All Obituaries

Frances Green  Thomas Watts, age 92, of Bogata, Texas passed away on, Sunday, January 17, 2021 at her home in Bogata, Texas. Frances was born on December 4,1928 in Estelline, Texas to George W. and Dorothy Sain Green.  She married D.C. Thomas on July 12, 1947; he preceded her in death in 2004. Frances then married Franklin O’Neal Watts in 2005; he preceded her in death in 2010; She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; sons, Larry Mack,  Aldean Thomas;...

Nancy Ruth Ragsdill Bowden - age 94; a native of Bogata, Texas and a resident of Saraland, Alabama died Monday, January 12, 2021 at her residence. Mrs. Bowden was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Billy Gene Bowden; her father, James Edward Ragsdill; her mother, Hattie Lee Bryson Ragsdill; and her siblings, William Andrew Ragsdill, Martha Emily Ragsdill Freeman, Cornelia Ann Ragsdill Barker Dickey, and Paul Wayne Ragsdill, Sr. She is survived by five children, Linda Bowden...

Billie Ruth Bain Pirtle Briggs of Bogata, Texas passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 in Shreveport, Louisiana at the age of 76 years.  She was born on October 7, 1944 in Deport, Texas to W.R. (Bill) and Mildred (Sales) Bain. Billie attended Johnstown Elementary School and graduated from Bogata High School in 1962. She accepted the Lord as her personal savior in 1957 and became a member of the Johntown Missionary Baptist Church; later she moved her membership to the Bogata Missionary...

Major (RET) Raymond Dwight King passed away in Lawton, OK, on December 31, 2020 at the home of his son, Raymond Dwight King, Jr. He was a resident of Pattonville, Texas. The graveside service will be held on Wednesday, January 6th at 1 PM at McCrury Cemetery under the Pavilion.  It is requested that all guests wear a mask. Raymond was born in Wichita Falls, Texas on May 5, 1933 and raised in Clarksville. He graduated from Clarksville High School in 1952 then enlisted in the Army on May...

Jeannie Primm of Bogata, Texas went to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the age of 70 years.  She was born Iva Jeannie Baggett on July 22, 1950 in Texarkana, Arkansas. Jeannie was a member of the Nevills Chapel Baptist Church in Mount Pleasant, where she was a member of the Faithful Few Sunday School Class.  She loved to help in the kitchen at the church serving and preparing meals.  She was a homemaker and a loving mother, grandmother, and great...

Donna Rozell, age 77, of Bogata, Texas passed away peacefully in the early morning hours of Thursday, December 3, 2020 at her home. Donna was born on September 1, 1943 in Red River County to the late William Neil Rozell and Frances Elizabeth Roach. After high school, Donna earned a bachelor’s degree then go on to teach at Bogata Middle School. The next chapter in her life would lead her to serve as Executive Director of the Housing Authority for twenty years, from which she would...

Trudy Jean Smith, age 73, of Dallas, Georgia, formerly of Deport, Texas, died November 29, 2020. She was born on August 24, 1947, to Jefferson Truett Smith and S. Margeria Jeffus in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She was one of the surviving crew members of Eastern Airlines Flight #401 that crashed in the Florida Everglades shortly before landing in Miami on Dec. 29, 1972.  For many years she was a strong advocate for crew and passenger safety in the airline industry speaking to Local...

Elizabeth Ann (Oliver) DeBerry, age 84, of Deport, Texas, died November 28, 2020. She was born on November 12, 1936, to Lester Oliver and Ethel Thomas. Ann spent many of her adult years as a homemaker and as an RN. She is survived by her daughter-in-love, Janice Rhodes; granddaughters, Amy Michelle Carter of Kaufman, Texas, Angela DeBerry of Tyler, Texas, and Rachel Martelle of McKinney, Texas; and seven great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Thomas...

Funeral Services for Paden Riley Bridges of Bogata, Texas, will be held Tuesday, November 17, at 2:00 pm at Calvary Baptist in Talco, with Kerry Adamak officiating. Interment will follow at Smith-Rosalie Cemetery in Rosalie, Texas. A time of visitation will be held Monday, November 16, 2020 from 6:00-8:00 pm at the church.  Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and State guidelines, we want to remind everyone to practice proper safety and social distancing. Paden was born March 18, 2003 in...

Doris Irene Murphy of Maumelle, Arkansas passed away peacefully in the early morning hours Sunday, November 8, 2020 at 97 years of age.  She was born on April 29, 1923 in Halesboro, Texas to Ben Ward and Lillie Mae Parker.  Her long life was filled with many loves: her God, her family, which she devoted her life to, and her country – which she served by traveling to Oregon during WWII to weld ships for the war effort. She also enjoyed bowling, reading and bird...