OBITUARIES
Willine Gadberry Wood
Willine Gadberry Wood
January 25, 1923 – April 10, 2015
DENTON- Willine Gadberry Wood, 92, went to be with our Lord April 10, 2015 at Good Samaritan Village in Denton.
The family received friends 6-8 p.m. April 11 at the Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel.
The funeral service was at 3 p.m. April 12 at Hawkins Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Sam Caldwell officiating. Burial followed in Boonsville Cemetery.
Pallbearers included Jody Wood, Andy Wood, Wacy Beck, Jimmy Godwin, Dennis Penny and Tim Reeves.
Willine was born on Jan. 25, 1923 to H.C. and Emma (Fincher) Gadberry in Denton. When she was a toddler they moved to rural Montague County. She attended small country schools until her older sister graduated high school. Her mother then took both girls to Denton to further their education while Mr. Gadberry stayed in Montague County to make a living.
Willine attended demonstration school at TWU and graduated as salutatorian from Denton High School at age 16. She graduated from Texas Women’s University where she majored in home economics and minored in chemistry. She did graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. She also taught at Nocona High School.
Willine and Loyd R. Wood were married Aug. 20, 1948 in Nocona. They moved to land in Wise County owned by her father which became known as the Wood Ranch. They raised Charolais and Angus cattle for 48 years. He preceded her in death on Dec. 4, 2005.
They were leaders in the local 4-H club and major contributors to the Boonsville/Balsora Fire Department. They also were instrumental in organizing the Boonsville Community Center. They were both active in the First United Methodist Church in Bridgeport until their move to Good Samaritan Village in 1996.
She was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Loyd; brother, Grinnell Gadberry and sister, Idell Campbell.
Those left behind to cherish her memory are her son, Paul Wood and wife Debra, Boonsville; grandchildren, Jody Wood, San Marcos, Andy Wood and wife Valerie, Boonsville and Megan Wood Roberts and husband Frank, Waxahachie; great grandchildren, Abby Wood, Jordan Wood, Frankie Roberts and Lucy Avis Roberts; brother-in-law, Baker Wood and wife Evelyn, Fort Worth; nieces, nephews, other family members and a host of friends.
Arrangement were entrusted to Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport. www.hawkinsfuneralhome.com.
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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.
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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