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Diane Sue Sampson
Diane Sue Sampson, age 34, of Saint Jo, TX passed away Thursday, March 25, 2004.
Mrs. Sampson was born January 31, 1970 in Bowie, TX to Don and Frances Morgan. She married Phillip Sampson and worked at Bowie Nursing Center. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Saint Jo, TX.
Memorial services for Mrs. Sampson were held Saturday, March 27, 2004 at 4:00 p.m., under the direction of White Family Funeral Home.
Surviving relatives include: her parents, Don and Frances Morgan, Bowie, TX; her husband, Phillip Sampson, Saint Jo, TX; three children, Jessica Don Sampson, Michael Paul Sampson and Shawn Dillon Sampson, all of Saint Jo, TX; one sister, Reina Ann Rodi, Bowie, TX; three brothers, Donny Morgan, Bowie, TX, Jamie Lee Morgan, Bowie, TX and Ricky Lee Morgan, Wichita Falls, TX; grandparents, J.W. and Juanita Allen, Bowie, TX; seven nephews; and dear friends, Nolan Phelps, Judy Brewer and Melissa Hendricks all of Saint Jo, Tx.
Vera Gane McKee
Vera Gane McKee, age 99, of Bowie, TX and formerly of Levelland, TX passed away March 28, 2004 at the Bowie Nursing Center.
Mrs. McKee was born November 28, 1904 in Washita County, OK to Charly and Lidia Ann Helvey Allison. She married Phillip McKee June 20, 1924 in Henrietta, TX. They lived in Anton, TX and later resided in Levelland for many years. In 1996 she moved to Bowie. She was a restaurant operator, housewife and a member of the Methodist Church.
Graveside services for Mrs. McKee were held Monday, March 22, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. at the City of Levelland Cemetery with Brother Glenn Reece officiating, under the direction of Kerrville Funeral Home.
Surviving relatives include: four daughters, Mary Fagan, Myrtle Lee Bosher, Marie Riddle, all of Levelland, TX, and Pauline Jackson, Bowie, TX; four sons, Phillip McKee, Omaha, NE, W.C. McKee, Sundown; Ben McKee, Splendora, and Elmer McKee, Everman; and many grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charly and Lidia Ann Helvey Allison, her husband, Phillip McKee, and a daughter, Catherine Haddox.
Thomas Byron “Tom” Branson
Thomas Byron “Tom” Branson, age 59, of Walnut Grove, passed away March 26, 2004 in the St. John’s Hospital.
Mr. Branson was born in Brownwood, TX. He married Lucinda “Cindy” Corbin Hankins on July 24, 1975. He was a longtime resident of the state of Texas before moving to the Ash Grove and Walnut Grove area after his retirement. He was a retired educator and coach. He had taught in Midland Junior High School System and retired from the H.E.B. School District Euliss Junior High. He graduated from Bowie, TX in 1962 received his B.S. in Education and Industrial Arts degree from Abilene Christian College and his Master degree from North Texas University. He was a member of the Church of Christ.
Services for Mr. Branson were held Monday, March 29, 2004 at 10:30 a.m. in the Wilson Brim-Daniel Chapel in Ash Grove, with Norman “Bud” Branson officiating. Cremation will follow and private inurnment will be at a later date in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, west of Willard.
Surviving relatives include: his wife, Cindy, of the home; daughter, Michelle Hardy Dent, Lubbock, TX; step children, Shelly Douglas, Walnut Grove, Frank Hankins, Lowry Crossing, TX; three grandchldren; his mother, Annie Branson, Bowie, TX; two brothers, Norman “Bud” Burkburnett, TX and Jim Branson, College Station, TX; and one sister, Martha Andreasen, Bowie, TX.
Memorial contributions may be given to Muscular Dystrophy Association in his honor.
A.W. “Max” Maxwell
A.W. “Max” Maxwell, age 72, of Nocona, TX passed away January 24, 2004 in Nocona, TX.
Mr. Maxwell was born March 10. 1911 in Smithville, TX. He marred Ava Jean Bowman on June 6, 1969 in Gainesville, TX. He was a foreman in the pipe fitting business and of the Baptist faith. He had been a resident of Nocona,TX for the last 16 years.
Funeral services for Mr. Maxwell were held Wednesday, January 28, 2004 at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. L.C. Smith officiating. Interment was at a cemetery in Lindale, TX under the direction of Fry Funeral Home.
Surviving relatives include: his wife, Jean Maxwell, Nocona, TX; three daughters, Carolyn Whitecotton, Bowie, TX, Kathy Allison, Olathe, KS and Betty Brodie, Alvarado, TX; one son, Archie Brodie, Jr.; thirteen grandchildren; eighteen great grandchildren; one great great grandchild; one sister, Mary Lou Allen, San Antonio, TX: and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one son, James Wesley Maxwell in 1966, his mother, Lillian Holloway in 1998; his father, Lum Holloway in 2003; and one son-in-law, Thomas Whitecotton in 2003.
Charlene “Willis” Woods
Charlene “Willis” Woods, age 81, of Forestburg, TX passed away January 31, 2004 at the Pecan Tree Manor in Gainesville, TX.
Mrs. Woods was born June 28, 1922 in Leo, TX to Claude Alvin and Eliza Barker Willis. She married Kenneth Norman Woods on October 24, 1943 in Fort Worth, TX. She was a homemaker and a member of the Foresturg Methodist Church.
Funeral services for Mrs. Woods were held Sunday, February 1, 2004 at 2:00 at the Forestburg Methodist Church with Rev. Larry Kruger officiating. Interment was at the Forestburg Cemetery under the direction of McCoy Funeral Home.
Surviving relatives include: her daughter, Patsy Martin, Austin, TX; two sons, Kenneth Woods, Boerne, TX and John Woods, Forestburg, TX; and five grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Claude and Eliza Willis; her husband, Kenneth Woods; and one brother, John Willis.
Pallbearers included: Billy Cops, Roy Metzler, Pat Dieter, Brett Kuhn, Chris Edwards and Harroll Cain.
Rev. John Wesley Morrison
Rev. John Wesley Morrison, age 75, of Bowie, TX passed away January 30, 2004 in Bowie, TX.
Rev. Morrison was born October 27, 1928 in Floydada, TX to Wilson and Essie Morrison. He married Ernestine Unchurch on April 1, 1950 in Clayton, NM. He was a member of the Carter Lake Baptist Church and was ordained into the ministry at the Carter Lake Baptist Church on July 24, 1988. He taught the men’s Sunday School classes, ministered to the elderly in nursing homes in Bowie and was instrumental in building the inside of the Bowie Mission as well as teaching Sunday school at the Mission. He was a retired air conditioning technician for the school system.
Funeral services for Rev. Morrison were held Monday, February 2, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Fry Funeral Home with Rev. Sam Underwood officiating. Interment was at Briar Creek Cemetery under the direction of Fry Funeral Home.
Surviving relatives include: his wife, Ernestine Morrison, Bowie, TX; three daughters, Deborah Ann Ackley, Ft. Worth, TX, Dianna Lyn Caldwell, Cleburne, TX and Brenda Sue Wells, Roanoke, TX; one son, John W. “Butch” Morrison, Weatherford, TX; sixteen grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; two sisters, Carolyn Richey, Saginaw, TX and Billie Mae Rexrode, Amarillo, TX; four brothers, Homer Harp, Ft. Worth, TX, Charley Morrison, Friona, TX, Jean Morrison, Lone Grove, OK and Joe Ray Morrison, Joshua, TX; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wilson and Essie Morrison; two brothers, Jerry Lee Morrison and J.R. Morrison; and one sister, Clara Rich.
Pallbearers included: Mike Morrison, Jason Marbut, Shawn Caldwell, James Rich, Brian Morrison, Bob Vineyard. Honorary pallbearers included: Ronald Lyon, Ervin Lyon, David Swanson, J.C. Unchurch.
Billie C. Fraser
Billie C. Fraser, age 82, of Bowie, TX passed away January 26, 2004 in the Bowie Memorial Hospital in Bowie, TX.
Mr. Fraser was born April 27, 1921 in Flowery Branch, GA. He married Fayteen Trainham on July 3, 1943 in Frederick, OK. He was a security guard and was a member of the First Christian Church of Bowie, TX. He served in the U.S. Air Force during WWII.
Funeral services for Mr. Fraser were held Thursday, January 29, 2004 at 2:00 p.m. at the Fry Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Clyde Markee officiating. Interment was at Elmwood Cemetery under the direction of Fry Funeral Home.
Surviving relatives include: his wife, Fayteen Fraser, Bowie, TX; two daughters, Billie Gilliland, Bridgeport, TX; Blanche Ann Conner, Weatherford, TX; two sons, Tommie Charles Fraser, Azle, TX and James Fraser, Springtown, TX; nine grandchildren; fifteen great grandchildren; one brother, Joe Fraser, Lilburn, GA; one sister, Sara Speer, Stone Mountain, GA; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Fraser; one sister, Mildred Fraser; his parents, James Carroll and Anna Bell Fraser and one grandson, William Charles Price.
Pallbearers included: Pat Osteen, Joe Osteen, Brett Fraser, James Fraser, Jack Price and Roger O’Conner.
Bennie L. McMurray
Bennie L. McMurray, age 82, of Nocona, TX passed away January 27, 2004 at Wichita Falls, TX.
Mr. McMurray was born August 23, 1921 in Texas. He married Thelma Rose Dea December 11, 1946 in Henrietta, TX. He retired as a supply officer at the Wichita Falls State Hospital, was of the Baptist faith and was in the Coast Guard in WWII. He was the chief of Oak Shores Volunteer Fire Department for twenty years.
Graveside services for Mr. McMurray were held Friday, January 30, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. at the Crestview Cemetery in Wichita Falls, TX under the direction of Jerry Woods Funeral Home in Nocona, TX.
Surviving relatives include: three sons, Wallas Adcock, Nocona, TX, David Adcock, San Antonio, TX and Authur Adcock, Alexandria, VA; fourteen grandchildren; ten great great grandchildren; and one special companion and friend, Imogene Caroland, Wichita Falls, TX.
