04/24/2026
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Lesli Jan Phipps, 67, passed from this life after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer at her home in Nocona, TX surrounded by her loving friends and family on April 20, 2026. Lesli was born in Nocona, TX on November 8, 1958 to Gerald “Jerry” & Lucia Painter Johnson. Lesli Jan grew up in Nocona and graduated Nocona High School in 1977. She attended Bethel Baptist Church and also supported many organizations in the community. She later attended college at Midwestern State University and was a member of the Gamma Phi Beta Sorority. She worked mostly in accounting for Northrop Grumman. She married Curtis Phipps on June 3rd 2021 in Henrietta, TX. She was loved by many and will be missed by all. She is preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Curtis Phipps of Nocona, TX, children, Blake Gantz & wife Betsy of Euless, TX, Emily Gantz Hicks & husband Chris of Hoover, AL, Garrett Palla of Denton, TX, brother, Craig Johnson & wife Leslie of Dallas, TX and grandson, Hampton Hicks. There will be a funeral service on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 2 P.M. at Bethel Baptist Church in Nocona with Pastor David Rogers officiating. Interment will follow in Hope Cemetery, Henrietta, TX. Pallbearers will be Will Johnson, Ben Johnson, Ryan Johnson, Kevin Johnson, Kaye Rhoades, Tom Skinner and Bill Holcomb. Memorial donations may be made to the Susan G. Komen Foundation at www.komen.org.
