Obituaries

On Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, Nancy Ann Oliver went to be with the Lord at the age of 86.

Nancy was born on August 17, 1933 in Goree, Texas, to Lattie and Ola Mae (Wood) Roberts. Her parents passed when Nancy was four years old. After her parents passed she was raised by Ola Mae’s sister, Noma, and Marvin Marley in Jack County. At the age of twelve, Nancy accepted Christ and was baptized in a stock tank near Mountain Home Baptist Church.

Edward A. (Shine) Leach passed away Monday, Aug. 4, 2020 in Jack County at the age of 90 years old. Funeral services were held Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 at First Baptist Church in Jacksboro. Burial will follow in Lynn Creek Cemetery.

Homer D. Grooms, 84, passed away Aug. 5, 2020 in Jacksboro surrounded by his family.

A Visitation was held Saturday, Aug. 8 from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Coker Funeral Home. A Graveside

Service was held on Sunday, Aug. 9 at Lynn Creek Cemetery.

Homer was born on Oct. 5, 1935 in Dumas to Homer C. Grooms and Katherine McDowell Grooms. After graduating college, Homer proudly served his country in the Navy and fought in the Korean War. He married the love of his life, Colleen Wolfe Grooms on June 13, 1959. Homer was also a member of Jermyn Baptist Church.

Memorial services for Mary Jewell Velo will be held Thursday, Aug. 6 at 10 am, at Whinery-Huddleston Funeral Home in Lawton, Okla. Burial will follow at the Ft. Sill Post Cemetery.

Mary was born Oct. 21, 1930 in Jacksboro to Jess and Mary Montgomery Herd. She graduated from Jacksboro High School in 1948. She was active in the elementary school band, high school FHA, and Pep Squad. She was also a Girl Scout.

Trevia Louise Smith, 87, passed away peacefully July 6, 2020 due to natural causes. She was born April 29, 1933 in Jacksboro to Carl and Ina Ramzy. She married her soulmate Bob J. Smith on May 29, 1971 who preceded her death on August 28, 2015. Trevia and Bob moved to Cushing, Okla. where they resided until Trevia relocated to Owasso, Okla.