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Obituaries

Ellen Marie Byrd, 1942–2020

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Marie Byrd gained her wings on Saturday March 21, 2020, surrounded by her children after a long battle with cancer. Marie was born on March 31, 1942, to Fon and Vivian Shaw. She was the 13th of 14 children. She is survived by her children, Vickie Tiner of Dickens, Texas, and Tim Paty of Farmersville, Texas; sisters Lillie Mae Davis, Flora Lee Nixon and Corine McDowell; brothers Dean Shaw and Dennis Shaw; nine grandchildren; 16 greatgrandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Alfred William Walker, 1925–2020

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Alfred William Walker died on April 8, 2020. He was born December 14, 1925, in Childress, Texas, and grew up in Spur, Texas. He attended NTAC before enlisting in the Army Air Corp during World War II. He graduated from Baylor University and Baylor Law School.

Bernice Ray Goodall, 89

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Graveside services for Bernice Ray Goodall, 89, were held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28, at the Girard Cemetery in Kent County. A memorial service will be planned for a later date.

Kevin Lee Watson, 1956–2020

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Kevin Lee Watson, age 63, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2020.

Patsy Williams Hagar, 1939–2020

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Patsy Williams Hagar, age 80, passed away March 18, 2020, in Centerville, Tennessee. She was born December 29, 1939, in Spur. Texas to dad B. T. Williams, and mother and step-dad LaVera and Delton Roberts.

Joel Shawn Hart, 1939–2020

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Joel Shawn Hart, 48, of Dickens passed away at home, surrounded by family, on March 23, 2020.

Thelma Eulene Cardwell Wyatt, 1932–2020

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Thelma Wyatt, 87, of Spur, Texas, and Kingsport, Tennessee, died Sunday morning, March, 15, 2020 , after rapid onset of dementia/Alzheimer’s. She was the daughter of Bessie Leedy and Earl Cardwell, both descendants of early Kingsport families; but now, most of Thelma’s generation of Leedys and Cardwells also have vanished from the scene.

Peggy Jolene Waddell, 1932-2020

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A Celebration of Life will be held for Peggy Jolene Waddell on Saturday, March 14, 2020, at the Community Bible Chapel at 2:00 p.m. Peggy passed away on March 8, 2020, in Lubbock, Texas. She was born in Dickens County to Joe Martin Kidd and Pauline Ann [Turner] Kidd, on August 2o, 1932. She attended school at Dry Lake and Spur High School. She married her high school sweetheart, Reuben Darrell Waddell, on May 6, 1948, in Spur. After his enlistment in the army they made their home in Dickens County to pursue his passion of farming.

Bug Moore, 1952-2020

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Bug Moore passed away peacefully in his sleep on March 7, 2020, at the age of 67. Born October 8,1952, Bug was a Spur graduate class of 1971. He was a lifelong cowboy, welder and fence builder.

Norman Earl Hahn, 1931-2020

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Norman Earl Hahn, one of the last “white hat cowboys,” did not die with his boots on, but passed quietly in his own bed on March 4,2020. Elwanda O’Keefe Hahn, his spouse of almost 7o years, was by his side. Norman died where he lived for most of his life, in Jayton, Texas. He was 88.