OBITUARIES

Freddie James Williams

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3 years ago

01/21/2022

January 30, 1951 – January 17, 2022
DALLAS – Freddie James Williams, 70, beloved husband, father, grandfather and friend, died on Jan. 17, 2022, in Dallas, TX.
A visitation will be at 1 p.m. on Jan. 22 with the funeral following at 2 p.m. at the Nocona United Methodist Church, 200 Grayson Street, Nocona. A reception will be that evening from 5 to 8 p.m. at Daddy Sam’s, 314 Clay Street, Nocona.
Freddie was born on Jan. 30, 1951, in Bowie to Fred and Lucille Foster Williams. He grew up near Forestburg with his brother, Danny. His family raised cattle and pigs and Freddie was active in Future Farmers of America and played basketball.
Freddie graduated with a degree in range management from Texas Tech University in 1973. At tech, he was a member of the Student Senate, the Aggie Counsel and Phi Delta Theta. He met and married his wife Marcia while in college, and upon graduation, they moved to Brownwood for Freddie’s job with the Natural Resource Conservation Service.
For the next 30 years, Freddie and Marcia moved around for his various assignments with the NRCS. They lived in Sterling City, Eldorado, Big Spring, Temple and Athens, GA. Freddie was assistant state conservationist in both Texas and Georgia and he served on the NRCS National Staff.
Freddie and Marcia had two sons, Adam and Marcus. As soon as the boys were old enough to join 4-H, they began what would be a long and successful career of showing lambs with 4-H and FFA. Freddie and his family made friends showing lambs across the country and became renowned showmen. Freddie’s oldest grandchild, Kate, started showing lambs in 2020. Freddie thoroughly enjoyed resuming this family pastime, reconnecting with old friends and watching his grandchildren continue the family tradition.
Freddie had a wide range of interests over the years, from competitive skeet shooting to piloting small planes, to training and competing with bird dogs and border collies. He was a past member of the Bowie Rotary Club and Young Farmers. He was involved in the 1986 Centennial Wagon Train visit to Nocona, where his committee provided a meal for 5,000 people in the community. He was also a member of the Nocona United Methodist Church.
Freddie and Marcia retired to his family home in Montague in 2003. Freddie’s definition of retirement was to establish new businesses in real estate and oil and gas. He was a lifelong cattleman and enjoyed few things more than parking in the pasture and watching his cattle. He became a proficient pond master of his two fishing lakes, and he and Marcia recently enjoyed going on a few alligator hunts. He was an expert griller and kept meticulous notes on his briskets and prime ribs.
Freddie is best known for his ability to have fun. He worked hard and liked to enjoy the fruits of his labor with friends and family. He and Marcia loved attending Texas Country Music festivals with friends and traveling in their motorcoach. They were some of the first members of Nocona Nights, which brings music entertainers from across Texas to Nocona for monthly concerts.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Fred and Lucille Foster Williams; brother, Danny Williams; aunt, Hazel Williams Johnson; parents-in-law, John and Betty Clark and his brother-in-law, Brent.
Freddie is survived by his wife, Marcia; sons, Adam and wife, Brandi, Denton, Marcus and wife, Lindsay, Fort Worth; grandchildren, Kate and Owen; sisters-in-law, Barb Williams, Amarillo and Diane Callahan and husband, Kim, San Diego, CA and brother-in-law, the Rev. Blair Clark and wife, Kimberly, Summerfield, FL.
Freddie and his family are eternally appreciative of the 33 years he thrived after his kidney transplant. Donations in Freddie’s name can be made to the National Kidney Foundation.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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OBITUARIES

Dean Allen Shaffer

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1 week ago

05/28/2025

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June 24, 1962 – May 18, 2025
BOWIE – Dean Allen Shaffer, 62, was escorted to the gates of heaven May 18, 2025 at 12:34 a.m. in the arms of his loving wife Christal Shaffer after complications of pneumonia
A celebration of life for Dean was held at 11 a.m. on May 31 at the First Baptist Church in Alvord followed by a meal for the family.
Dean was born June 24, 1962, in Lander, WY. While quiet and soft spoken, he had a mighty love for the Lord, his wife of 38 years and his family. Dean was an incredibly hard worker, but all who knew Dean also knew how generous he was. He enjoyed cooking outside, hosting get-togethers at their home, having a drink and listening to good music as well as spending time with his bees.
He is preceded in death by his mother-in-law, “Memom” Linda Stevens and loving sister-in-law, Terri Shaffer and sister-in-law, Linda Shaffer.
Dean is survived by his wife, Christal Shaffer; children, Justin Shaffer and wife Kayla, Miles Shaffer, and Ainsley Hernandez and husband Josue; his children in Christ, Chris Lovell, and Andrew Stevens and wife Sutton; grandchildren, Kayden Shaffer and fiancé Nathan Mac, Colton Shaffer and wife Payton, Jaid, Remi, Briggs, Watts, Hutch, Justice and Maverick; great-grandchild, Colter; his parents, James Oliver Shaffer and Alice Bethine; siblings, Randy Shaffer, Cheryl Shaffer and partner Mike Hoffman, Mike Shaffer and wife Kim, Cathey Tewes and husband Andy; numerous other nieces, nephews and family members.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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Betty Sue Bynum

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1 week ago

05/28/2025

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April 3, 1929 – May 20, 2025
BOWIE – Betty Sue Bynum, 96, passed away on May 20, 2025 in Nocona, TX.
Betty was born on April 3, 1929 in Thornton to Thomas Everett and Eva May Stiff Hardaway. She attended elementary school in Van Alstyne and attended high school in Calvert. She graduated from Teachers College High School and continued on to North Texas State Teacher’s College graduating with a bachelor of arts, library science degree at age 20. In 1977, she continued her education obtaining a master of education degree at University of North Texas.
While attending college, Betty met her future husband, Floyd Arthur Bynum. Betty wanted to work and live on her own for a year before getting married, so they had a long distance courtship while she taught school for a year in Canyon, Texas. They decided they were meant for each other and married on Aug. 5, 1950 in McKinney.
After starting their family in 1951, Betty and Floyd moved to Bowie where Floyd was industrial arts teacher at Bowie High School. Betty was a stay-at-home mom for few years. In 1960, she restarted her teaching career, teaching sixth grade for many years, eventually moving to high school where she was librarian until her retirement in 1988. She was a lifetime member of TSTA and a member of TLA.
Betty is preceded in death by her parents; sister, Alma Lou Perkins and husband, Floyd A. Bynum.
Betty is survived by her three daughters, Nancy Headley, (Douglas), Jean Richards (John) and Patricia Johnson (Craig), grandchildren, Heather Morse, Alicia Hutchison, Jennifer Holloman, Justin Richards, Steven Johnson and Brian Johnson; seven great grandchildren and two nieces, Suzanne Scott and Dianne Herr.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX.
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OBITUARIES

Pedro Leon Olvera

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2 weeks ago

05/22/2025

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May 19, 1976 – May 11, 2025
NOCONA – Pedro Leon Olvera, 48, died on May 11, 2025.
There was a rosary at 6 p.m. on May 18 at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service was at noon on May 19 at St. Jospeh’s Catholic Church in Nocona.
He was born on May 19, 1976 in Celya, Mexico Guanajuato to Juan Olvera and Felixa Leon. Olvera was a part of a big family and hard-worker all of his life. He worked mostly in agriculture as a rancher. He loved working on cars in his spare time, especially with his son. He married Blanca Torres in 1995 in Celya, Mexico Guanajuato.
He is preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Rosa and Juana Gomez; and nephew, Juan Gomez Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Blanca Olvera; Nocona; son, Pedro Jr. Olvera, Nocona; daughter, Mariana Hampton, Gainesville; sisters, Yolanda, Nocona and Margarita, Mexico; brothers, Juan, Luis, Santiago and Francisco, all of Mexico; a grandson; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Memorial donations may be made to a charity of choice.