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.
Peggy Brock
Oct 13, 2007
Services will be 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Paul Dunn, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon, Texas. Peggy Sue Brock was born in Neblett Hospital on August 14, 1953 to Dee Christine and J. D. "Dale" Brock in Canyon, Texas. She graduated from Canyon High...
Earnest Stocker
Oct 10, 2007
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Umbarger with Rev. Dr. A. Moses Kallarackal officiating, assisted by Deacon Bill Dorsey. Rosary will be held at Brooks Chapel on Friday, October 12, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. with Deacon Bill Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery. Earnest Albert...
Winnie Wester
Oct 10, 2007
Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, October 13, 2007 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Winnie Wester was born on January 27, 1911 in Donley County, Texas to Bert and Julia Meador Ayers. She began as a dorm mother at West Texas State University from in...
Estelle Atkerson
Oct 7, 2007
Graveside services will be 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 10, 2007at Dreamland Cemetery with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Estelle Atkerson was born on April 3, 1919 to Lillie Mae and William Andrew McCarter in Bowie, Texas. She married Onnie L. Atkerson on January 6, 1962 in Clovis, New Mexico. Estelle moved to Canyon in 1931....
Everett Culp
Oct 6, 2007
Memorial Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, October 8, 2007 at the First Baptist Church in Happy with Paul Burwash, pastor, officiating and retired pastor Travis LaDuke, assisting. He will lie in state at Happy"s Memorial Chapel. Mr. Culp was born on October 23, 1916, in Happy to Frank E. and Birtie Culp. He was a life-long resident...
Catherine Batenhorst
Sep 30, 2007
Service will be 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 2, 2007 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Umbarger, TX. Burial will follow at St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery in Umbarger, TX. Rosary will be 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 1, 2007 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon, TX. Catherine Batenhorst was born on November 24, 1915 to Maximillion and Elizabeth Lohaus Schuele in...
Dennis Wilhelm
Sep 30, 2007
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 4, 2007 at the Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Happy with Rev. Dr. A. Moses Kallarackal, of St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Umbarger, officiating. Burial will follow at Happy Cemetery. A Rosary will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 3, at Happy"s Memorial Chapel with Msgr. Mario...
Terry Pearson
Sep 26, 2007
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, October 1, 2007 at Greenoaks Funeral Home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana with David Lough, minister of University Church of Christ in Canyon, Texas, officiating. Burial will be in Greenoaks Memorial Park Cemetery in Baton Rouge. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 28, 2007 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks...
Bobby Argo
Sep 19, 2007
Bobby"s family and friends invite you to join them in a memorial service, Saturday, September 22, 2007 at 2:00 p.m. at Brooks Chapel in Canyon, Texas with Bill Holt, officiating. Bobby will be laid to rest in his favorite place, the Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Bobby"s last request is that any friends and family who join...
Darrell Franklin
Sep 14, 2007
Services will be 11:00 a.m. on Monday, September 17, 2007 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Larry Richardson, pastor of Palisades Fellowship Baptist Church of Amarillo, officiating. Masonic Graveside Rites in Dreamland Cemetery. Darrell Franklin was born on August 28, 1933 to Eula Rogers and Herbert Ray Franklin in Happy, Texas. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army....
W. Gestes
Sep 11, 2007
Services will be at 9:30 A.M. on Thursday, September 13, 2007 at the Wayside Community Church with Rev. Byron Williamson of Wayside Community Church and Troy Richardson of Temple Baptist Church of Amarillo officiating. Burial will follow at Wayside Cemetery. W. O. Gestes, Jr. was born on December 24, 1929 in Sayre, Oklahoma to William and Ora Lee Nichols Gestes....
Mary Moore
Sep 9, 2007
A devoted and loving wife for over 66 years, wonderful mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Mary passed away on September 9, 2007, in Amarillo, Texas. Mary was born on January 4, 1924, at Camp Franklin, Maryland. Oldest daughter of Ivan and Agnes Howitz, she is survived by her brothers, Clifton and Ivan, and her sisters Betty, Gerri, and Shirley. A...
Bernett Johnson
Sep 6, 2007
Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Happy, TX with Father Ed Sweeney, officiating. Burial will follow at Happy Cemetery in Happy, TX. Rosary will be 7:00 P.M. on Friday, September 7, 2007 at Happy Memorial Chapel in Happy, TX. Bernett Huseman Johnson was born on December 31, 1919....
Mary Simpson
Sep 3, 2007
Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, September 6, 2007 at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at Brooks Chapel from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. Mary "Chris" Simpson was born...
Deta Black
Sep 2, 2007
Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Deta Lorita Jarrell Black was born June 28, 1918 in Travis, Texas and went to be with her Lord on Sept. 2, 2007 in Dallas, Texas. Deta was...
Louise Sanders
Sep 1, 2007
Services will be on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at 1:00 P.M. at Happy"s Memorial Chapel with Rev. Paul Dunn, pastor of Bethel Baptist Church of Canyon officiating. Burial will be at 4:00 P.M. on Tuesday in Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon, Texas. Louise Sanders was preceded in death by his step son, Sonny Sanders. Survivors include four daughters, Linda Malone, of...
Charlie Parks
Aug 31, 2007
Services will be 9:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at the First United Methodist Church in Canyon with Rev. Kevin Deckard, associate pastor of Polk Street United Methodist Church, and Rev. John McClean, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Canyon, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday at Gruver Cemetery, Gruver, Texas with Cody Drake...
Lynda Wirt
Aug 23, 2007
Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at First United Methodist Church in Canyon with Rev. John McClean, pastor, officiating. Burial will be 4:00 p.m on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 at Tell Methodist Cemetery in Tell, Texas. Family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, August 27, 2007 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Lynda...
Charles Newton
Aug 23, 2007
Services will be 1:00 p.m.on Saturday, August 25, 2007 at Brooks Chapel with Pastor Terry Callis, pastor of First Assembly of God, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Charles "Charlie" Newton was born on September 25, 1941 to Maud Browning and Jessie Norman Newton in Charleston, Mississippi. He moved to Canyon in 1958 from Greenwood, Mississippi. Charles married Jaunita...
Velma Driskill
Aug 18, 2007
Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 20, 2007 at Wayside Community Church with Rev. Tom Stribling, pastor of United Methodist Church of Happy, officiating. Burial will follow at Wayside Cemetery. Velma Driskill was born in Meridian, Oklahoma. She attended Cowboy Church in Happy. Survivors include her two sons, Roy Driskill of Pueblo, Colorado and Richard Driskill of Canyon;...
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