremation. A private graveside service with military honors will be at the Fort Smith National Cemetery in Fort Smith, AR. Honorary pallbearers will include David Morgan, Mike Robles, Westin Corbin, Michael Robles, Cody Robles, Chris Little and Michael Winters.
Jim was born on April 22, 1948 in Bowie to James “Brock” Lyons and Patsy Ruth West Lyons. Jim was a proud Vietnam Veteran and served in the United States Air Force.
Jim will be greatly missed by all of his family. We will always remember his constant teasing, his great love for the Texas Longhorns (even though we are all Razorback fans) and his passion for spinning the wheel at the casino.
He was preceded in death by his father, James B. Lyons Sr.
Jim is survived by his loving wife of 55 years, Beverly Boatright Lyons; his five children, Stephanie (David) Morgan, April (Mike) Robles, Brock Lyons, Mansfield, AR, Kiemeche (Westin) Corbin, Charleston, AR and Dakotha Lyons, Fort Smith, AR; seven grandchildren, Kayla (Michael) Winters, Cheyene (Chris) Little, Michael Robles, Cody Robles, Addison Robles, Mansfield, AR, Ellie Lyons, Fort Smith, AR and Connor Corbin, Charleston, AR and five great-grandchildren, Kinlee and Easton Winters, Leena and Ledger Little and soon to arrive, Letty Little, all of Mansfield, AR. Jim also is survived by his mother, Patsy Lyons and his sister, Karen Self of Bowie.
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August 9, 1954 – May 1, 2024
BOWIE – Michael Frank “Mike” Hankins, 69, died on May 1, 2024.
A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. on May 6 at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie.
He was born on Aug. 9, 1954. He graduated from Bowie High School, then attended Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls where he graduated with a degree in elementary education. He member of the First Baptist Church of Bowie where he worked for years at opening and closing the church. He also worked for Walmart in Bowie for many years.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Fairy Hankins and his brother, Sonny Hankins.
He is survived by his brother, Gene Hankins, Victoria, TX; one niece; two nephews and many cousins.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
March 25, 1942 – April 26, 2024
ODESSA – Billy James “Jimmy” Avery, beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather and friend entered the presence of his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 26, 2024. He was 82 years old.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on May 2 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A funeral service will take place at 2 p.m. on May 3 at the First Free Will Baptist Church in Bowie, with Pastor and family friend Doyle Wade officiating. Burial will follow at Salona Cemetery in Bowie. Pallbearers will be John Coffey, Tim Green, Mark Jackson, Chad McCracken, Larry Overstreet and Kurt Jackson. Honorary pallbearers include Joe McCracken, Louie Jackson, Gary Odle, Terrell Hill and Kevin Bryan.
Jimmy was born in Bowie to LR and Elsie (Johnson) Avery on March 25, 1942. He graduated from Bowie High School, where he played on the football team making all district and all area his senior year. He then went to play football at Cameron University.
On Aug. 3, 1963 Jimmy married his high school sweetheart, Judy Elizabeth Overstreet Avery. This began a love story that would last 61 years. Together they began a remarkable life and raised two beautiful girls, Kimberly Avery and Kelly Haring. He had an amazing career at Shell Oil where he retired after 30 years.
He was an avid hunter and fisher, loved his western movies and never missed a Texas Longhorn football game. His true passion in life though was his family and most knew him as their beloved “Poppa.” His family was his pride and joy and he would have done anything for them. Poppa had the natural ability to put a smile on anyone’s face and always leave you with a laugh. He knew how to have fun and be the life of the party. Jimmy Avery was a hard-working man whose life was dedicated to his loving family.
He is preceded in death by his parents, LR and Elsie (Johnson) Avery and sister, Colleen Hunt.
Jimmy is survived by his loving wife, Judy; his children, Kimberly Avery and Kelly Haring, all of Odessa; nephew, Lanny Hunt, Wichita Falls and cousins, Mike Avery, Longview, TX and Terry Tucker, Fort Worth. He was a proud Poppa to Ashley Bryan and husband Kevin, Fort Worth and one great-grandchild, Conner James Bryan, named after his beloved Poppa.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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