Area Obituaries

Carol Hinton Martha Carol (Tucker) Hinton, 84, passed away on Friday, August 9, 2019, in Gainesville. Carol was born Oct. 12, 1934, in Spanish Fort to Raymond & Mabel Price Tucker. She gave her life to the Lord as a teenager, joining the Spanish Fort Methodist Church. The church later consolidated with the Nocona First United…

Phyliss was born July 11, 1937, to Dijon Eppler in New Orleans, LA. Phyliss devoted her life to teaching, and her thirty-five-year career including high schools from San Antonio to Amarillo as well as teaching at Amarillo College. Phyliss met Donnie Sewell, and the two married in 1963. They celebrated 53 years of loving, devoted…

Ashley Necole Sharp, of Nocona, passed from this life on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, at the age of 35. She was born on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 1984, in Durant, Okla. to James Ray and Marsha Jean (Waters) Sharp. Ashley was a longtime resident of Bryan County. She enjoyed music, collecting things, camping, going to the…

Julia Kilbride SPEERY,. Iowa – Julia Biddenstadt Kilbride, 71, passed way June 7, 2019, in Sperry, Iowa. Julia was born April 17, 1948, in Keokuk, Iowa, to Julius and Barbara Biddenstadt. Julia and her husband Vern moved to Texas in 2011. Julia worked as a data support supervisor for Alcohol & Drug Dependency office in…

  Grace Eldred, 69, died on Aug. 3, 2019, in Wichita Falls. She was born on Jan. 10, 1950, in Muenster to John & Elizabeth Temple Moster. Grace married the love of her life A.W. Eldred on Oct. 16, 1968, in Nocona. They were married for 50 years, living in several West Texas towns before returning…

Cash was born on Jan. 26, 1932, in Montague County to William and Avo Agee Houpt. Cash worked most of his life selling cars. He was very involved in his community being a member of the Nocona Hills Community Church, Nocona V.F.W Post# 8558, and a 50-year member of the Nocona Masonic Lodge# 753 A.F. &…

Ronnie Brown Ronald K. “Ronnie” Brown, 72, died on July 31, 2019, at his home in Montague. Ronnie was born on  June 21, 1947, in Lubbock to Willie Kermit & Opal McClintock Brown. Ronnie worked as a lease operator in the oilfield and served in the U.S. Army. He married Tammy Schuette on July 2,…

Sonya Cagle, 48, died in Nocona, on July 29, 2019. She was born March 9, 1971 in Wichita Falls to Daniel & Dorthy Perry Cagle. Sonya worked mostly as a results audit coordinator for Panhandle Employment Services and was a member of Abundant Life Church in Nocona. She is survived by her mother, Dorthy Cagle…