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James Martin Carelock
June 28, 1927 – September 6, 2020
BOWIE – James Martin Carelock, 93, Bowie, TX, went home to be with the Lord on Sept. 6, 2020 in Decatur, TX.
A graveside service will take place at 2 p.m. on Sept. 23 at Montague Cemetery in Montague with the Rev. Mike Henson officiating.
James was born June 28, 1927 in Douglas, GA to Claude L. and Ola (Baker) Carelock. James loved airplanes since he was a boy. As a young man he joined the United States Navy, then the Army Air Corps, followed by a 20-year service in the United States Air Force. All together he spent 30 years doing what he loved, flying airplanes. After retirement from the military, James worked for American Airlines training pilots for 10 years, until his retirement in 1996. James will be remembered as a very generous and a positive Christian man.
He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Edith Gaskin, Kay Sorenson, Rachel McLain and Mildred Keen; brother, C.L. Carelock; niece, Susan Keen Hoffman; nephews, Wayne Gaskin, Carroll Floyd and Wendell Carelock and his sweetheart, Nell Carelock.
Jim is survived by his son, Wayne Carelock and wife Stephanie, Littleton, CO; step-sons, Jimmy Hickman and wife Liudmyla, Wichita Falls and Doug Hickman and wife Leah, Bowie, TX; grandchildren, Ben Carelock and wife Ashley, Cortez, CO, Katherine Meese and husband Mac, Birmingham, AL, Taylor Hickman, Denton, TX and Katelyn Hickman, San Antonio, TX; two great-grandchildren Miriam and Ethan Meese, Birmingham, AL; nephews Ted Carelock and wife Ann, Dallas, TX and Steve Keen and wife Betty, Colorado; niece Deborah Tobin and husband Albert, VA.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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Tawni Jones Ledbetter was arrested on July 10 by law officers in Hood County on a warrant for making a false statement to the Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission.
Ledbetter was released from jail on $10,000 bond. While the former owner of The Rack lists Bowie as where she lives, she also remarried earlier this year to a man who resides in Granbury.
The TABC complaint could be handled as a misdemeanor according to the public information office, but additional details were unavailable as of presstime. The PIO indicated it depends on the specific type of case and he did not have the warrant information at the time of the call.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
CORRECTION – In the Wednesday Bowie News this article in the print edition stated Ledbetter was the owner of The Rack, this is incorrect. She is no longer owner of this business. We apologize for this error.
Due to the July 4th holiday this week, The Bowie News will be printing early in the week. Deadline for any news or ad for the July 6 paper will be noon on July 2. The Bowie News office will be closed on July 4.
Meet the ladies of the 2024 Jim Bowie Days Pioneer Court as they prepare for the crowning on June 28.
Hosted by the Bowie Amity Club, the crowning and pioneer reunion begins at 2:30 p.m. on June 28 at the Bowie Community Center, middle section.
Mildred McCraw, known to many as the “Chicken Lady,” as well as Bowie’s biggest cheerleader, has been selected to serve as pioneer queen. Her duchesses will be Doris McGuffey longtime local business woman and radio air personality at KNTX Radio, and Margaret Long, longtime bank official with Sanger Bank.
See the full stories from these ladies in your weekend Bowie News.
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