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.

Martha Hester

Martha Hester

Apr 23, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. John McClean officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Martha Hester was born on October 12, 1929 in Plainview to Julius and Velma Laird Richardson. She was raised in Borger and married Charles Hester in Borger on June 5,...

Evaleen Anderson

Evaleen Anderson

Apr 22, 2008

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 25, 2008 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. La Von Thompson, pastor of Life of Praise Fellowship of Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. Evaleen Marie Brittain Anderson was born June 1, 1928 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Charlie and Odell Rives Brittain. She married Raymond C. Anderson on September...

Lorene Foster

Lorene Foster

Apr 18, 2008

Memorial services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, April 21, 2008 at the United Methodist Church in Happy with Rev. Tom Stribling officiating. Mrs. Foster will not be available for viewing. Private Interment. Lorene "Memaw" Foster was born on December 26, 1935 in Armstrong County to Paul and Alma Brown Whelchel. She was raised in Claude and Armstrong...

Joe Davis

Joe Davis

Apr 3, 2008

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, April 7, 2008 at Brooks Chapel with Shane Nease, pastor of Living Water Christian Fellowship, officiating. Graveside services will be 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 7, 2008 at Stinnett Cemetery in Stinnett, Texas with military honors. Joe Kenneth Davis began his journey in eternity with God on April 3, 2008. He was born on April...

Reathal Hawthorne

Reathal Hawthorne

Apr 2, 2008

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 5, 2008 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Ken Varner, pastor of Westway Baptist Church of Hereford, officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, April 4, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery Reathal Hawthorne was born on March 11, 1916 at Petty,...

Lucy Reese

Lucy Reese

Mar 31, 2008

Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 2, 2008 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Patrick Six, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Lucy Reese was born on June 19, 1922 in Nacogodoches, Texas to William and Novella Grigsby Moore. Survivors include two granddaughters, Shannon Lankford and husband, Roy, of Amarillo, Lisa Gartman and husband, Maurice,...

W. Hill

W. Hill

Mar 31, 2008

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, April 4, 2008 at Church of Christ at the Colonies with Dick Marcear, minister, officiating. Graveside services will be conducted by Canyon City Masonic Lodge #730 at Dreamland Cemetery. W. Lowell Hill was born on October 7, 1933 in Ralph Switch to Wilbur and Florence Adcock Hill. In 1952, he graduated from Canyon...

Katie Gaulden

Katie Gaulden

Mar 30, 2008

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at Happy"s Memorial Chapel with Rev. Tom Stribling, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Happy, officiating. Viewing will be at Happy"s Memorial Chapel beginning Monday, March 31, 2008 at 11:00 A.M. Burial will be at Happy Cemetery in Happy, Texas. Katie Mae Gaulden was born on October 4, 1916 to...

Iris Daray

Iris Daray

Mar 23, 2008

Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 26, 2008 at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo with Rev. Robert Field officiating. Iris Lillian Unsell was born on November 2, 1916 in Groom to Ira and Gorda Collier Unsell. She moved from Groom to Canyon to obtain a teaching certificate from West Texas State College. After graduation in 1938, she...

Tony Rusk

Tony Rusk

Mar 20, 2008

Tony Rusk was born on February 4, 1931 in Canyon to Terry and Jessie Roberson Rusk. He attended Canyon schools, West Texas Training School, West Texas State College, and Amarillo College. He married Betty Seymour on June 10, 1950 in Clovis, New Mexico. Tony worked at First Supply of Amarillo. Later he went to work at Pioneer Natural Gas Company/Energas...

Wayne Trout

Wayne Trout

Mar 18, 2008

Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 22, 2008 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Patrick Six, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Wayne Trout was born on May 17, 1925 to Everett and Verna Collins Trout in Cottle, Texas. He married Jeannine Merrick on April 5, 1955 at Tucumcari, New Mexico. He attended West...

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...

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