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.

Tatum Renteria

Tatum Renteria

Nov 13, 2006

Graveside services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 16, 2006 at Dreamland Cemetery. Tatum Bennett Renteria was the infant child of Noe and Tina Renteria. She is survived by her parents of Canyon, her grandparents, Robert and Becky Resor, of Wellington and Carl and Janeen Baumgardner, of Amarillo, and her great grandparents, Wilbur and Betty Kemph, of Lefors,...

Stuart Wells

Stuart Wells

Nov 10, 2006

Services will be at 2:30 P.M. on Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at the Chapel at Boys Ranch with Rev. Stephen Jennings officiating. Burial will be in Boys Ranch Cemetery with Pastor Art Hill, Trinity Lutheran Church of Tyler, officiating. Stuart Wells was born October 17, 1985 at his grandparents" home in Tyler, Texas. Years later he was born again as...

Dick Ratjen

Dick Ratjen

Nov 6, 2006

Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 9, 2006 at the Happy Community Center with Evangelist Roy Hunter and John Hunter, pastor of People"s Church of Dalhart, officiating. Dick Ratjen was born on November 23, 1931 in Randall County to Henry and Dora Walters Ratjen. He graduated from Happy High School and married Phyllis Dean at Canyon...

Geneva Mcneill

Geneva Mcneill

Nov 6, 2006

Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 8, 2006 at the University Church of Christ with Bob Shepard, Elder and Bible Chair Director, and David Lough, minister, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 7 at Brooks Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Geneva McNeill was born on August 18, 1916...

Frank Matthews

Frank Matthews

Oct 27, 2006

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 30, 2006 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. Jerry W. Black, pastor of West Side Christian Church of Duncan, Oklahoma, officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 PM on Sunday, October 29, 2006 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery, Amarillo, Texas. Frank Woodson Matthews was...

Talley Timmens

Talley Timmens

Oct 24, 2006

Services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Friday, October 27, 2006 at The First United Methodist Church with Rev. Clark Williams and Rev. Donna Johnston, pastors, and Rev. Kevin Deckard, pastor of Westover Fellowship Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Talley Owen Timmens was born on December 15, 1949 to Claud V. and Lorita Mae Hogan Timmens in...

Jay Holland

Jay Holland

Oct 22, 2006

Memorial services will be in held in California on a later date. Jay Holland was born September 9, 1925 in Vernon, Texas. He was a veteran of U.S. Marines, plumber pipe fitter, and a Mason. He also loved golf, his family and friends. Jay married Judy Mae Robertson in 1947, she preceded him in death in 1984. Survivors include his...

Mae Coffee

Mae Coffee

Sep 29, 2006

Graveside services will at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, October 2, 2006 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon, Texas. Born in Randall County, Texas, on December 29, 1905, Mae was the daughter of Thomas Vanoy and Sarah "Sadie" Cleveland Slack. She graduated from Canyon High School and West Texas State Teachers College, class of 1925, before moving to Los Angeles where she...

Claire Brandon

Claire Brandon

Sep 27, 2006

Private burial will be at Dreamland Cemetery. There will be a visitation at Brooks Chapel on Friday, September 29, 2006 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Claire Louise Littleton Brandon was born August 8, 1909 in San Bernardino, Calif. to Arthur Davis Littleton and Edith Fanny Harding Littleton and graduated from San Bernardino High School in 1927. She worked at Jennings...

Kane O'Loughlin

Kane O'Loughlin

Sep 20, 2006

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, September 25, 2006 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Kane O'Loughlin was born on April 26, 1988 in Amarillo to Richard Kane O'Loughlin, Jr. and Lori Lynn Davis O'Loughlin. He was a senior at Canyon High School and loved music...

Loryn O'Loughlin

Loryn O'Loughlin

Sep 20, 2006

Services will be at 10:00 am on Monday, September 25, 2006 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Loryn O'Loughlin was born on December 24, 1992 in Amarillo to Richard Kane O'Loughlin, Jr. and Lori Lynn Davis O'Loughlin. She was an eighth grader at Canyon Jr. High School and...

Duane Guy

Duane Guy

Sep 18, 2006

Memorial services will be held at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 21, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Clark Williams and Rev. Donna Johnston officiating. Private burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Duane Francis Guy was born in Atwood, Kansas on December 26, 1928 to Ellen Ruhaak and Franklin Earl Guy. The Guys later moved...

Dorothy Oppe

Dorothy Oppe

Sep 16, 2006

Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, September 20, 2006 at St. Ann"s Catholic Church with Rev. Phu Phan, officiating. There will a be a Rosary at 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 19, 2006 at Brooks Funeral Directors Chapel in Canyon. Burial will be a private interment at Dreamland Cemetery. Dorothy Rose Oppe was born on August 3, 1920 to...

Yvonne Miller

Yvonne Miller

Sep 15, 2006

Memorial service will be at 5 p.m., Monday, September 18, 2006, at Baptist St. Anthony"s Hospice Chapel, with Father Jose Mangulabnan officiating. Born December 6, 1949, Yvonne lived her life as a kind-hearted friend to all. Born as the second oldest of seven siblings, Yvonne naturally had a spontaneous, unique personality all her own. Yvonne was a graduate of Canyon...

Fabrous Keeling

Fabrous Keeling

Sep 9, 2006

Memorial Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Donna Johnston, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Family will receive friends Monday, September 11, 2006 from 6:00P.M. to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Fabrous Keeling was born on January 13, 1911 to Thomas and Kate Gordon...

Clara Magness

Clara Magness

Sep 8, 2006

Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Monday, September 11, 2006 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Paul Burwash, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Happy, officiating. Burial will follow at Happy Cemetery in Happy. Clara Mae Magness was born on August 11, 1912 to William E. and Mae Wesley Guest in Happy, Texas. She graduated from Happy High...

Kimberly Haraden

Kimberly Haraden

Sep 6, 2006

Services will be 3:00 P.M. on Friday, September 9, 2006 at St. Paul Lutheran Church with Rev. Terry Meyer, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Kimberly Ann Haraden was born on May 23, 1968 to Constance and John Crossland III in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Palo Duro High School in 1986 and attended Amarillo College....

Carl Dodson

Carl Dodson

Aug 27, 2006

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 at Arden Road Baptist Church of Amarillo with Dale Bigham, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Carl "Nick" Clinton Dodson was born on September 24, 1932 in Duncan, Oklahoma to C.A. and Ruth Dodson. He was a veteran of the U. S. Navy and met his wife,...

Samuel Sluder

Samuel Sluder

Aug 24, 2006

Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 31, 2006 at Wayside Church with Carl Hamilton and Marcus Bobb officiating. Burial will be in Wayside Cemetery. Samuel Wayne Sluder was born on June 6, 1922 and raised at Wayside, Texas. He was a carpenter and served in the U. S. Airforce. Survivors include one son, Robert T. Sluder, of...

Troy Martin

Troy Martin

Aug 18, 2006

Troy Franklin Martin, 82, former publisher of The Canyon News, died Friday, August 18 in Amarillo. Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, August 21, 2006 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with the Rev. Dr. David Lowrie, officiating. The family will have a private interment at Dreamland Cemetery prior to the memorial service under the...

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