Area Obituaries

James C. Jackson Sr., 84, went to be with our Lord Thursday, March 7, 2019 in Decatur. The funeral was held last Saturday at First Baptist Church in Bridgeport with burial in East Bridgeport Cemetery. Dr. Craig Erb officiated. Pallbearers included Blake Jackson, Heath Turner, Cody Romines, Ted Johnson, Tyler Noble and Mason McComis. Honorary…

Troy Linthicum, 86, of Munday passed away March 11, 2019 in Munday. Graveside services were held Wednesday under the direction of McCauley-Smith Funeral Home with Wayne Speer of the Munday church of Christ officiating. Pallbearers were Angel Munoz, Daniel Martinez, Joe Shahan, Gary Howry, Bill Longan and Dan Offutt. Troy was born July 3, 1932…

Lloyd Douglas Thompson, 66, of Munday passed away Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019. Doug was born May 27, 1952 in Vernon, TX to Dick and Mary Thompson. Doug loved spending time with his family, riding motorcycles, playing guitar and music of any kind. He enjoyed boating and lake life. He was known to many as “Captain.”…

Ernestine Howard Dickerson, age 97, passed away peacefully on Jan. 17, 2019 at the Munday Nursing Center. She was born Jan. 6, 1922 in rural Haskell County to Oran and Merle Ridling Howard. She attended school in Lake Creek and graduated from Weinert High School in 1939. In 1940 she married Doris Dickerson in Durant, OK and they…

Dot “Dotmama” Myers died at peace with the Lord and at peace with the world on Jan. 26, 2019. A rosary was recited for her at St. Joseph’s Church in Rhineland on Monday with visitation that followed. A funeral Mass was celebrated at St. Joseph’s Church on Tuesday. The Very Rev. Stephen Bierschenk, Rector of…