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Page 4, Thursday, June 2, 2011, The Nocona News
Obituaries
ospel serenade
Edward Hales
Graveside services for
Edward Cecil Bales, 91, of
Nocona were held at 3 p.m.
at Shady Grove Cemetery on
Tuesday, May 31, 2011.
Services were under the
direction of Scott-Morris
Funeral Home.
Edward was born Feb. 16,
1920, in Clarksville the son
of the late Sylvester and
Minirva Schribrner Bales.
He passed away May 27 in
Nocona.
He was preceded in death
by his wife, Mable Mahon
Bales; his parents, a son-in-
law, Billy Joe Gandy and a
grandson, Jason Bales.
Edward served his coun-
try with the US Navy during
World War II. He worked
for Bowie Industries as a
welder before retiring.
Survivors include: his
children Peggy Gandy of
Sanger, Carolyn "Sue"
Whatley and husband Bob of
Nocona, Edward Lee Bales
of Wichita Falls and Randy
Joe Bales of Sanger; six
grandchildren, six great-
grandchildren and six great-
great-grandchil dren.
The family requests
memorials be made to the
Oklahoma School for the
Deaf, P.O. Box 1211,
Sulphur, Okla. 73086.
Reece Gibson
Graveside services for
Reece McDonal Gibson, 92,
of Nocona, were held at
Longbranch Cemetery at 2
p.m. Sunday, May 29, 2011,
under the direction of Jerry
Woods Funeral Home.
Rev. Jack McBride offici-
ated.
Reece was born Aug. 5,
1918, in Montague County
the son of the late William
Walter and Gertrude Gann
Gibson. He married Vesta
May Medley in 1953. She
preceded him in death in
1998. He passed away May
26 in Nocona.
Reece was a rancher and a
member of the First Baptist
Church of Nocona.
Survivors include: his
daughters, Niki Towery and
Sharon Horton of Nocona;
nine grandchildren; 34 great-
grandchildren and 17 great-
great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made
to Hospice of Rural Texas.
Patsy Meek!us
Funeral services for Patsy
J. Meekins, 83, of Nocona,
were held at 11 a.m.
Saturday, May 28, 2011, at
Jerry Woods Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Weldon
Wright officiating. Interment
followed at Nocona
Cemetery.
Patsy was born Sept. 26,
1927, in Nocona the daugh-
ter of the late Willie and
Oline Battles Meekins. She
died May 26 in Nocona.
She worked for a local
insurance company and was
a member of the First
Assembly of God in Nocona.
Survivors include: her
sisters Billy Joy Keck and
Sue Storey of Nocona and
her brother Don "Bud"
Meekins also of Nocona as
well as numerous nieces and
nephews.
Pallbearers were Hobie
Meekins, Zane Meekins,
Bret Meekins, Lance
Meekins, Will Meekins and
Robby Storey.
Wayne
tapping ton
Graveside services for
David Wayne Sappington,
60, of Bowie were held at 1
p.m. Saturday, May 28,
2011, at Molsbee Chapel
Cemetery with minister
David Hall officiating.
Arrangements were under
the direction of Jerry Woods
Funeral Home.
Wayne was born May 7,
1951, in Nocona the son of
the late David Walter and
Marie Weaver Sappington.
He married Pamela Loy
Lyons on Dec. 29, 1989, in
Bowie, and passed away in
Bowie on May 26.
He was a mail carrier for
the U.S. Postal Service and a
member of the Church of the
Brethren.
Survivors include: his
son, David Wayne
Sappington Jr. of Bowie; his
daughter, Tiffany
Sappington of Wichita Falls;
and his brother, Tommie
Sappington of Nocona.
He was preceded in death
by his parents, David and
Marie Sappington; his son
Chad Sappington; and his
brother, Lonnie Sappington.
Pallbearers included
Tommie Sappington, Bill
Minor and Frank Davis.
Memorials may be made
to the Molsbee Chapel
Cemetery Association, 1057
FM 3394, Nocona, Texas
76255.
Johnivfle Clary
Funeral services for
Johnnie Mae Clary, 89, of
Nocona, will be held at 2
p.m. Friday, June 3, 2011, at
the Bethel Baptist Church
with Rev. Dale Berry offici-
ating.
Interment will follow at
Nocona Cemetery under the
direction of Scott-Morris
Funeral Home.
The family will be at the
funeral home Thursday
evening from 7 to 8 p.m.
Johnnie was born Dec.
31, 1921, in Decatur the
daughter of the late John
Granville and Nellie Mae
(Tindale) Dickson. She mar-
ried Warren G. Clary. She
died May 27 in Nocona.
She was preceded in
death by her parents, John
and Nellie Dickson, her hus-
band Warren on May 17,
2004, and a grandson, Kevin
Bailey.
Johnnie was a caregiver
for many years taking care of
over 70 children.
Memorials in lieu of
flowers may be made to the
Bethel Baptist Church, 310
Seventh St., Nocona, Texas
76255.
Survivors include: her
children, Wanda Bailey and
husband Gary of Nocona and
Michael Clary and wife
Kelly of Denton; two grand-
children, Karen Johnson and
Michael T. Clary; and a
great-granddaughter, Sophia
Johnson; as well as numer-
ous nieces and nephews.
Mordel
Samples
Funeral services for
Mordell Alee Samples, 84,
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of Nocona, were held at 10
a.m. Wednesday, June 1,
2011, at Jerry Woods
Funeral Home Chapel with
Joe Crow officiating.
Burial followed at Eagle
Point Cemetery.
Mordell was born Oct.
28, 1926, in Nocona the
daughter of the late Jeff D.
and Bertha Lawrence
Meekins. She married Junior
Samples in 1943. He preced-
ed her in death on Dec. 6,
1991. She passed away May
29 in Nocona.
Mordell worked as a host-
ess for Luby's.
Survivors include: her
sons, Davis Samples of
Greenville, Danny Samples
of Nocona and Darcy
Samples of Fort Worth; her
daughters, Tyoka Green of
Bowie, Tyrona Ritchie of
Alvarado and Tywona
Durham of Nocona; a sister,
Lavenia Meader of
Arlington; a brother, Guy
Meekins of California; 14
grandchildren; 24 great-
grandchildren and six great-
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers were her
grandsons.
Memorials may be made
to Meals on Wheels, 400
Boston St., Nocona, Texas
76255, or the Salvation
Army.
James West
Memorial services for
James Russell West, 43, of
Nocona, will be held at 11
a.m. Friday, June 10, 2011,
at St. Joseph's Catholic
Church in Nocona.
Services are under the
direction of Scott-Morris
Funeral Home.
James was born May 23,
1967, in Quenset Point, R.I.,
and died May 13 in Nocona.
Survivors include: his
mother, Liza West; father
Paul Darwin West; sons
Cody and Jeremy West of
Nocona, Michael of
Colorado and Sean of
Arizona; brother Jason and
wife Donnie West of
Nocona, Randy and wife
Michell West of Arizona;
and one grandchildren.
In lieu of flowers please
send memorials to the chari-
ty of your choice.
Linda Davis
BOWIE Linda Davis,
66, passed away Monday,
May 30, 2011, in
Funeral service will be
held at 4 p.m. Saturday, June
—See "Obits" Page X
Russ Taff will be appear-
ing in concert on Sunday,
June 12, at 2 p.m. in Nocona
at the First United Methodist
Church.
The concert is sponsored
by the Nocona Church of the
Nazarene. A free will offer-
ing will be taken.
Russ was the fourth of
five sons born to a fire-
breathing Pentecostal
preacher father and a gospel
music-loving mother. He
learned early on that when
he sang, people sat up and
responded with feeling.
Some of his earliest memo-
ries are of being balanced on
the church altar by his moth-
er's strong arms while he
belted out a gospel chorus to
the rollicking encourage-
ment of the tiny congrega-
tion.
His trademark rich, emo-
tion-drenched vocals were
formed in this fertile envi-
ronment.
A natural harmony singer,
Russ often teamed with his
brothers to perform songs by
the great quarters of the days
- The Blackwood Brothers,
the Gospel Echoes and the
Statesmen.
"Those guys were like the
Beatles or Elvis to me," Russ
laughs. "I used to practice
their moves in front of my
bedroom mirror, and try my
best to sound just like Jake
(Hess of the Statesmen)!"
Moving to Arkansas as a
teen, he began listening to
popular music just as
Contemporary Christian
music was gaining promi-
nence and traditional lines
between 'secular' and
'sacred' were starting to
blur.
Taff was invited to join
the Imperials becoming
known as "The Voice"
behind the award-winning
songs and albums that suc-
cessfully completed the
group's transition from tradi-
tional to contemporary
Christian.
In 1991 he was invited by
his long-time friend Bill
Gaither to be part of one of
Gainther's fledgling
Homecoming videos. He
eventually became a regular
artist on the Homecoming
Tour, and in a surprise move
joined the famed Gaither
Vocal Band as a baritone in
2001. He toured with the
group for almost three years.
Early in 2004, in the wake
of the deaths of
Homecoming legends Vestal
Goodman and the beloved
Jake Hess, Russ decided to
step down from the Vocal
Band and return to his solo
artist status on the tour.
"God called me to sing
when I was just a little
preacher's kid in
Farmersville, Calif.," Taff
says with a smile. "And He's
still calling!"
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Bethel Baptist Church
310 7th St. - 825-3577
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11a.m.
Evening Service 6 p.m.
Nueva Vida Bautista
609 Montague - 825-3924
Bible Study 10 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
Bible Baptist Temple
700 E. Willow - 825-4940
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Morning Worship 11a.m.
Bible Wav Mission
Cherry & Henrietta Sts.
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Morning Worship 11a.m.
Evening Service 7 p.m.
Central Christian Church
300 Cooke St. - 825-3794
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11a.m.
Illinois Bend Church
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Morning Worship 11a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Wednesday Service 7 p.m.
Jean's Men's Bible Class
105 Main St. - 825-3432
Sunday Morning 9:30 a.m.
Ringgold Methodist
Church
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Morning Service 11 a.m.
Church of Christ
311 Cooke - 825-3136
Bible School 9:30 a.m
Morning Assm. 10:30 a.m.
Evening Assm. 6 p.m.
Wednesday Assm. 7 p.m.
Northside Landmark
Missionary Baptist Church
Corner of Grayson &
Mimosa
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Morning Worship 11a.m.
Evening Worship 6:30 p.m
Church of the Nazarene
300 E. Elm St. - 825-6031
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m
First Assembly of God
West Pine Street - 825-4742
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Morning Worshipl0:30 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m
Molsbee Chapel Church
Molsbee Chapel Rd.
825-4580
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.
Morning Worship 11:00 a.m.
Evening Worship 6:00 p.m,
Wednesday 6:00 p.m
Shepherd of the
Hills Baptist Church
FM 1956 at FM 3301
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Church 10:55 a.m.
Evening 6:30 p.m.
First Baptist Church
511 Cooke St.- 825-3885
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Service 10:45 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Wednesday Service 6 p.m.
Christ Community Church
200 Cooke St. - 825-3791
Saturday Worship 6 p.m.
Sunday Worship 10 a.m.
Wednesday Study 6 p.m.
Shadv Grove
Community Church
Worship Service 11 a.m.
First Presbyterian Church
406 11th St.
Worship Service 9:00 a.m.
First Baptist of Montague
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Montague Holiness Church
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
Sunday Evening 6:30 p.m.
Bonita Baptist Church
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Ringgold Baptist Church
Sunday School 10 a.m.
Morning Worship 11a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m.
Vallev View Baptist
Church
FM 103 North of Nocona
966-3318
Sunday School 10 a.m
Morning Worship 11 a.m.
Evening Worship 6 p.m
Nocona Hills
Community Church
Nocona Drive 825-5285
Sunday School — 9:00 a.m.
Sun. Contemp. — 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday —7:15 p.m.
United Methodist Church
Montague
Worship Service 9 a.m.
Sunday School 10 a.m.
United Methodist Church
202 Grayson - 825-3785
Sunday Worship 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship 11 a.m
Abundant Life Church
7th at Pecan Sts. - 825-6549
Sunday School 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service 11 a.m.
Evangelic Service 6 p.m.
First Presbyterian Church
406 11th St. - 825-4168
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.
Worship Servicel0:30 a.m.
St Joseph's Catholic
109 Denison - 825-6331
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