OBITUARIES

Bertie Sue Johnson

Published

4 years ago

10/04/2022

July 25, 1930 – October 2, 2022
BOWIE – Bertie Sue Johnson, 92, died Oct. 2, 2022 in Bowie.
A graveside service took place at 11 a.m. on Oct. 4, at Elmwood Cemetery, officiated by David Hall of the Sunset Church of Christ and Jonathan Page of the Carter Lake Road Church of Christ.
Bertie Sue was born on July 25,1930 in Bellevue to Glenn and Georgia Ryan Wetsel. She graduated from Bellevue High School in 1948. She worked at the Southwestern Bell Telephone office in Bowie after high school. Bertie Sue married Troy Johnson of Bowie on Aug. 12, 1950 at the Bowie Church of Christ. Sue and Troy were inseparable as a couple. They were married 70 years until Troy’s passing in February of 2021.
In 1968 they moved to Bellevue, where she worked for Bellevue Independent School District, first in the school cafeteria then as a teacher’s aide for 15 years. In 1993 they moved to Bowie and were faithful members of the Carter Lake Road Church of Christ. Sue loved her family and enjoyed time spent with each one of them. She was a wonderful Christian example and role model to her family. She always told them how grateful and blessed she was for her life. She will be greatly missed.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Glenn and Georgia Wetsel; husband, Troy Johnson; brother, Harold Wetsel and granddaughter, Rebecca Downs.
Bertie Sue is survived by her two children, Patricia Downs, Bowie and Glenn Johnson and wife Sammie, Shady Shores, TX; five grandchildren, David Downs, Brunswick, GA, Amanda Downs, Aiken, SC, Doni Downs Carver and husband Randy, Augusta, GA, Jenny Johnson Nevins and husband Cliff, Valley View and Jade Johnson, Prescott, AZ and three great-grandchildren, Cameron Downs, Charli Nevins and Jack Nevins.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Carter Lake Road Church of Christ in Bowie or the Senior Center Project in Bowie.
The family wished to express many thanks to the staff at Advanced Rehabilitation and Healthcare in Bowie and to Solaris Hospice for making a difficult time much easier.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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OBITUARIES

Steven Douglas Drury

Published

7 days ago

07/15/2026

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February 9, 1968 – July 4, 2026
BOWIE – Steven Douglas Drury, 58 died on July 4, 2026.
A private celebration of life for the family was on July 10.
He was an entrepreneur and created his business Drill Rig Depot.
He is survived by his wife, Christina Drury; four children, Sydney, Ben, Bailey and Josie; six grandchildren; parents, Don and Lois Drury; and brothers, David, Danny and Christopher.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

OBITUARIES

John Wayne Shelton

Published

7 days ago

07/15/2026

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December 22, 1959 – July 1, 2026
SUNSET – John Wayne Shelton, 66, died on July 1, 2026.
There was a celebration of life for him from 5 – 7 p.m. on July 10 at Nocona Brewery.
He was born on Dec. 22, 1959 to Wade and Thelma Shelton in Nocona. He worked in the oilfield most of his life. He married Stephanie Burleson on Dec. 13, 1984 in Nocona.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his children, Jared Shelton, Bowie and Stacia Lorenz, Tennessee; sister, Serina Thomas, Bowie; four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial donations made to the American Heart Association, www.heart.org.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home of Nocona.

OBITUARIES

Weldon Ray Duff

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7 days ago

07/15/2026

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March 3, 1962 – July 6, 2026
WICHITA FALLS – Weldon Ray Duff, 64, died on July 6, 2026.
There was a visitation from 6 – 7 p.m. on July 10 at Jerry Woods Chapel in Nocona. A graveside service was at 10 a.m. on July 11 at Ringgold Cemetery with Richard Allen officiating. Pallbearers will be Mike Bonham, Jimmy Smith, Hatch Womack, Lynn Bugsy Allen, Blake Allen, Marlin Franklin, Joe Barnhill and Butch Matthews.
Duff was born on March 3, 1962 in Henrietta to Benjamin Franklin Duff Jr. and Myra Durham Duff. He worked as a machinist and was known as a “Jack-Of-All-Trades.”
Duff was a member of Bowie Masonic Lodge 578. He married Jowana Bussey on Aug. 8, 1980 in Ringgold.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Jowana Duff, Ringgold; daughter, Jessica Lierly, Collinsville; sister, Becky Case, Stoneburg; brother, Benjamin Franklin Duff III, Lonegrove, OK and three grandchildren.
Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls, 440 Cypress Ave., Wichita Falls or Ringgold Cemetery Association, 1108 Hanson Rd., Ringgold.
Arrangements entrusted to the Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona.