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.
John Tobar
Apr 11, 2007
Services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 14, 2007 Brooks Chapel with Brother John Spooner, Jehovah"s Witness, officiating. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery. John Santos Tobar was born December 6, 1992 in Amarillo. He loved baseball, fishing, bowling, and was on a bowling league. His greatest love was the Dallas Cowboys and playing sports and video games with his...
Woodrow Hooks
Apr 1, 2007
Graveside services will be at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Glen Stocker, pastor of Bible Believers Baptist Church, officiating. Woodrow Hooks was born on March 4, 1913 in Rockdale, Texas to Livingston and Lillie Dodson Hooks. He married Irene Easter at Hollis, Oklahoma on September 11, 1937. She preceded him in death in...
Julie Gatewood
Mar 31, 2007
Services will be at 2:00 PM on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at Living Water Christian Fellowship with Shane Nease, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Julie Gatewood was born on December 2, 1969 in Belen, NM. She married Mike Gatewood on December 25, 1995. She was a loving mother, a compassionate person, and loved doing for others. She...
Margaret Read
Mar 30, 2007
Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, April 2, 2007 in Canyon at the First United Methodist Church with Dr. Mike Bellah officiating. Private Burial at Dreamland Cemetery. Margaret was born to Joseph Clifford and Lucille Brown on December 8, 1929, in Hartley and graduated from Hartley High School. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor"s...
Charlie Smith
Mar 29, 2007
Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Monday, April 2, 2007 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon, Texas with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo, Texas. There will be a visitation from 5:00 until 7:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 1, 2007 at Brooks Chapel. Mr. Smith was born in Illinois Bend, Texas,...
Corbitt Moore
Mar 25, 2007
CORBITT RUSSELL MOORE LIEUTENANT COLONEL, USA (RET.) Memorial services will be held at St. George"s Episcopal Church, 2516 4th Avenue, Canyon, Texas on March 28, 2007, at 1:30 P.M. A reception will follow. A devoted and loving husband of 66 years, wonderful father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Russ passed away after a lengthy illness on March 25, 2007, at Amarillo,...
Allie Clark
Mar 23, 2007
Graveside services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 26, 2007 at Dreamland Cemetery with David Lough, minister of University Church of Christ, officiating. Mrs. Clark was born September 14, 1908 to Alice Mae and P.M. "Jack" Wilson. She graduated from Canyon High School and from West Texas State University. She married C.E. Clark on May 29, 1943. He...
Bryson Kemp
Mar 16, 2007
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon, Texas with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Bryson Noah Kemp was the infant son of Billy R. "Cooter" and Tiffany Matthews Kemp, Jr. Survivors include his parents of Henryetta, Oklahoma; one sister, Kilee Grace Kemp, of...
Eudell Prather
Mar 15, 2007
Graveside services were held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 17, 2007 at Marlow Cemetery, Marlow, Oklahoma, with Dr. Joe Ligon officiating. Eudell Prather was born on July 12, 1924 in Danville, Arkansas to William and Susan Hunt Norwood. She married Tom Prather at Chickasha, OK on February 19, 1944. She moved to Canyon from Marlow, Oklahoma in March 1999...
Billie Hales
Mar 13, 2007
Services will be 1:00 P.M. on Friday, March 16, 2007 at First Baptist Church in Claude, with, Rev. Jess Little, pastor, and Rev. Jim Brown, pastor of Monterrey Baptist in Lubbock, officiating. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemetery of Canyon. Not available for viewing. Billie Louise Turner Hales was born on August 11, 1923 to Chester Hix Turner and Ida...
Lee Chapman
Mar 13, 2007
Lieutenant Lee Roy "Chapy" Chapman Jr. left this earth Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at Odyssey Hospice in Amarillo, Texas. He was born March 31, 1944 in Abilene Texas, the son of Dr. Lee Roy and Jaque Chapman. He was in the first graduating class of Cooper High School in 1962 and went on to attend Texas A&M University. He married...
R. Mcneill
Mar 5, 2007
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at the University Church of Christ with Bob Shepard, Bible Chair Director, and David Lough, minister, officiating. There will be a visitation at Brooks Chapel on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. R.W. "Wayne" McNeill was born on May 11,...
Leonard Batenhorst
Mar 3, 2007
Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 6, 2007 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Umbarger with Rev. Dr. A. Moses, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery, Umbarger, Texas. Vigil will be held at Brooks Chapel on Monday, March 5, 2007 at 7:00 P.M. Leonard H. Batenhorst was born on January 29, 1924 to John and...
Nancy Lee
Mar 2, 2007
Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Monday, March 5, 2007 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Robert Field, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Nancy Lee was born on April 27, 1912 to Marshall Marion Caudell and Maggie Burt Caudell in Blair, Oklahoma. She married W. E. "Dick" Lee in Mangum, Oklahoma on February 5, 1930. She was...
Margaret Friemel
Feb 22, 2007
Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Monday, February 26, 2007 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church with Rev. Dr. A. Moses, officiating. There will a be a Rosary 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, February 25, 2007 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Margaret Friemel was born on February 5, 1925 to Anna Tucek and Clarence Beckman in Amarillo, Texas. She was a long...
Waide Messer
Feb 20, 2007
Services will 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, February 24, 2007 at First Baptist Church in Canyon with Rev. Mark Bryant, officiating. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Friday, February 23, 2007 from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. A Memorial Service will also be held on March 3, 2007 at Ridgeway Baptist Church in Memphis Tennessee. Waide...
Virginia Raillard
Feb 19, 2007
Services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 22, 2007 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor, officiating. Private burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Virginia was born February 10, 1918 in Groom, Texas, the only child of Oliver Lee Fortenberry and Jasie Juanita Weatherly. She graduated from Wellington High School. She attended Mary-Hardin...
Clinton Price
Feb 18, 2007
He was born in Vega, Texas on October 21, 1936. He graduated from Vega High School where he was an outstanding athlete and ran the mile at state. He was a collegiate athlete in both football and basketball. After his graduation from West Texas State University, he taught in the Amarillo Public Schools. He was involved in farming and ranching...
Mary Sibley
Feb 9, 2007
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, February 13, 2007 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon, Texas with Andrew Cunningham, grandson, officiating. She will lie in state at Brooks Funeral Directors 1:30 P.M. on Monday. There will be a visitation from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M. on Monday, February 12, 2007. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mary Jewell Bolton Sibley...
Billy Bullard
Feb 9, 2007
Services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, February 12, 2007 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Viewing will be held 10:00-6:00 pm on Sunday at Brooks Chapel. Billy Joe Bullard, age 71, peacefully went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 9, 2007 with his faithful...
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