J.L. Sullivan...
J.L. Sullivan, 85, passed away Sunday, May
1, 2005 in the community of Dean, near Wichita Falls, TX.
Graveside services were Wednesday, May 4, 2005 at 1:00 p.m. at Lindale
Cemetery with Bro. Jamie Reed officiating under the direction of White
Family Funeral Home.
J.L. was born April 17, 1920 in Montague to Samuel T.
and Sally Ann (Downs) Sullivan. He married Edna Dowis on February 2,
1938 in Bowie. He worked in the oil field industry for Smith Well
Service in Bridgeport until his retirement in 1983. He served his
country in the Army during WWII and was a lifetime member of the VFW in
Bowie. He was of the Baptist faith. J.L. was a family man who enjoyed
fishing and spending time outdoors.
He is survived by one son, Junior Sullivan and his
wife, Carmen of Childress, TX; daughters, Betty Shoemaker of Dean,
Barbara Sherman and her husband, C.D. (Deedle) of Childress, Tx, Beverly
Cripps and her husband, Stephen of Oxnard, CA and Irene Henry and her
husband, Keith of Dean; thirteen grandchildren; sixteen great
grandchildren; and one great-great granddaughter.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Samuel and
Sally Sullivan; wife, Edna Dowis Sullivan; and two sons, James and Jerry
Sullivan.
Pallbearers were Dennis Shoemaker, Paul
Shoemaker, James Henry, JD Henry, Justin Henry and Bobby Reynolds.
Barbara Lynn Reeves and Jennifer Robin Reeves...
Barbara Lynn Reeves and her daughter,
Jennifer Robin Reeves, passed away on April 29, 2005.
Graveside services for Barbara and Jennifer were
Tuesday, May 3 at The Cowboy’s Last Ride Cemetery with Dr. Larry Cox
officiating. White Family Funeral Home of Bowie directed the services.
Barbara was born August 9, 1947 in Dallas, TX to Lynn Otis
and Elsie (Lee) Burns. She married Loyd Lynn Reeves on August 4, 1970 in
Ardmore, OK. She loved gardening, cooking and volunteering her time at
the animal shelter. She was a loving wife and mother.
Jennifer was born December 24, 1972 in Newport News, VA
to Loyd Lynn and Barbara Lynn (Burns) Reeves. She was a giving woman
with a love for dogs. She loved caring for her own dogs and spending
time with her mother and father. She was an avid movie watcher.
They are preceded in death by Barbara’s parents and
Jennifer’s grandparents, Lynn and Elsie Burns; Barbara’s sister and
Jennifer’s aunt, Carol Crouch.
They are survived by Barbara’s husband and Jennifer’s
father, Loyd Reeves of Bowie, TX; Barbara’s sister and Jennifer’s aunt,
Margaret Edwards and her husband, Bruce of Poquoson, VA; Barbara’s
brothers and Jennifer’s uncles, Robert Burns and his wife Cindy of
Poquoson, VA and Lee Burns and his wife, Vicky of Clinton, MS; and
numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Claude Doyle and Jennie Naomi Moore...
Services for Claude Doyle and Jennie Naomi
Moore were on Wednesday, April 27, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at Ebenezer
Pentecostal Church of God in Bowie with Bro. Ronnie Tucker officiating.
Whites Family Funeral Home directed the service.
Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
Claude was born November 1, 1915 in Dill City, Oklahoma
to Johnny Wesley and Mary Alice (Odell) Moore. He married Jennie Naomi
Johnson on June 27, 1947 in Fairfax, California. Claude served in the
ministry for sixty years in the Pentecostal faith. He was a loving
husband, father and grandfather.
Jennie was born December 16, 1922 in Kiefer, Oklahoma
to Burton and Ruby Retta (Cherry) Johnson. She married Claude Doyle
Moore on June 27, 1947 in Fairfax, California. She was a homemaker and a
loving, devoted wife, mother and grandmother.
The couple are survived by: their children, Jessie
Moore and his wife Jennie, Paul Moore and his wife Glenna, Alice Pike
and her husband Jim, Ruth Bridges, Toby Moore and his wife Debbie,
Donald Moore and his wife Fannie, Anna Davidson and her husband Roger,
Clifford Moore and his wife Laura; twenty-nine grandchildren; and
forty-eight great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren; his five
brothers, Richard Moore, Wayne Moore, Bonnie Moore, Chester Moore and
David Moore; her three sisters, Nellie McLaughlin and her husband
Claude, Bessie Walker and Dorothy Ann Johnson.
She is preceded in death by: her parents, Burton and
Ruby Johnson; two grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. He is
preceded in death by: his parents, Johnny and Mary Moore; sister Noami
Moore; brothers Lonnie Moore, Vernon Moore, Ruben Moore, Hoyt Moore,
John Moore, Clifford Moore and Jay Moore; two grandchildren; and five
great grandchildren.
Joe Earl Coats...
Joe Earl Coats, 79, of Dallas, TX, passed
away April 28, 2005 at his home.
He was born December 14, 1925 to Buster and Lona Davis
Coats.
Survivors include: two sons, Mike and wife Sue Coats of
Sunset, TX and Steve & wife Diene Coats of Carrolton, TX; four
grandchildren, Joey Coats of Sunset, TX, Tammy Bell of Alvord, TX,
Kimberli Coats of Lewisville, TX and Lisa Coats of Carrolton, TX; three
great grandchildren, Dustin, Hannah and Maverick.
Charles Edward Dudley...
SUNSET -- Charles Edward Dudley, 61, loving husband, son, father,
brother, Poppy and Papa Charles, passed away Sunday, May 1, 2005 in
Bowie.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Thursday in J.E. Foust & Son Memorial
Chapel in Grapevine with James Warden officiating. Burial: 2 p.m.
following services in Sunset Cemetery in Sunset. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m.
Wednesday at J.E. Foust & Son Funeral Directors.
Charles' passion for tool and die started when he was
in high school at Northwest High School in Justin. He worked at many
places, including Victor Equipment in Denton. He was preceded in death
by his father, James B. Dudley, and sister, Linda Sue Dudley.
Survivors: Wife of 15 years, Christine Dudley; mother,
Frances Dudley; children, Melissa Barber and husband, Tom, Brian Dudley
and wife, Kirshna, Sherry Fowler and Ted Dudley and girlfriend,
Cassandra; the mother of Charles' children, Jenny Forrest; stepchildren,
Charles Austin and wife, Teresa, Christie Warden and husband, James, and
Christopher Austin and girlfriend, Rebecca; grandchildren, Adam Dudley
and wife, Amber, Dave Barber, Miranda Barber, Amber Barber, Thomas
Dudley, Joseph Dudley, Charles Dudley, Alex Dudley, Heather Choate,
Jordan Choate, Garrett Choate, Jayden Dudley, Alyssa Austin, Ashlyn
Austin, Jonathan Austin and Valerie Warden; great-grandchildren, Travis
Dudley and Taryn Dudley; brothers, James Dudley and wife, Lois, and
Jerry Dudley and wife, Paula; sisters, Martha Watson and husband, Max;
and numerous nieces and nephews.
Louis Earl Kirtley...
Louis Earl Kirtley, age 82, of Nocona, TX
passed away April 26, 2005 in Nocona, TX.
Mr. Kirtley was born February 16, 1923 in Excelsior
Springs, MO to Ethard and Lucy O’Dell Kirtley. He married Lena Sellers
on May 15, 1948 in Kansas City, MO. He was in the United States Air
Force for twenty-one years serving in World War II and was a Nocona
Masonic Lodge member. He was a Technician Supervisor Aircraft
Maintenance at Airall of Dallas, TX.
Funeral services for Mr. Kirtley were held
Friday, April 29, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Jerry Woods Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Lamoin Champ officiating. Interment was held at the
Shady Grove Cemetery in Montague County, TX under the direction of Jerry
Woods Funeral Home. Masonic Graveside Rites directed by the Nocona
Masonic Lodge 753 AF & AM.
Surviving relatives include: his wife, Lena
Kirtley, Nocona, TX; two sons, Robert Kirtley, Wichita Falls, TX and
Douglas Kirtley, Bayou Vista, TX; one daughter, Denise Lovelady,
Greenville, TX; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and one
brother, Emmitt Kirtley, Sumner, MO.
Pallbearers included: Earl Bailey, Jesse Burnett,
Jeremy Qualls, Dick Van Meter, Jim Wallace and Bart Young.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or
the Nocona Hills Volunteer Fire Department.
Louis Earl Kirtley...
Louis Earl Kirtley, age 82, of
Nocona, TX passed away April 26, 2005 in Nocona, TX.
Mr. Kirtley was born February 16, 1923 in Excelsior
Springs, MO to Ethard and Lucy O’Dell Kirtley. He married Lena Sellers
on May 15, 1948 in Kansas City, MO. He was in the United States Air
Force for twenty-one years serving in World War II and was a Nocona
Masonic Lodge member. He was a Technician Supervisor Aircraft
Maintenance at Airall of Dallas, TX.
Funeral services for Mr. Kirtley were held
Friday, April 29, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. at the Jerry Woods Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Lamoin Champ officiating. Interment was held at the
Shady Grove Cemetery in Montague County, TX under the direction of Jerry
Woods Funeral Home. Masonic Graveside Rites directed by the Nocona
Masonic Lodge 753 AF & AM.
Surviving relatives include: his wife, Lena
Kirtley, Nocona, TX; two sons, Robert Kirtley, Wichita Falls, TX and
Douglas Kirtley, Bayou Vista, TX; one daughter, Denise Lovelady,
Greenville, TX; six grandchildren; five great grandchildren; and one
brother, Emmitt Kirtley, Sumner, MO.
Pallbearers included: Earl Bailey, Jesse Burnett,
Jeremy Qualls, Dick Van Meter, Jim Wallace and Bart Young.
Memorials may be made to the Alzheimer's Association or
the Nocona Hills Volunteer Fire Department.
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