OBITUARIES
Katye Alvena (Kaiser) Overstreet- Schmitz

Katye Alvena (Kaiser)
Overstreet- Schmitz
October 18, 1918 –December 30, 2019
BOWIE – Katye Alvena Kaiser Overstreet- Schmitz, 101 years young, passed away and went to her eternal home with the Lord on Dec. 30, 2019.
The family received friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 3 at The White Family Funeral Home, 1418 Hwy. 59 N., Bowie.
A funeral service will be at 3 p.m. on Jan. 4 at the First Free Will Baptist Church, 505 Strong Street, Bowie with Pastors Kevin Cain and Larry Cox officiating.
Burial will follow at Salona Cemetery, located off of Farm-to-Market 174, on the corner of Fisher Road and Lama Road in Bowie.
Pallbearers will be: Jackson Blaylock, John Coffey, Tim Green, Mark Jackson, Chad McCracken and John Odle. Honorary pallbearers: Her brothers, Phillip, David and James Kaiser.
Katye was born on Oct. 18, 1918 in Alma, OK to Louis K. and Pearl (Doan) Kaiser. Katye was the second child blessed with seven siblings, Clara, Walter, Katherine, Phillip, David, Hazel and James Kaiser.
Katye was schooled at the Lonestar, Alamo, Salona, Stoneburg and Prairie Valley schools. She attended the Draughn’s Business College in Wichita Falls as a young housewife.
Katye married Henry Overstreet in Bowie in 1935. They made their home in the Pleasant Ridge, Tage, Salona and Bowie communities. After her children were older, she worked at the Style Shop, Haggar Slack Factory and Bellmire Nursing Home in Bowie.
Katye was a long time member of the First Free Will Baptist Church, where she attended and served through the years. The Amity Club honored Katye as their 2008 Jim Bowie Pioneer Queen.
Our Mother provided nothing but love and joy in our home. She had a kind and giving heart. Where ever she saw a need, she was there to help. She never put herself first, friends and co-workers all loved her, she respected everyone.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Louis K. and Pearl Kaiser; husbands; sisters, Clara Munson, Katherine Murchison- Hamilton and Hazel Welch-Reed; brother, Walter Kaiser; grandsons, Chris Coffey and Kent Jackson; great grandsons, Heath Jackson and Cash McCracken; and son-in-law, Jack Green.
Left to cherish her memory are her children, Ireta Overstreet, Bowie, Frances Green, Copperas Cove, Janet Jackson and husband Louie, Park Springs, Dorothy McCracken and husband Joe Pat, Plano, Judy Avery and husband Jimmy, Odessa, Steve Overstreet, Tomball, and Arlene Odle and husband Gary, Bowie; 20 grandchildren; 47 great grandchildren; 46 great-great grandchildren; and three great-great-great grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the nursing department at the North Central Texas College, Bowie Campus, God’s Table, Solaris or the charity of your choice.
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OBITUARIES
John Wesley Woods
July 4, 1954 – May 5, 2026
NOCONA – John Wesley Woods, 71, died on May 5, 2026.
A private family service will be at a later date.
He was born to Otha Lee and Ruby Dean Allison Woods on July 4, 1954, in El Paso. He worked for the City of Nocona for many years, serving in a variety of roles, primarily at the water plant. He married Robin O’Neal on April 14, 2007 in Nocona.
He was preceded in death by his parents; stepfather; and brothers, Larry Woods and Jay Woods.
He is survived by his wife, Robin Woods, Nocona; children, Michelle Sutton, Nocona and John C. Woods, Wichita Falls; stepchildren, Wacey White, Terral and Whitney Eldred; brothers, Otha Woods, Burleson and Mike Woods, Rockwall; and 11 grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to the Nocona Volunteer Fire Department, Lucky Paw’s Animal Shelter, P.O. Box 595, Nocona, TX 76255 or Jean’s Men’s Bible Class, P.O. Box 277, Nocona, TX76255.
OBITUARIES
Corina Mincher
November 23, 1945 – May 14, 2026
NOCONA – Corina Mincher, 80, died on May 14, 2026.
There will be a graveside service on May 17 at Ryan Cemetery, Ryan, OK with Pastor Rick Tarpley officiating. Pallbearers will be Joey Beverage, Derik Beverage, Rodney Beverage, Kendell Fleming, Savanna Nail and Aimee Sowell. Honorary Pallbearers are, Joe Smith, Wyatt Beverage and Nora Flores.
She was born on Nov. 23, 1945 in Atoka, OK to Ben and Mary Thompson Mincher. She worked at the Nursing Home in Nocona for most of her life. She grew up going to the Baptist church.
She is preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Malinda Beverage Marshall; one granddaughter and siblings, Lee Roy, Pam, Sue, Dub, Houston, Lisa, Ruthie May and twin sister, Loriena.
She is survived by her children, Lana Greer, Nocona, Richard Beverage, Bowie, 11 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.
OBITUARIES
Barbara Gail Noble
July 15, 1955 – May 7, 2026
HENRIETTA – Barbara Gail Noble, 70, passed away on May 7, 2026.
The family received friends between 6-8 p.m. on May 11 at Owens & Brumley Funeral Home in Henrietta.
A graveside service was st 10 a.m. on May 12 at Hope Cemetery in Henrietta with Roger Deerinwater officiating.
Barbara was born on July 15, 1955 in Fort Worth to Roland Dale and Lorena (Taylor) Proctor. She married Robert Noble on July 9, 1989. Barbara was a private duty nurse for many years and took care of her mother. She served as president, and owned and operated Abner’s Nutrition Center since 2004. Barbara was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be dearly missed.
She was preceded in death by her father, Roland Dale Proctor; brother, Robert Dale Proctor; sister, Sherry Lynn Howard and granddaughter, Racey Sternadel.
She is survived by her loving husband of 36 years, Robert Noble; mother, Lorena Proctor; two sons, Matthew Sternadel and wife Terry, and Mitchell Sternadel and wife Crystal; step-children, Robert C. Noble, Denise Casey and husband Paul, and Bethany Razavizaqdeh and husband Michael; two sisters, Teresa Grant and Bonita Proctor; 11 grandchildren, Bailey, Hunter, Laci, Tyler, Hannah, Kiley, Chauncey, Phoenix, Alexis, Alexander and Jaidyn; three great-grandchildren, Tripp, Millie and Bennett; and several nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.owensandbrumley.com.
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Owens and Brumley Funeral Home and Cremation Center
1317 9th Street Wichita Falls, TX 76301
940-322-3181 | www.owensandbrumley.com
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