Obituaries

Canyon, Texas Obituaries

Obituaries act as quiet reminders of the finite nature of our lives. Yet, for those who have recently experienced the death of a family member or friend, an obituary means so much more. It is a bittersweet reminder of all we've lost, but it can also help us to remember all we enjoyed while they were alive. If you have recently lost someone you love, we hope that you will accept our condolences.

Edwin Kiser

Edwin Kiser

Jan 29, 2009

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, February 2 at Brooks Chapel with Dale Jones, officiating. Burial is at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. Edwin Lee "Ed" Kiser was born December 10, 1950 to Floyd and Drennan Harding Kiser in Canyon. He graduated from Canyon High School and then received two Masters of Archeology degrees, one from West Texas A&M University...

Ruth Brillhart

Ruth Brillhart

Jan 29, 2009

Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, February 2, 2009 at Ochiltree Cemetery in Perryton, Texas. Memorial Services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Monday at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. John McClean officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, February 1, 2009 from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Ruth Ann...

Albert Craig

Albert Craig

Jan 29, 2009

Services to be scheduled at a later date. Albert G. Craig was born February 1, 1932 in Amarillo to Ross and Opal McKay Craig. Albert was a farmer, and he loved to play golf. He was a life long resident of Amarillo and Canyon. Survivors include four daughters, Lynn Dye, of Amarillo, Janie Wells, of Canyon, Emily Tucker, of Garland,...

Larry Porter

Larry Porter

Jan 28, 2009

Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 31 at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, January 31 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor, and Doug Moore, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Friday, January 30 at Brooks Chapel. Larry Porter was born September 3, 1935...

William Hudson

William Hudson

Jan 26, 2009

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, January 29 at Brooks Chapel with Shane Nease, pastor of Living Water Christian Fellowship, officiating. Burial is at Memory Gardens Cemetery. William Earnest "Bill" Hudson was born March 2, 1922 to William and Lois Hudson in Arbuckle, Oklahoma. He had nine brothers and seven sisters. In 1950 he began working for the Santa Fe...

Annie Meyer

Annie Meyer

Jan 25, 2009

Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 28 at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, approximately 6 miles east of Canyon on Texas Highway 217. Memorial services will be 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 28 at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Terry L. Meyer, pastor, officiating. Annie May Spencer Meyer was born February 1, 1921 to James West and Annie McDonald...

Lula Beckman

Lula Beckman

Jan 4, 2009

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 9 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor, officiating. Burial is in Dreamland Cemetery. Lula Fay Visage was born to Katherine and William Robert "Bob" Visage in Lockney, Texas on December 14, 1915 and moved with her family when she was a little girl to Canyon. Raised on...

Lynn Blewett

Lynn Blewett

Jan 1, 2009

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 6 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor, and Jim Hancock, officiating. Burial is in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. Monday, January 5 at Brooks Chapel. Lynn Edward Blewett went home to be with his savior, Thursday, January 1, 2009. Lynn...

Karleen Moore

Karleen Moore

Dec 27, 2008

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 31 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Manish Shirley, associate pastor, and Rev. Donna Johnston, retired pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 31 at Fairmont Cemetery in Hollis, Oklahoma. Karleen J. Moore was born November 4, 1920 to Albert McAlister and Claudia McLemore McAlister in Milan,...

Ruby Allen

Ruby Allen

Dec 26, 2008

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 27 at Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel with Mr. Lynn Camp, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Ruby Clara Allen was born December 7, 1918 in rural Anderson County near Palestine, Texas to Floyd Benjamin "F.B." Lively and Nethie Dell Ceney Pruitt Lively. In 1967, she married Claude C. Allen in Pampa. Ruby was a...

Nancy Hunt

Nancy Hunt

Dec 25, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 27, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church in Canyon with Dr. David Lowrie, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Carolyn was born on April 29, 1934 in Waldo, Arkansas to Clifton and Annie Lois Honea. She graduated from Texas State College for Women...

Ada Townsend

Ada Townsend

Dec 21, 2008

Services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 23 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. John McClean, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends at 7602 Norwood, in The Greenways in Amarillo, from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Monday, December 22. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Ada Mae Townsend was born September 14, 1922 in Canyon, Texas...

Bernard Warren

Bernard Warren

Dec 21, 2008

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at the First Baptist Church Chapel of Amarillo with Dr. Howard K. Batson, pastor and Dr. Chester O"Brien, officiating. Graveside services will be at 11:30 A.M. at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. Bernard Bryce Warren was born on March 25, 1922 in Canyon to William and Leta McCarty Warren. He...

Elon Baker

Elon Baker

Dec 20, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 23, 2008 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, December 22, at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Louis Elon Baker was born on November 3, 1930 in Granger, Texas to Roy and...

Joann Goad

Joann Goad

Dec 18, 2008

Graveside services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 20, 2008 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon with Pastor Randy Srader, pastor of God of Wonders Church of Amarillo, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Friday, December 19, 2008 at Brooks Chapel. JoAnn Goad was born on February 18,1941 in Lubbock, Texas to...

Ruby Jennings

Ruby Jennings

Dec 15, 2008

Graveside services will be 3:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 17 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon with Rev. John McClean, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Ruby E. Guthrie was born June 24, 1918, the fourth of six children of Edna Lou Wallace Guthrie and John Archibald Guthrie, Sr., and the great-granddaughter of Alice Louise Wells Wallace and John Andrew...

Joe Gill

Joe Gill

Dec 12, 2008

Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 15 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr.,pastor, officiating. Private Interment. Joe W. Gill was born January 6, 1921 to Robert and Loyce Buzan Gill in Groom, Texas. In the fall of 1927, Joe moved with his family to Canyon. He graduated from Canyon High School...

Ruth Akins

Ruth Akins

Dec 7, 2008

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 11 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Rick Mitchell, Rev. Kevin Akins, and Rev. Damon Akins, officiating. Private interment is at Wayside Cemetery. Ruth Akins was born on April 10, 1906 in Wilderado, Oklahoma to Thomas and Elizabeth Henderson Knox. She married Olen Luther Akins at Wayside on December 23, 1926. He preceded her...

Clifford Graham

Clifford Graham

Dec 5, 2008

A celebration of Mrs. Graham"s life will be held later this month at a family gathering near Quero, Texas. There will be a private interment. The body will not be available for viewing. Clifford Elder Graham was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Fletcher Elder, Sr., of Cuero, Texas. She was a graduate of San Marcos Baptist Academy, and...

Melvin Airehart

Melvin Airehart

Nov 27, 2008

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, December 1 at Brooks Chapel with Jerry Davey, officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo. Melvin was born September 21, 1926 in Enid, Oklahoma to George and Bertha Airehart. On February 19, 1948 he married Ellen Kinslow in Anadarko, Oklahoma. From 1949 to 2003 they resided in Tulia, and then moved...

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