Melvin David DeMoss, 85 of Bowie, TX passed away Wednesday, June 19th, 2024 in Denton, TX.

Funeral services will take place at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, June 24th, at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.

Burial will follow at Ringgold Cemetery in Ringgold, TX.

Family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. on Sunday, at the White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.

Melvin was born January 29, 1939 in Forestburg, TX, one of eleven children born to Clyde and Nora Mae DeMoss. He was a truck driver and later in life he was a pilot car escort.

He is preceded in death by his parents, and siblings, Bea Pitchford, Wade DeMoss and Melton DeMoss.

Melvin is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marge DeMoss of Bowie; children, Philip DeMoss and Cheryl Watson; grandchildren, Brandon DeMoss, Blake DeMoss, Micah Watson and Jessica Watson; 6 great-grandchildren; brothers, Clifford DeMoss, Gene DeMoss, Richard DeMoss, and Ray DeMoss; sisters, Nelda Hamilton, Faye Pittman and Joyce Swigart; and many nieces and nephews.