All Obituaries

Kyriece DeShawn Hardeman was born on October 15, 1990 in Wichita Falls, Texas to the union of Rhonda Joyce Hardeman-Williams (Avalon) and Willie Beamon, Jr. He transitioned unexpectedly on May 3, 2021. Kyriece was the youngest of his siblings. Mr. Hardeman attended Frederick Douglass Senior High in Oklahoma City and worked in the occupational field of landscaping. Prior to his departure, he was took an array of on- line business courses and made plans to start his own lawn service. He was...

Becky Jean Dickerson was born on February 14, 1971 and passed away May 7, 2021 at the age of 50.  She was preceded in death by her daughter; Ashley Dickerson, her parents; Billy and Betty Henson, her sister; Brenda Henson, her brother in law; Claud Henry Roy and her niece; Diane Bolf. Becky is survived by her son; Robert Dickerson of Wichita Falls and a daughter; Ronni Lee and husband, Eddie Adkins of Crestview, Florida. Two beautiful granddaughters; Arianna Johnson of Burkburnett,...

Stanley Dean Smith, Jr. (Pee Wee) was born on April 23, 1956. He was a kind and gentle man. Stanley worked at the Opportunity Workshop for many years and also attended  Day Hab for over ten years. He enjoyed spending time with friends, bowling, shopping and many more activities. His favorite thing to do was watching old western movies. He was preceded in death by his parents; Stanley Dean Smith, Sr. and Birdell Smith, his sister; Nancy Jean Veasey. Those that will cherish his memory...

Patricia Ann Flint-Barney was born to Fred Flint and Margaret Green-Flint of Jacksboro, TX on Friday, May 24th, 1940. She graduated from the Lennie Shelton high school located in Jacksboro in 1957 and she completed a few semesters of college in Texas. She decided to follow some of her other siblings and moved herself and growing family to Rochester, New York in 1963.  She was an active member of the Black Panther Organization, whose goals were to empower the community through social and...

John Michael Clement, III. was born on October 1, 1993 to his loving parents Lynn Celestine Thornton-Brown and John Michael Clement, Jr. in Wichita Falls, Texas.  At the tender age of 13, John Michael made a personal decision to surrender his life in faith and obedience to God and be baptized. He understood the importance of having a relationship with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. John Michael graduated from S.H. Rider High School in May of 2012. During his high school years, he was...

Patsy Ruth Griggs- Clark  was born on January 20, 1950 to the late Annie Lee Griggs and Joseph Griggs. She was one of nine children this union was blessed with.  She Graduated from the historic Booker T. Washington High School in Wichita Falls. Patsy worked on Sheppard AFB for over twenty years in the housekeeping and food service departments until her health began to decline. Patsy was a wise, no nonsense, love-able and caring woman. When she became mostly home bound around...

The Sun rose on Robert Lee Jones, Jr. on June 9, 1947 and Set on March 21, 2021 in Wichita Falls, Texas, he was 73 years old. Robert was born to the late Robert Lee Jones, Sr. and Annie Bell Williams in Wichita Falls, Texas. He attended Dunbar High School in Fort Worth, Texas and later graduated from Burkburnett High School, where he made history as the first Black American Athlete to play Football at the newly integrated school. He served his country by enlisting in the U.S. Army where he...