Obituaries

Jim Peden Dowis Sr.

It is with heavy hearts that we share the news of the passing of Jim Peden Dowis Sr. He passed away peacefully in his sleep in the early morning hours of Sept. 19, 2025, two days before his 84th birthday.
Nealie Woodson Briggs

Nealie Woodson Briggs

Nealie Woodson Briggs

NEALIE WOODSON BRIGGSNealie Woodson Briggs, 89, of Memphis, Texas, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Memphis.Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at the Memphis Church of Christ with Mariland Sims and Woodrow Richardson officiating.

Nealie Woodson Briggs

Nealie Woodson Briggs, 89, of Memphis, Texas, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 13, 2025, in Memphis.Services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025, at the Memphis Church of Christ with Mariland Sims and Woodrow Richardson officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis.
Paula Jo (Richardson) Michaud

Paula Jo (Richardson) Michaud

Paula Jo (Richardson) Michaud

Paula Jo (Richardson) Michaud, 76, wife of the late Morris B. “Sonny” Michaud, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 3, 2025, at Park West Hospital, Knoxville, Tenn., following an extended illness.She was born June 14, 1949, in Memphis, Texas, the daughter of Floyd J.
John Marshall Griffith

John Marshall Griffith

John Marshall Griffith

John Marshall Griffith, 100, of Memphis, Texas, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Amarillo.Funeral services took place at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at Travis Baptist Church in Memphis with Don Martin officiating. Burial with military honors followed in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis.

Paula Jo (Richardson) Michaud

Paula Jo (Richardson) Michaud, 76, wife of the late Morris B. “Sonny” Michaud, passed away Wednesday afternoon, Sept. 3, 2025, at Park West Hospital, Knoxville, Tenn., following an extended illness. She was born June 14, 1949, in Memphis, Texas, the daughter of Floyd J.

John Marshall Griffith

John Marshall Griffith, 100, of Memphis, Texas, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, in Amarillo. Funeral services took place at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 11, 2025, at Travis Baptist Church in Memphis with Don Martin officiating. Burial with military honors followed in Fairview Cemetery in Memphis.

Bob S. Allen

Bob S. Allen, 91, of Vinson, Okla., passed away on Sunday, August 24, 2025, at his home.Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, at the Wellington First Christian Church with Mark Burrows, of Erick, Okla., and Robert Allen, of Vinson, officiating.
Martha “Beth” Gillem

Martha “Beth” Gillem

Martha “Beth” Gillem

MARTHA “BETH” GILLEMMartha “Beth” Gillham, 85, of Austin, Texas, passed away on Aug. 4, 2025, from complications of cancer, surrounded by loving friends.Born on July 29, 1940, in Clarendon, Texas, Beth was the only child of John Rollins Gillham and Clara Alexander Gillham.
Sherry Ann Trulove Cromartie

Sherry Ann Trulove Cromartie

Sherry Ann Trulove Cromartie

SHERRY ANN TRULOVE CROMARTIESherry Ann Trulove Cromartie, 89, of Childress, Texas, passed away Sunday, July 22, 2025.She was born on March 1, 1936, in Memphis, Texas, to Ted and Vernell Trulove.