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.

Maurine Allison

Maurine Allison

Jan 9, 2003

Maurine Allison, 80, of Happy, died Thursday, Jan. 9,2003 in Amarillo. Services will be at 11 :00 AM on Monday, January 13,2003 at the First Methodist Church of Happy, with the Rev. Paul Burwash, pastor of the First Baptist Church of Happy, officiating. Burial will be at the Happy Cemetery. The family will receive friends in Happy on Saturday from...

Anna Collier

Anna Collier

Jan 8, 2003

Anna Mae Collier, 101, died Wednesday, January 8, 2003 in Friona, Texas. Graveside services will be at 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 11, 2003 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Darren Dye, pastor of Canyon Christian Church, officiating. Mrs. Collier was born on September 15, 1901 to Ellis and Kathryn (Cash) Peters at Clifton City, Missouri. She married Charles Robert Collier...

Wanda Bates

Wanda Bates

Jan 6, 2003

Wanda L. Bates, 77, of Happy, died Monday, January 6, 2003 in Amarillo. Services will be at 3:00 PM on Wednesday, January 8, 2003 at Calvary Baptist Church of Tulia with Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church of Amarillo, and Rev. Paul Burwash, pastor of First Baptist Church of Happy, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill...

Betty Irlbeck

Betty Irlbeck

Jan 2, 2003

Betty Irlbeck, 63, of Canyon, died Thursday, January 2, 2003 in Amarillo. Memorial Services will be at 3:00 PM on Saturday, January 4, 2003 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Bill Butts, retired Baptist Minister, officiating. Private interment will be at 2:00 PM at Dreamland Cemetery. Betty Irlbeck was born on April 25, 1939 in Tahoka, Texas to...

Merle Ford

Merle Ford

Dec 28, 2002

Merle L. Ford, 86, of Amarillo, died Saturday, December 28, in Amarillo. Services will be at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, December 31, 2002 at the North Amarillo Church of Christ with Glen Walton, Minister of Bell Avenue Church of Christ, and Dalton Key, Minister of North Amarillo Church of Christ, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr.Ford was...

Matilda Gaume

Matilda Gaume

Dec 27, 2002

Matilda Gaume, 92, of Canyon, died Friday, December 27, 2002, in Amarillo. Services will be held at 10:00 am on Monday, December 30, 2002 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Canyon with Rev. Phu T. Phan, pastor, officiating. Burial will take place in the Garden of the Holy Family in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Matilda was born in Argonia, Kansas, on...

Frances Schmidt

Frances Schmidt

Dec 25, 2002

FRANCES L. SCHMIDT, 79, of Canyon, died Wednesday, December 25, 2002 in Amarillo, Texas. Memorial Services will be at 2:00 PM on Monday, December 30, 2002 at St. George's Episcopal Church in Canyon with The Rev. William D. Nix, Panhandle Regional Missioner, officiating. There will be a private interment at Llano Cemetery. Mrs. Schmidt was born on October 20, 1923...

Lillie Reynolds

Lillie Reynolds

Dec 24, 2002

Lillie M. Reynolds, 87, of Canyon died Tuesday, December 24, 2002 in Amarillo, Texas. Services will be at 1:00 PM on Saturday, December 28, 2002 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev.Gordon Cox, Pastor of Grace Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Castro Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Dimmitt. Lillie M. Reynolds was born on June 18, 1915 at Vernon,...

Sharon Weaver

Sharon Weaver

Dec 11, 2002

Sharon Weaver, 56, of Canyon, died Wednesday, December 11, 2002 in Canyon. Services will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, December 14, 2002 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. John Githiga, pastor of St. George's Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Sharon was born on May 12, 1946 in Ft. Knox, Kentucky to Corbitt and...

John Royal

John Royal

Dec 8, 2002

John H. Royal, 98, of Canyon died Sunday, December 8, 2002 in Canyon. Graveside Service 12:00PM, Tuesday, December 10, 2002 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. David Lowrie, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. John H. Royal was born April 25, 1904 in Abbott, Texas to Thomas and Bertie Mae Cline Royal. He attended school at Abbott and...

Dorotha Bryan

Dorotha Bryan

Dec 8, 2002

Dorotha

Harold Zachry

Harold Zachry

Dec 8, 2002

Harold Blake Zachry, 77, of Hobbs, New Mexico, died Sunday, December 8, 2002 in Hobbs, New Mexico. Memorial Services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, Dec. 14, 2002 at Brooks Chapel. Private interment. Harold Blake Zachry was born on December 2, 1925 at Happy, Texas to Eugene and Jane Trusty Zachry. He farmed at the community of Wayside and owned Mobile...

Dale Whitlow

Dale Whitlow

Nov 29, 2002

Dale D. Whitlow, 72, of Amarillo, died Friday, November 20, 2002 in Amarillo. Services will be 11:00 AM, Monday, December 2, 2002 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Paul Burwash, Pastor of First Baptist Church of Happy, officiating. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery. Dale D. Whitlow was born February 24, 1930 to Pete and Hallie Patterson Whitlow in...

Gene Conwell

Gene Conwell

Nov 26, 2002

Gene Conwell, 75, of Canyon, died Tuesday, November 26, 2002 in Amarillo. Service will be 2:00PM Saturday, November 30, 2002 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with Rev. David Lowrie, Pastor and Rev. Bob Miller, Pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Gene Conwell was born January 18, 1927 to...

Ernest Fixsen

Ernest Fixsen

Nov 23, 2002

Ernest Robert

Joe Rice

Joe Rice

Nov 22, 2002

Joe Rice, 61, of Canyon, died November 22, 2002 in Amarill0. Services will be at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 26, 2002 First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Clark Williams and Rev. Donna Johnston officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Joe Rice was born on June 15, 1941 in Canyon to William and Estelle Montgomery Rice. He...

Tom Gooch

Tom Gooch

Nov 20, 2002

Canyon - Tom C. Gooch, 95, died November 20, 2002 in Amarillo. Services will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with Rev. David Lowrie and Dr. Strauss Atkinson, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mr. Gooch was born December 13, 1906 in Wilbarger County at the family farm north of Vernon. Mr. Gooch...

Emma Hood

Emma Hood

Nov 12, 2002

Emma Brinkman Hood, 96, of Canyon, died Tuesday, November 12, 2002 in Canyon. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 PM on Saturday, November 16, 2002 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. John Westman, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Shamrock, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mrs. Hood was born to Herman and Mary Magdalen Hueve Brinkman in...

Marie Cooper

Marie Cooper

Nov 11, 2002

Marie Wallace Cooper, 93, of Canyon, died Monday, November 11, 2002. Services will be 2:00 PM Thursday, November 14, 2002 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Donna Johnston, Associate Pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Canyon, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Marie Wallace Cooper, born February 3, 1909 in Silverton, Texas. She moved to Canyon with her...

Gladys Gladys

Gladys Gladys

Nov 11, 2002

Gladys Null, 92, of Happy, died Monday, November 11, 2002. Services will be 3:00 PM Wednesday, November 13, 2002 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Lance Wood, Pastor of the First Baptist Church of Miami, officiating and assisting, Chad Horton, Director of Pastoral Care, Bivins Foundation. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Gladys Null was born March 19, 1910 to John...

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