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.

Vera Pauley

Vera Pauley

Mar 18, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 21, 2008 at Brooks Chapel with her brother, Rev. Thomas Echols, Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church, and Rev. Jim Loper, pastor Cornerstone Church of Amarillo, officiating. Burial is at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at Brooks Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00...

Amanda Crow

Amanda Crow

Mar 15, 2008

Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 18, 2008 at Dreamland Cemetery with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Amanda "Gene" Crow was born on December 22, 1923 in Randall County, Texas to Ishom and Cora Currie Hollabaugh. She married Billie Ray Crow on July 17, 1947 in Canyon. He preceded...

Jim Redden

Jim Redden

Mar 13, 2008

Servivces will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 15, 2008 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Kevin Deckard, associate pastor of Polk St. United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Jim Redden was born on October 9, 1946 to Edward and Mary Ruth Sudderth Redden. He graduated from Bovina High School and received his bachelor of science...

H. Moore

H. Moore

Mar 10, 2008

Services will be at 11:00 Friday, March 14, 2008 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 2600 4th Ave, Canyon, TX 79015, with Terry Meyer, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 13, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, Hwy 217 east of Canyon. Mr. H.L. Moore was...

Kirk Kite

Kirk Kite

Mar 7, 2008

Kirk Kite was born on October 27, 1928 in McLean, Texas. In 1935, he moved to Wheeler County to a farm on the Sweetwater Creek. Dr. Kite graduated from Briscoe High School in 1947 and went to the University of Texas at Austin. He graduated with his Bachelor of Arts on May 5, 1952 and with his Masters of Arts...

Douglas Marshall

Douglas Marshall

Mar 7, 2008

Memorial services will be at 4:00 PM Friday, March 14, 2008 at the First Presbyterian Church with The Rev. Dr. Don McDonald, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 3:00 PM Friday, March 14, 2008 at Dreamland Cemetery. Douglas Marshall was born on May 16, 1915 in Graham, Texas to Charles and Gladys Burns Marshall. He married Bessie Fay Donnell...

Virginia Maples

Virginia Maples

Mar 6, 2008

Services will be 10:00 AM Monday, March 10, 2008 at the Summit with Shane Nease, minister of Living Water Christian Fellowship, officiating. Graveside services will be at 3:00 PM Monday, March 10, 2008 at Silverton Cemetery in Silverton, Texas. Virginia Maples was born on February 15, 1940 in Claude, TX to Marvin and Katherine Kitzler Stephens. In 1958, she graduated...

Carl Bryan

Carl Bryan

Mar 1, 2008

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at the United Methodist Church of Happy with Larry Harvey and Tom Stribling officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, March 3, from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Happy"s Memorial Chapel. Burial is at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. Carl Bryan was born on June 23, 1934 to...

Vernon Davis

Vernon Davis

Feb 24, 2008

Graveside services will be at 4:00 PM Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at Happy Cemetery with Rev. Tom Stribling, minister of United Methodist Church in Happy, officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 3:00 PM at Happy"s Memorial Chapel. Vernon Ray Davis was born on May 4, 1940 in Groom, Texas to Ed and Hazel Davis. He attended school...

John Hoover

John Hoover

Feb 22, 2008

Memorial services will be 11:00 AM Monday, February 25, 2008 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Dr. David Lowrie, minister of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Cremation arrangements by Brooks Funeral Directors. John Allen Hoover was born on January 29, 1919 in Globe, Arizona to Charley and Ruby Thompson Hoover. He was raised in Deaf Smith County, and attended...

Jaunita Blake

Jaunita Blake

Feb 21, 2008

Services will be at 12:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 23, 2008 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with David Brown, pastor of Victory Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Jaunita Blake was born on July 25, 1921 in Sayre, Oklahoma to Joe and Mary Tooley Fair. She married Erfal Blake in Amarillo on April 9, 1940. He...

Gene Dennis

Gene Dennis

Feb 19, 2008

Graveside services will be at 3:00 PM Thursday, February 21, 2008 at Memory Gardens Mausoleum Chapel with Kenny Price, minister of The Summit in Canyon, officiating. Gene Dennis was born on June 8, 1940 in Tucumcari, New Mexico to E. J. and Lorene Forsthoffer Dennis. Gene loved to fish, and he enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Survivors include...

Crawford Ruthart

Crawford Ruthart

Feb 16, 2008

Services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, February 18, 2008 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. Howard Batson, pastor of First Baptist Church of Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Crawford Ruthart was born on May 11, 1926 in Leedy, Oklahoma to Leslie Crawford and Nora Wright Ruthart. He married Margaret Billingsley in Canyon...

Florine Johnson

Florine Johnson

Feb 14, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, February 16, 2008 at Brooks Chapel with David Lough, minister of University Church of Christ, officiating. Burial is in Dreamland Cemetery. Florine Johnson was born on January 16, 1921 in Davidson, OK to Theodore and Emma Bailey Sandefur. Florine was a talented artist and homemaker. She loved handcrafts, and she also loved fishing...

Noma Caddell

Noma Caddell

Feb 14, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, February 18, 2008 at Temple Baptist Church with Dr. Charles Jones, pastor of Hollywood Road Community Church and Rev. Troy Richardson, pastor of Temple Baptist Church, officiating. Mrs. Caddell will lie in state at Schooler Funeral Home in Amarillo. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Noma Evelyn Caddell was born on March...

Ardalia Wheatley

Ardalia Wheatley

Feb 12, 2008

Services will be at 11:00 AM Saturday, February 16, 2008 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with David Lough, pastor of University Church of Christ in Canyon, officiating. Burial is in Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. Ardalia Wheatley was born on August 18, 1923 in Albany, TX to Winifred and Marie Martin Wells. The family moved to Lynn County when she was...

Rudy Vallejo

Rudy Vallejo

Feb 8, 2008

Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Monday, February 11, 2008 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. James Rudd, officiating. Rudy Vallejo was born on January 2, 1952 to Pascual and Sara Vallejo. After 20 years of working for the City of Lubbock, his hobbies included traveling and spending time with his children. Survivors include his four daughters, Angie Vallejo, Lisa Vallejo,...

Martha Pierce

Martha Pierce

Feb 6, 2008

Services will be 2:00 PM Friday, February 8, 2008 at Brooks Chapel. Burial is in Glen Rest Cemetery at Kerrville, Texas. Martha Pierce was born on March 11, 1943 to Bernard and Ernestene Estes Alderman. She married Nelson Pierce in 1964 at Hobbs, New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her husband in November of 2001. Survivors include her...

Betty Holmberg

Betty Holmberg

Feb 6, 2008

Services to be scheduled at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Brooks Funeral Directors. Betty L. Holmberg was born June 17, 1926 to Wilse Hodges and Ida Mae Guilliams Dennis in Fruita, Colorado. Betty spent her time as a homemaker. She moved to Canyon in 2000 from Albuquerque, New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her...

John Taylor

John Taylor

Feb 6, 2008

Services will be 3:00 PM Saturday, February 9, 2008 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with Dr. Howard K. Batson, pastor of First Baptist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. John was born on May 4, 1926 to John D. and Pearl Crawford Taylor, Sr. in Hatfield, AR. He served in the U.S. Navy during...

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