Elizabeth “Libba” Casteel Bohanon

Elizabeth “Libba” Casteel Bohanon, 81, of Denton, went home to be with her beloved sons and her siblings Sunday afternoon, October 11, 2020.

She was born to C.I. and Vera Casteel in Bonham, Texas on August 11, 1939.

A memorial service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, at 1801 Malone St., Denton and can be viewed remotely at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81591196822.

Elizabeth was one of nine siblings – four sisters and five brothers. She was raised on a cotton farm in Lakeview. Elizabeth picked cotton with the family until she graduated high school and married in 1957. She later moved to Clarendon where she owned her own beauty shops and was a hairdresser for 30 years. Elizabeth played basketball and volleyball in high school. She also loved to ride and race motorcycles in her younger years. She enjoyed oil painting and loved to play cards, bridge, bingo, and farkle until her eyesight started to decline. She was a very tough, hardheaded, and strong person. She trusted people and believed that if she told someone the truth, that they would return the favor. She was very honest and blunt as well – she told you exactly what she thought of you and any situation. Elizabeth was a fighter and fought until the very end. She will be missed very much.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Jr., Dwane, Dale, and Jody, her sisters Jean and Neita, and her sons James Gregory Bohanon and Bradley Wade Bohanon.

She is survived by her daughter Gwen Bohanon Simpson and her husband Jon, grandchildren Halee Grounds and her husband Matt, Jessica Simpson, and Jolee Simpson, her great grandson Lane Grounds, as well as her sister Rose Lee Watson, and brother Kenneth Casteel, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.