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.

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...

Judy Evans

Judy Evans

Nov 26, 2008

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 1 at the Summit in Canyon with Gordon Cox and Dr. Byron Garrison, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Judy was born April 6, 1949 in Quanah, Texas to Jesse and Maxine Baker. She was raised in Childress and in 1967 she graduated from Childress High School. After graduating she moved to...

Jean Waugh

Jean Waugh

Nov 24, 2008

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 28 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. John McClean, pastor, and Rev. Donna Johnston, past associate pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Jean was born September 14, 1922 in Kansas City, Kansas to Roy E. and Grace A. Higbee. She graduated from Raymore, Missouri High School...

Gregg Williams

Gregg Williams

Nov 20, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, November 22 at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor David Crump, officiating. Interment is at Dreamland Cemetery. Gregg Williams was born August 3, 1962 to Donald and Nancy Williams in Lynn County, Texas. Gregg graduated from Tahoka High School in Tahoka, Texas, where he was born and raised. He also graduated from Amarillo College...

Marilyn Clark

Marilyn Clark

Nov 15, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 19 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. John McClean, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 18 at Brooks Chapel. Marilyn "Great Mom" Clark was born in Houston, Texas to Stanley and Ethel McGarry on...

Joyce Patching

Joyce Patching

Nov 13, 2008

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, November 15 at Happy"s Memorial Chapel with Rev. Tom Stribling, pastor of United Methodist Church in Happy, and Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist in Amarillo, officiating. Interment at Happy Cemetery. Joyce Patching was born October 11, 1933 to Travis and Roma Sprawls Payne in the Vigo Park Community. In 1952, she...

Glenn Williams

Glenn Williams

Nov 8, 2008

Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 13 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Glenn Williams was born October 18, 1920 to Blackie and Alice Holt Williams in Marlow, Oklahoma. On August 12, 1949, he married Travis Chapman in Amarillo. Glenn received his Bachelor"s Degree from West Texas...

Harold Kolz

Harold Kolz

Nov 2, 2008

Memorial services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Thursday, November 6, 2008 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon, Texas, with Pastor Ron Sullivan, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, officiating. Memorial services will also be held in Montrose, Colorado on Saturday, Novemer 8, 2008 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Montrose. Harold James Kolz, formerly of Montrose, Colorado,...

Bobby Branum

Bobby Branum

Oct 30, 2008

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, November 3, 2008 at Brooks Chapel with Kurt Oheim, pastor of Pinnacle Community Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Bobby Edwin "Bob" Branum was born on May 30, 1941 in Paris, Texas to Doris C. and Lorene Boss Branum. He graduated from Palo Duro High School and served in the...

Pauline Lewis

Pauline Lewis

Oct 27, 2008

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, October 30 at First Street Church of Christ with Art Lynch, minister, and Jonathan Zerby, minister of Sunray Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will be at Northlawn Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Dumas. Viewing will be at Morrison Funeral Directors in Dumas. Pauline Lewis was born October 27, 1914 in Morriston, Arkansas to Robert and...

Ora Gaston

Ora Gaston

Oct 25, 2008

Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, October 28, 2008 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Damon Deaton, pastor of Faith Community Church, and Dr. David Lowrie, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, October 27, 2008 at Brooks Chapel. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Ora Gaston was...

Horace Pickens

Horace Pickens

Oct 24, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 27, 2008 at the Bible Baptist Temple in Amarillo with Greg Waggoner, pastor, officiating. There will be viewing at Bible Baptist Temple at 1:00 P.M., on Monday, prior to the service, as well as on Sunday at the funeral home from 11:00 to 6:00 P.M. Burial will be in Memorial Park...

James Laroe

James Laroe

Oct 18, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 21, 2008 at the Church of Christ in Happy with Rick Bloodworth, minister, officiating. Private interment at Happy Cemetery. James Shirley LaRoe was born July 8, 1923 to Homer T. and Ethel Duff LaRoe in Happy, Texas. On August 25, 1950, he married Bertie Ruth Usrey in Amarillo. She preceded him in...

Mary Calloway

Mary Calloway

Oct 9, 2008

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, October 13, 2008 at the University Church of Christ with Bob Shepard, Elder and Bible Chair Director, and David Lough, minister, officiating. Interment is in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. Mary Beth Calloway was born May 21, 1920 in Witchita Falls, Texas to Hugh and Modena Cooper Trussell. On November 4, 1937 she married...

Doris Bushey

Doris Bushey

Oct 5, 2008

Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, October 9 at St. Ann"s Catholic Church with Msgr. Phu Phan, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Wednesday, October 8 at Brooks Chapel. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo. Doris "Gi Gi" Bushey was born May 27, 1919 in Green Bay, Wisconsin to Joseph...

Grace Allen

Grace Allen

Oct 1, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, October 3, 2008 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Don Lane, pastor of City Church in Amarillo, and Dr. David L. Lowrie Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church in Canyon, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Grace Elvadean Allen was born August 3, 1934 in Oklahoma to William and Etta...

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