OBITUARIES

Billy Thomas Frantom Sr.

Published

3 years ago

08/11/2023

August 30, 1928 – August 8, 2023
BOWIE – Billy Thomas Frantom Sr., 94, passed away August 8, 2023.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Aug. 13 at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie. A funeral service will take place at 10 a.m. on Aug. 14 in the Chapel of the White Family Funeral Home with Scott Johnson officiating. Burial will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in Bowie. Pallbearers will include Jason Love, Scott Wyss, Levi Frantom, Kevin Frantom, Chris Frantom, Reid Wyss, Rhett Wyss and Herb Temple Jr.
Billy was born Aug. 30, 1928 in Monroe, LA to Robert Lee and Gerthie Elizabeth Frantom. After graduating from Ouachita Parish High School in 1947 he began a career with the Louisiana Power and Light Co. Billy married Johnette Gay Hibbard on June 23, 1949. Billy and his wife Gay moved to Bowie in 1973 and purchased the Travel Inn Restaurant. In 1979, they opened the landmark restaurant, the Jim Bowie Restaurant, on highway 287.
He is preceded in death by his wife of 51 years, Gay; his parents and two sons, John Lane Frantom and Billy Thomas “Tommy” Frantom Jr.
Billy is survived by his children, Renee’ Love and husband David, Bowie and Joe Frantom, Fort Worth; grandchildren, Jason Love and wife Katie, Bowie, Elizabeth Wyss and husband Scott, Granbury, Chris Frantom, Nocona, Levi Frantom and wife Ashley, Decatur and Kevin Frantom and wife Macey, Chico and numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Should friends desire, memorials can be made in honor of Billy to the Bowie Animal Shelter or the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
Arrangements entrusted to the White Family Funeral Home of Bowie.

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OBITUARIES

Steven Douglas Drury

Published

6 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

6 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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6 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.