All Obituaries

Clara Willard Childress-Foreman was born March 19, 1924 in Forth Worth, Texas to Charlie Burford Childress and Charlie Virginia Smith Childress.  She was the only child born to this union. At an early age Clara accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior at the Hopewell Baptist Church Crowell, Texas.  During here younger years she was called “District Baby”  by members of the Progressive West Texas Association. She was united in marriage to Joe T. Colbert who preceded...

Dora L. (Booker) Pettie was born April 23, 1933 in McGregor, Texas. She was the daughter of the late Ellis “Buddy” Booker and Lucille Coatney-Wilson. Dora attended schools in McGregor, Texas. Her first job was at Irene’s Flower Shop in McGregor. On November 19, 1949 she married Lloyd L. Pettie, Sr. and to this union four children were born. After her first three children were born, the family moved from McGregor to Wichita Falls. This was where they would raise all four of...

Minnie Lee Meyers Lowe  Born: March 15, 1928 - Haskell, Oklahoma Death: December 21, 2018 Wichita Falls, TX. Preceded in Death: Husband: Mr. Lowe Mother: Victoria Conley Meyers, Son: James Lowe Survivors: Son: Chris Lowe Daughter: Vonda McMiller, four grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Djuana K. McFadden Matthews "Dee" Djuana was born on January 7, 1970 in Wichita Falls, Texas. She was a loving daughter, mother, sister and proud grandmother. She was loved by all who knew her. Djuana graduated from Eisenhower High School in Lawton, OK., attended Cosmetology School and later owned a Beauty Supply Store in Lawton. She moved back to Wichita Falls and entered into the healthcare field as a phlebotomist. Her last place of employment was at Holiday Inn. The greatest...

James Edward Williams, born March 21, 1945 in Coolidge, TX was a father, brother, uncle and husband.  He was raised in Wichita Falls, TX and graduated from Booker T. Washington High School in 1963.  He was extremely proud of his classmates and continued throughout his life connecting with them.  He went on to Texas Southern University in Houston, TX. and returned to Wichita Falls where he met and married Olistena Williams. From that marriage was born his only child, Ava Brown...