OBITUARIES
Mary Louise Buck Adams
December 26, 1944 – September 2, 2022
NOCONA – Mary Louise Buck Adams, 77, died on Sept. 2, 2022.
Visitation was from 6 – 7 p.m. on Sept. 5, at Jerry Woods Funeral Home Chapel in Nocona. A funeral service was at 10 a.m. on Sept. 6, at First United Methodist Church in Nocona officiated by ministers Dave Woodbury and Austin Wright. Interment followed at 1 p.m. at Bomar Point Cemetery in Wilson, OK.
Adams was born on Dec. 26, 1944, in Wilson, OK to Raymond and Winnie Combs Buck. She attended college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University and the Oklahoma College of Liberal Arts where she received her bachelor degree. After graduation she left the United States and married Lynn V. Adams on Aug. 19, 1967 in Aschaffenburg, Germany where he was stationed in the Army.
When they returned to the U.S. in 1968, she taught home economics for six years in different locations across Oklahoma. She then went back to school at Oklahoma Baptist University for her hospital administration license. She was in the health care business for eight years while investing in oil production. They built Uncle Lynn’s Catfish restaurant in Wichita Falls in 1987 and sold it in 1996. In 2000, they built and opened Cherry Street Village Assisted Living in Nocona.
She is survived by her husband of 55 years, Lynn V. Adams, Nocona; brothers, Glen Buck and Don Buck, Wilson; sisters, Bettie Brinkerhoff, Roanoke and Anna Hickman, Nocona; one sister-in-law; 27 nieces and nephews; and many great and great-great nieces and nephews.
Adams is preceded in death by her parents; brothers, Harold Buck and Dale Buck; sisters, Verna O’Neal, Billie Ray Buck, Linda Williams and J.L. Williams; five brothers-in-law and five sisters-in-law; four nephews and one niece.
Memorial donations may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at stjude.org/donate.
Arrangements entrusted to Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.
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.
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.
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.
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