Obituaries

Cary Don Neeley

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Cary Don Neeley, 73, of Quail, Texas, passed away Monday, April 22, 2024. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m.

Mary Lee Waits

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Mary Lee Waits, daughter of John F. Bishop and Peggy Lee Bishop, of Quail, Texas, and beloved mother to Ike D.

Wilma Marie Martin Sexton

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Wilma Marie Martin Sexton, a seventh-generation Texan, passed away April 11, 2024, at the age of 81 in Glen Rose, Texas. She was born in Lufkin, Texas, on March 9, 1943, to Lloyd C. and Wilma Lee Shepard Martin. When she was 9 years old, the family moved to Memphis, Texas, where she enjoyed the early springtime of her life, graduated high school and was married to Jim Sexton in 1960. The newlyweds moved to Canyon, Texas, where Jim was a student at West Texas State College. Wilma worked at an Amarillo, Texas bank and took college courses from time to time. In 1965, Jim graduated and commenced a bank examination career, and the couple moved to Fort Worth,Texas, their first post of duty. It was in Fort Worth that their first daughter, Sheryl, was born in 1969. Their second daughter, Carole, was born in Richardson, Texas in 1971. Over the following years, the family moved to Germantown, Tenn., Cherry Hill, N.J., Herndon, Va. and Georgetown, Texas. Wilma and Jim then returned to Virginia for a brief period and, finally, to retirement in Pecan Plantation in Granbury, Texas in 2000.

Tom Huntress

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Tom Huntress, 87, of Wellington, Texas, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Funeral services took place at 10 a.m.

Lue Janette Crockett

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Lue Janette Crockett, 78, of Memphis, Texas, died Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Memphis. Memorial services took place at 1 p.m.

Robert McGuire, Sr.

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A church service for Robert McGuire, Sr., 78, of Paducah, Texas, was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at the First Assembly of God Church in Paducah with Rev. Ricky McGee officiating, assisted by Geraldine Savage. Interment followed at Garden of Memories in Paducah under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. A visitation was held 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at the church prior to the service. Mr. McGuire passed from this life on April 11, 2024, in Vernon, Texas.

Donnie Lloyd Moates

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Donnie Lloyd Moates A graveside service for Donnie Lloyd Moates, 70, of Celeste, Texas, was held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Childress Cemetery with Dr.

Charles Wayne Crockett

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Charles Wayne Crockett,84, of Memphis, Texas, died Sunday, April 7,2024,in Memphis. Memorial services took place at 1 p.m.

Paula Marie Nash

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Paula Marie Nash, 58, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on Saturday,April 6,2024. Funeral services took place at 2 p.m.Friday,April 12,2024, at the Bowie Street Church of Christ in Wellington, Texas with Minister Joseph Thomas, of the Tabernacle of Praise in Ardmore, Okla., and Neal Stidolph, minister, officiating.

Juanita ‘Tootsie’ Bryant

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Church service for Juanita “Tootsie” Bryant, 96, of Childress, will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 19, 2024, at the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Mike Henderson officiating. Interment will follow at Childress Cemetery under the direction of Johnson Funeral Home. A visitation was held from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the funeral home. Mrs. Bryant passed from this life on April 16, 2024, in Childress, Texas.