August 2022

Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for the gift of our Most Loving Caring Dad, Kemuel L. Williams, born September 28, 1936, in Boerne, Texas.

Carolyn Weatherman, of Pottsboro, Texas passed away on Saturday, August 27, 2022. She was born on January 31, 1939 in Fort Worth, Texas, to Harvey McKillen and Opal Marie Lemons.

Born July 27, 1952 to Sophie and Michael Wheeler in Denison Texas He began his career in 1971 with the MKT railroad ending with Union Pacific as an engineer. He retired May 3, 2005.

Benjamin (Ben) Ray Reeves, 47, of Durant and former Denison resident, passed from this life on Saturday, August 27th, 2022 after a courageous battle with brain cancer. Ben was born Sunday, September 1st, 1974 in Denison, Texas to parents Barry Ray Reeves and Terri

Vincent Ray Owens, 53, of Pottsboro, TX, was welcomed home by his Lord and Savior on August 22, 2022. He was born October 24, 1968, in Dallas, Texas, to Ronnie and Linda Owens. From a young age, Vincent was an overachiever, full of curiosity, humor, wit, and most importantly, a profound love for the Lord. As a student, he excelled in athletics, participating in Varsity football, basketball, and track as a freshman. He was even accepted to Texas State University to play football. He and his wife, Misty, met on June 18, 1987 and married one year later, on June 18, 1988. They raised five children together and never spent a day apart. He was a dedicated employee of Texas Instruments and Air Liquide for 32 years as he raised and supported his family. Vincent loved the outdoors. Whether he was landscaping, stargazing, or simply admiring the view, he always appreciated nature’s beauty. He enjoyed all sorts of music and always found interest in crime mysteries and supernatural events. He was a true detective at heart. This time of year, would always be something he looked forward to, as he enjoyed keeping up with Texas high school football. Vincent never passed up a chance to tell his children how proud he was of them and encourage them to keep working toward their goals. He adored his grandchildren who lovingly referred to him as their “Pops”. He leaves to cherish his memories his wife of 34 years, Misty Hembree Owens, mother, Linda Owens, children: Megan, Darius, Maxwell, Darian, and Ashland, sons-in-law Klint and Noah, daughters-in-law Andrea and Sarah, grandchildren Kopeland, Vivian, Avaree, and Jayne, sister Rhonda Creekmore and family, brother Rodney Owens and family, sister-in-law Desiree Hembree Frye and family, father-inlaw Dewayne Hembree, and good friend Dale Marksberry. Previously departed loved ones include his father, Ronnie Owens, brother, Rueben Owens, and mother-in-law, Elayne Hembree. Vincent’s family would like to extend many thanks to all of thos

Friede Wells was born Friedegunde Odalgard Schmidt in 1934 to Helfriede and Friedrich Schmidt in Germany. She was one of 7 children. Her mother was a medical doctor and her father was a teacher. As a young child, she was uprooted from her hometown of Bernburg during World War II, and forced to travel by foot and jumping trains from East Germany to West Germany with only her mother and young siblings. Once reaching West Germany, they settled in Osnabruck, where her grandparents owned a prominent historic pharmacy, destroyed by bombs during the war, but rebuilt to its former beauty afterwards. She grew up in this idyllic setting on a farm, growing their own food. Her mother supporting the family by practicing medicine, while also raising her seven children. Friede studied veterinary medicine, while the rest of her siblings studied other forms of medicine, becoming doctors and pharmacists. Her family always stressed healthy eating and exercise, and she carried these values throughout her life. She moved to the United States after veterinary school, to live with her sister Ute, a psychiatrist in Encinitas CA. She helped her sister take care of the children, but was encouraged to get a job as a veterinarian by her brother in law, so as not to squander her education. She took a job in Pennsylvania, and in Ohio, working for various veterinarians, until she answered an ad in a veterinary journal to come to Oklahoma to work with James Randell Wells, who was just starting his veterinary practice in Achille Oklahoma. This led eventually to marriage, 3 children, and a move to Durant Oklahoma to open a veterinary practice in 1966 called The Bryan County Animal Hospital. Friede worked tirelessly to raise her 3 children, Ingrid, Karin, and Billy, while growing a thriving veterinary practice. She saw small and large animals, responded to emergencies, became widely known as a compassionate and caring veterinarian. Over the years, Friede moved the location of her practice in the 1980