Obituaries

On June 15, 2022, Charles Ray McGregor, loving husband, father and papa passed away at the age of 78. The Memorial Service is scheduled for 3:00 pm, Saturday June 25, 2022, at Fisher Funeral Home with Minister Gregg Knight officiating.

Robert Lee Savage of Thackerville, Okla. passed away June 16, 2022, at the age of 56.

Wanda Merlene Stowe, 83, of Sadler, Texas was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Texoma Medical Center. Wanda was born on July 13, 1938 in Collinsville, Texas, the youngest of the nine children born to John William and Myrtle (Harkey) Click.

Frances Elam Neidhardt, prayerfully grateful for her “long and creative life,” was born in Pleasant Hill, Tenn., April 30, 1928. For 59 years she was married to the late Dr. Carl Richard Neidhardt, an international artist and Austin College professor who served as a U.S. pilot in WWII. They lived in Sherman, Texas, from 1967 forward. Their children are Carl David Neidhardt and Margaret Evelyn (Eve) Neidhardt.

Bob Slagle was born on May 9, 1935 in Sherman, TX and passed away on June 13, 2022. His parents were Judge R. C. Slagle Jr. and Nancy Slagle. Welby Jackson, a wonderful black gentleman, helped raise Bob and taught him his first Bible teachings. Bob spent summers in Saint Jo, TX with his maternal family, the Fields, where he enjoyed riding horses. His favorite horse, Dan, ate ham sandwiches with him and lived to be 35. Bob started school at Bryant Elementary in 1940 and graduated from Sherman, High School in 1953. His closet childhood and lifelong friends were A. D. Gailey, Garnet McGraw, and Bobby Hurst. Bob had one brother, Henry F. Slagle, who he loved dearly. Henry lived his last years with Bob and his wife until his death in 2014. Bob was also close to his nephew, Sam Slagle, and his cousins Stanton Field, Marsha Foster, Bill Payne, and Mary Blanche Payne. Bob also had a niece, Wendi Slagle. Bob lived in Sherman most of his life and loved Sherman. Bob graduated from Texas Christian University in 1959. He attended the University of Texas Law School and was licensed to practice in 1965. He loved the law and continued practicing law the rest of his life. Many of his clients said he helped to change their lives and stayed in touch with him throughout the years. He was proud of his many legal cases, and in particular the 1960’s Brown versus the Denison Independent Schools case that Thomas Rucker assisted Bob, work that led to a lifetime friendship. This case allowed black children to attend the same quality schools as white children. Bob won another groundbreaking case in the 1970’s when he sued Pillsbury regarding the work hour law for women. He practiced law with Roger Sanders, part-time. His very talented and loyal paralegal, Nicole Garza, was with him for many years. Bob served as President of the Grayson County Bar and the Grievance Committee in the 1970s. For Bob, another great love was politics and the Democratic Party.

Jack B. Lilley went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on June 14, 2022, at the age of 90 years old. He was a lifelong Denisonian who loved God, his family, his friends, and his community with all his heart. He was a Korean War veteran who fought and served his country with devotion and courage, a former Denison Mayor and City Councilor, and a long-time Board Director for State National Bank, Texoma

Amy Kelly Buller, 65, of Sherman, passed away on June 14, 2022. Amy was survived by her husband Charles (Chuck) Buller, daughter Stephanie Anderson Asfar, son-in-law David Asfar, daughter Gail Anderson Whitley, son-in-law Ben Whitley, grandchildren Alexis Whitley, Nolen Whitley, and Anderson Whitley, mother Sue Kelly, sisters Susan McFaddin, Jane Tharp, and numerous nieces and nephews.

Freddie B. Orr, Sr. began his time on this earth in White Rock, TX on December 5, 1934, born to Henry Orr and Edna Smith. He attended Fred Douglas High School and later earned his Associates Degree from Grayson County Junior College.