OBITUARIES

Debbie Hansard

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4 years ago

04/15/2022

July 30, 1952 – April 10, 2022
LINDALE – Debbie Hansard, 69, passed away peacefully at home on April 10, 2022.
Family will receive friends from 5 – 7 p.m. on April 15, at Caudle-Rutledge-Daugherty Funeral Home in Lindale. A memorial service for Debbie Hansard is scheduled for 10 a.m. on April 16, at Sky Ranch in Van, TX with family and friends. Her son, Thor Thornhill, will be leading the celebration of life for Debbie. There will be a catered lunch to follow for all who attend. Additionally, a graveside service will take place at 11 a.m. on April 18, at Riverside Cemetery in Wichita Falls.
Debbie was born July 30, 1952 in Wichita Falls to Roy Leon and Opal Marie Modgling Watson. She grew up in Wichita Falls but moved to Bowie and built a life she loved there for nearly 30 years. Nine years ago, she moved her life to Lindale to be with her grandkids.
Debbie was a proud graduate of Wichita Falls High School, attended Midwestern State University and became an independent insurance agent. She became the proud business owner of Texas Pride and served her community, loving her customers who became her friends. Debbie is someone who loved the people in her life with all she had and all she was. She was a force of nature, strong and the most generous person to those she loved and strangers alike. She was a second mom to so many friends and family. She always had an open door and a fresh glass of sweet tea ready for all who entered.
Debbie loved the lake and the life she built with her husband Louis. Some of her favorite things in life were collecting antiques, hosting Easter celebrations, good food, Fox news, late night conversations and ludens cough drops. Her faith in Jesus was important to her and she loved to spend time praying for her kids and grandkids. Her family was her favorite, especially the nine grandkids God blessed her with. Her success in life was measured in her relationships and she died a very rich woman indeed.
Debbie was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Lawson Hansard Jr; brother, Danny Watson and grandson, Jaxon Pfalser.
She is survived by those who call her mom, Thor Thornhill and wife Alissa, New Braunfels, Lawson Hansard and Megan Zercher, New Braunfels and Jill Pfalser and husband Clinton, Lindale; by those who call her sister, Mary Dea Netherland and husband Ken, Waco; by those who call her Aunt Deb, Rusty McClendon and wife Ginger, Prosper, Dea Higgins and husband Chris, Surprise, AZ; her favorite humans who call her Hopsing and Granny-Mama, Bear, Coco, Luke, Cannon, Nixon, Austen, Pierson, Harleigh and Addison and so many other loving family members and friends.
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OBITUARIES

Maggie Killen

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9 hours ago

04/30/2026

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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.

OBITUARIES

Sammy Joe Mitchell

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9 hours ago

04/30/2026

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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.

OBITUARIES

Lesli Jan Phipps

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9 hours ago

04/30/2026

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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.