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Obituary – Jay Williams

Jay Williams Jay E. Williams passed away on Feb. 27, 2020, in Nocona surrounded by his family. He was born on Oct. 5, 1957, in Russellville, Ark., to Weldon and Martha (Palmer) Williams.  He married Sue Malone on Sept. 16, 1989 in Dallas. Mr. Williams also served his country in the Army. Jay spent his…

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Obituary – Bobby Taylor

Bobby Taylor Robert Ray “Bobby” Taylor, 85, of Nocona passed away, surrounded by his family, on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Decatur. Funeral services were to be at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at Central Baptist Church in Bowie with Pastor Gregg Shaw officiating. Burial was to follow at Bellevue Cemetery in Bellevue. Family…

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Obituary – Shirley Snell

Shirley Snell Shirley Ann Snell, 84, died at her home in Nocona on Feb. 24, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Shirley was born on Sept. 6, 1935, in Waxahachie to Virgil and Minerva Johnson Davis. Shirley worked in accounting at the Federal Reserve where she met her husband, Larry Snell. She married Larry on…

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Obituary – Lee Sheen

Lee Sheen Lee Warren Sheen, 48 of Nocona passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 29, in the chapel of the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie with Pastor Larry Kennedy officiating. Burial followed at Hopewell Cemetery in Stoneburg. Lee was born Feb. 2, 1972, in…

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Obituary – Mona Nored

Mona Nored Mona Nored, 67, died on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, in Nocona. She was born on May 13, 1952, in Childress to Marion & Nyla Cummings Morton. Mona worked as a ward clerk at the hospital for many years. Mona is survived by her daughter, Kenda Kirby and husband Brannen of Nocona, sisters, Marion…

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Obituary – Bill Hogan

Bill Hogan William Thomas (Bill) Hogan, 73 left his earthly body on March 1, 2020, in Plano after a lengthy illness. The family received friends between 6 and 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3, at Owens and Brumley Funeral Home in Wichita Falls. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 4, at…

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Feds sentence locals to 5 to 12 years in prison

FORT WORTH – Thursday the fourteenth of eighth individuals charged with conspirying to distribute methamphetamine in Wise and Montague Counties was sentenced in federal court. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Conner sentenced Shane Deardeuff to 144 months federal prison. Part of the sentencing statements noted he had previous served 12 months in prison for possession of…

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Lady survive area round

GRANBURY – The Lady Indians had to reach deep to advance to the third round of the state basketball playoffs. A 16-point lead late in the second quarter evaporated during the worst third period of Nocona’s season. Normally the Lady Indians storm out of the half-time locker room either totally controlling the action, or, more…

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Tribe takes back-to-back to advance

CHICO – Despite some second half foul troubles, the Nocona sealed their berth in the state playoffs Friday night by connecting on just enough free throws in the fourth quarter to beat the Henrietta Bearcats for the second time in four days. Nocona pounded the ‘Cats on Tuesday, forcing a two-way tie for fourth place…

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