Ernest Oliver Moore...
      Ernest Oliver Moore, age 58, of Forestburg, TX passed away October 20 in Bowie, TX.
     Mr. Moore was born July 15, 1947 in Decatur, TX to Oliver and Pauline Mattie Freeman Webster. He married Judy White on May 15, 1970 in Forestburg and worked as an Aircraft Inspector for General Dynamics. He served his country in the United States Marine Corp during Vietnam and was a member of the VFW in Bowie.
     Funeral services for Mr. Moore were held Sunday, October 23, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. in the Drawing Room of the White Family Funeral Home with Morris Freeman officiating. Interment was at New Harp Cemetery in Forestburg under the direction of The White Family Funeral Home.
     Surviving relatives include: his wife, Judy Moore, Forestburg, TX; his children, Tracy Moore, Wichita Falls, TX and Micki Russell, Bowie, TX; two grandchildren; his mother, Pauline Clark, Bowie, TX; three sisters, Margaret Hunt, Bowie, TX, Connie Browning, Crafton, TX, and Gail Robinson, Bowie, TX; one brother, Paul Moore, Borger, TX and numerous nieces and nephews.
     Pallbearers included: Keith Dill, Kody Dill, Charles Dill, Terry Harris, Dennis Freeman and Jay White.

Jeff Taylor...
Jeff Taylor, 80, passed away Thursday, October 20, 2005 in Bowie, TX.
Mr. Taylor was born October 11, 1925 to Jefferson Lynn and Jo Addie (Johnston) Taylor in Roswell, NM. He married Norma Jean Rogers on August 20, 1952 in Bowie, TX. He served his country in the Army Air Corps during WWII and served on the Bowie City Council and was owner/operator of Jeff Taylor’s Mud Service in Bowie for many years. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Bowie as a deacon, trustee and chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee and a member of the Long Range Planning Committee. He was one of the teachers of the Gideon Sunday School Class and volunteered at the Bowie Mission. His joy was spending time with his family.
He is survived by: his wife, Jean Taylor of Bowie, TX; children, Vickie Knowles of Arlington, TX, Jeff Taylor and his wife, Wilma of Irvine, CA, Joe Taylor and his wife, Julie of Reno, NV, and Julie Johnson and her husband, Jim of Wichita Falls, TX; ten grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren; and a host of loved ones and friends.

Gerald C. Ingram...
    Gerald C. Ingram, age 63, of Bowie, TX passed away October 19, 2005 in Bowie, TX
     Mr. Ingram was born December 26, 1941 in Bowie, TX to John and Marie Dennis Ingram. During high school he was the 1958 Golden Gloves Boxing Champion and was on the 1959 Regional Champion Bowie High Cross Country Track Team. He served in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War and retired after twenty years of service.
    Graveside servies with Military Honors will be held Friday, October 28, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Elmwood Cemetery with Dr. Larry Cox officiating under the direction of the White Family Funeral Home.
Surviving relatives include: two daughters, Marissa Ingram and Theresa Melton; two grandchildren, Jimmy Gerald Melton and Melissa Melton; two brothers, Norman Ingram and his wife, Marie, Bowie, TX and Bobby Ingram and his wife, Carolyn, Jacksonville, TX; and his first wife, Emmy Ingram-Youngberg, San Diego, CA.
     He was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Sherrel I., Freddy Wayne and James Edward Ingram.

Venta Lou Liggett...
     Venta Lou Liggett, 79, of Vashti, Texas, passed away on Saturday, October 22, 2005 in Bowie, Texas.
     Funeral services were held 10:30 A.M., Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at the Vashti Baptist Church with Rev. Greg Fletcher, pastor officiating. Burial was in the Vashti, TX cemetery under the direction of Davis Funeral Home.
     Mrs. Liggett was born July 28, 1926 in Loving, TX to Joseph E. (Bert) and Ola (Herring) Moore. She married Rdell Liggett on June 21, 1945. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pleasant Mound Freewill Baptist Church in Buffalo Springs, TX but had been the Pianist for the Vashti Baptist Church for many years.
     She was preceded in death by her husband Rdell on November 19, 1986.
     Survivors include two sons, Kenneth and his wife Sandra of Vashti, TX and Elwyn Liggett of Vashti, TX; one daughter Nancy Butler and her husband Ole of Vashti, TX; eleven grandchildren, Brad, Sonya, Kendra, Cassandra, Alena, Deidra, Lance, Marlena, Twyla, Twain and Tammara; nineteen great-grandchildren.
     Memorials may be made to either the Bellevue or Vashti Baptist Churches or the Bellevue Ex-Students association.

Helen Ernestine Fraser..
    Helen Ernestine Fraser, 63, of Fort Worth, TX, passed away in Fort Worth on October 20, 2005.
    She was born October 11, 1942 in Taft, TX to James & Leola Rowley. On August 12, 1993 she married Tommie Fraser in Rockwall, TX. Mrs. Fraser was a homemaker and a member of Four Square Gospel Church.
    Funeral services for Mrs. Fraser were Monday, October 24, 2005 at 11:00 a.m. at Heritage Family Funeral Home of Bowie, TX with Rev. Mark Parks officiating. Burial followed in Elmwood Cemetery.
    Survivors include: her husband, Tommie Fraser of Arlington, TX; one son, Jimmy Thornhill of Bennington, KS; two daughters, Janet Williams and Kathy Thornhill, both of Springtown, TX; several sisters and brothers; and seven grandchildren.

Frieda Duke...
     Frieda Duke, 69 of Vashti, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, October 22, 2005.
     Graveside Services where held at 10:00 am, Monday, October 24, 2005 in the Liberty Cemetery, Clay County, Texas, with Rev. Greg Fletcher, pastor of the Vashti Baptist Church, officiating. Arrangements were under the direction of Davis Funeral Home in Henrietta, Texas.
      Mrs. Duke was born on November 9, 1935 in Clear Water, Florida to Howard Burton and Lois ElFrieda (Williams) Kearney. She married Oscar E. Duke on August 28, 1964 in Bosque Farms, New Mexico. Mrs. Duke was well known throughout the community for her weekly article she wrote for Vashti in the Clay County Leader. She was a devoted Christian and friend to everyone in the Vashti Community. She was a active member of the Vashti Baptist Church in Vashti, Texas where she played a huge part in all church activities. Mrs. Duke was a strong and faithful servant to her Lord and Savior till the very end.
      Survivors include two special friends, Lillian Kerr of North Carolina and Dot Reagan of Henrietta, Texas.

Geraldine M. Thompson...
     Geraldine M. Thompson, age 85 of Alvord, TX passed away October 19, 2005 in Decatur, TX.
     Mrs. Thompson was born October 9, 1920 in Alvord, TX. She graduated from Park Springs High School and married Harold Thompson in Wise County.
     Funeral service for Mrs. Thompson were held Saturday, October 22, 2005 at 3:00 p.m. at the Heritage Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Darius McKay officiating.
     Interment was at Cumby Cemetery in Park Springs, TX under the direction of Heritage Family Funeral Home.
     Surviving relatives include: one son, Jerry Thompson, Alvord, TX; one sister, Bobby Jett, Bowie, TX; and 2 grandchildren.
     She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Thompson.

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