OBITUARIES
Harold “Wade” DeMoss
May 10, 1936 – October 23, 2022
BOWIE – Harold “Wade” DeMoss, 86, died on Oct. 23, 2022 in Decatur.
The family received friends from 5 – 7 p.m. on Oct. 25 at the White Family Funeral Home. A funeral service was at 11 a.m. on Oct. 26 at Lighthouse Assembly of God Church in Bowie with officiant Mickey Terry. Burial followed in Ringgold Cemetery with his grandchildren serving as pallbearers.
DeMoss was born May 10, 1936 in Ringgold to Clyde and Nora Mae DeMoss and was one of 11 siblings. During the years he worked many places in the manufactured housing industry, including Nashua and Charter Mobile Homes, as a quality control and final finish supervisor. He also worked at Bowie Industries and retired as a maintenance technician at Bellmire Nursing Home after 10 years.
On May 2, 1964 he married Juanita Lou Hamilton in Wichita Falls. They raised their family in Wichita Falls, Henrietta and Ringgold before moving to Bowie. He loved playing his guitar with his brothers and their friends and spending time with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Juanita; sons, John Chambers and Rick Chambers and brother, Melton DeMoss.
He is survived by three children, Darlene Crowell, Dickson, OK, Jerry DeMoss, Bowie and Mike DeMoss, Ryan, OK; seven grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; siblings, Beatrice Dill-Pitchford, Bowie, Clifford DeMoss, Ringgold, Gene DeMoss, Bowie, Joyce Swaggert, Saginaw, Faye Pittman, Bowie, Melvin DeMoss, Bowie, Nelda Hamilton, Ringgold, Richard DeMoss, Wichita Falls and Ray DeMoss, Bowie and countless nieces and nephews.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.
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.
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.
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.
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