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.

Thomas Miller

Thomas Miller

May 23, 2007

Services will be 1:00 P.M. on Friday, May 25, 2007 at Brooks Chapel with The Rev. Dr. Don McDonald, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will take place in Wellington, Texas at Fairview Cemetery. Thomas Clyde Miller was born on January 28, 1916 to Nobie and Egbert Miller in Gould, Oklahoma. He is a Veteran of World War II...

R. Peck

R. Peck

May 21, 2007

Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 24, 2007 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be Friday, May 25, 2007 at 3:00 P.M. at Magnolia Cemetery in Katy, Texas with Rev. Ron Martin and Rev. Jim Fox officiating. Mrs. Peck was born on September 7, 1920 in Houston. She...

Bessie Gidden

Bessie Gidden

May 5, 2007

Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at South Georgia Baptist Church with Bob Miller, officiating. Entombment will follow at Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Bessie E. Miller Gidden was born on July 13, 1912 to Henry Wesley Stout and Cora Hester James Stout in Cave City, Arkansas. She moved to Canyon in early 1980"s from Channing, Texas. She...

Elna Howell

Elna Howell

May 5, 2007

Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, May 8, 2007 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. David Lowrie, Pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Elna Howell was born on March 27, 1910 to Barney D. Springer and Bertha Opelia Thompson Springer in Chickasaw County, Mississippi. She married Stacy S. Howell on April 28, 1925 in...

Julia Long

Julia Long

Apr 19, 2007

Graveside services will be at 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, April 21, 2007 at Dreamland Cemetery with Dr. Thomas L. Palmer, nephew, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Julia Long was born on October 25, 1910 in Canyon to Fulton and Lucy Dowlen Brown. She received her teaching degree from West Texas Normal College and taught elementary school in Gallup,...

Dean Schaeffer

Dean Schaeffer

Apr 15, 2007

Graveside services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 17, 2007 at Dreamland Cemetery with Leland Hutson, associate minister of Canyon Hills Church of Christ, officiating. Dean H. Schaeffer was born on February 15, 1921 in Happy, Texas to George and Texie Evans Schaeffer. He married Doris Zielstra at Albuquerque in 1951. She preceded him in death in 1983....

John Tobar

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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