Charles Julian Mendez
Dec 24, 2025
Charles Julian Mendez, 50, of Amarillo, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at the Trinity Fellowship Student Ministry Center with Pastor Kyle Wilkinson officiating. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Brooks Chapel...
Monica Sue Little
Dec 24, 2025
One of God’s singers went home on Christmas Eve this year. Monica Sue Drennan Little passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon, Texas with Steve McLean, minister of Canyon Hills Church of Christ, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00...
Nancy Jane 'Janey' Thomas
Dec 23, 2025
Nancy Jane “Janey” Thomas was born on July 4, 1951, in Bowie, Texas. She passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Memorial services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Brooks Chapel with Marion Marrs officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, January 2, 2026, at Brooks Chapel.
Janey graduated from...
Christina 'Tini' Magdalene Wilhelm
Dec 16, 2025
Christina ‘Tini’ Magdalene Wilhelm, 92, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Umbarger with Fr. Alvin Tshuma as Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. A rosary will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Friday, January 9, 2026 at Brooks Chapel...
Ranes 'Ray' Rollins
Dec 11, 2025
Ranes ‘Ray’ Rollins, 62, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Brooks Chapel with Aaron Saavedra, Chaplain, BSA Hospice of the Southwest, officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, December 15,...
Gloria Gray
Dec 11, 2025
Gloria Gray, 87, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Matt Wolfington officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Brooks Chapel.
Gloria was...
Travis Michael Garrett
Dec 10, 2025
Travis Michael Garrett, 53, of Canyon, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Brooks Chapel with Bryan Flatt officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Brooks...
Spiro Botsonis
Dec 8, 2025
Spiro Botsonis, 85, of Amarillo, passed into his heavenly home on Monday, December 8, 2025. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 13, 2025 a Pleasant Valley Methodist Church in Amarillo with Pastor Larry Rogers officiating. Private interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery.
Spiro was born on August 30, 1940 in Manhattan, NY on the Bowery to Greek...
Barbara Petty
Dec 7, 2025
Barbara Petty of Canyon, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025 at the age of 76. A memorial service honoring her legacy will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:00 am at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Matt Wolfington officiating. Arrangements and services have been entrusted to Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon.
Barbara was born...
Earl Jay Trosper
Dec 4, 2025
Earl Jay Trosper, 76, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025 in Amarillo. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at Brooks Chapel, 1702 5th Avenue, Canyon.
Jay was born on October 21, 1949, in Perryton, Texas to E.J. and Elsie (Simpson) Trosper. He grew up in Booker, Texas and it was a place...
James 'J.D.' Swinford
Dec 3, 2025
James ‘J.D.’ Swinford, 88, of Canyon, passed away on Wednesday, December 3, 2025. Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, December 12, 2025 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. David Bagwell officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 11, 2025 at Brooks Chapel.
J.D. was born on October 14, 1937 in Borger, Texas...
Alvin Henry Kuhlman
Nov 30, 2025
Alvin Henry Kuhlman lived a full life in Canyon, Texas from his birth on May 29, 1925 until his death on November 30, 2025. Alvin grew up as the son of Herman Kuhlman, an early pioneer in Randall County, and Alma Mari Gerdsen Kuhlman on the family farm east of Canyon. He had two brothers, Herbert and Jim. Alvin lived...
Michael Wiley Trumbly
Nov 28, 2025
Michael Wiley Trumbly, 49, of Canyon, Texas passed away on Friday, November 28, 2025. Services will be at 10:00 am Saturday, December 6, 2025 at First Methodist Church, 1818 4th Avenue, Canyon. The services will be live streamed through First Methodist Church’s Facebook page.
Michael was born on June 12, 1976, in Borger, Texas, to David and Janet (Mason) Trumbly. He...
Donna Gail Ruthart
Nov 25, 2025
Donna Gail Ruthart (age 72) of Cypress, Texas by way of Amarillo passed away on November 25, 2025, leaving a legacy of family and resilience. Memorial services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 20, 2025 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Steve Olson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon officiating. Born on January 31, 1953, in...
Benny Cole Lippold, Jr.
Nov 24, 2025
Benny Cole Lippold, Jr., of Canyon, passed away on Monday, November 24, 2025. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. on Friday, November 28, 2025 at Brooks Chapel. No services are scheduled.
Benny was born on October 7, 1954 in Canyon to Benny Cole and Annette (Petree) Lippold, Sr. He was a 1973 graduate of Canyon High School...
Janette Fay Moss
Nov 20, 2025
Janette Fay Moss, 77, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at Memory Gardens Cemetery with Dr. Howard K. Batson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Amarillo, officiating.
Janette was born on August 12, 1948 in Amarillo, Texas to E.A. “Gus” and Grace LaVerne Ballew. She lived...
Ernest 'Ernie' Glenn Williams, III
Nov 18, 2025
Ernest Glenn Williams, III, fondly known as Ernie, passed away on Tuesday, November 18, 2025. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 5, 2025 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Pastor Dwight Kirksey, pastor of Celebration Family Church of Fritch, officiating.
Ernie was born on May 10, 1953 in Canyon to Ernest Glenn and Travis Florine (Chapman) Williams,...
Raymond "Ray" J. Burda
Nov 18, 2025
Raymond “Ray” J. Burda, Jr., 75, of Amarillo, passed away on Tuesday, November 18,2025. A mass will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, November 24, 2025 at St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Amarillo with Father Avitas Siriwa as celebrant. Inurnment will be at 2:30 P.M. on Monday at Llano Cemetery. A rosary will be held at 4:00 P.M. on...
James Wiley Harp
Nov 16, 2025
James Wiley “Chief” Harp, 71, of Canyon passed away peacefully on November 16, 2025, after a hard-fought battle with cancer. Memorial Services will be held at First Methodist Church, Canyon on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at 1:00pm. The services will be live streamed through First Methodist Church’s Facebook page, firstmethodist.church. Inurnment will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive...
Margaret Helene Hayward
Nov 16, 2025
Margaret “Helene” (Campbell) Hayward, 94, of Canyon, passed into the arms of her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Sunday, November 16, 2025. Private interment will be in Elkhart Cemetery in Elkhart, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 22, 2025 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. A memorial service will be held at...
