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.

Virginia Kaye  Venhaus

Virginia Kaye Venhaus

Nov 4, 2023

Virginia Kaye Venhaus, 82, of Happy, passed away on Saturday, November 4, 2023. Public viewing will be at Brooks Chapel in Canyon on Tuesday and Wednesday, November 7th and 8th, from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. followed by a Vigil to be held at 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Private family Mass will...

Ava Book

Ava Book

Oct 25, 2023

Ava Book, 73, of Canyon, went to be with her Lord on October 25, 2023. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at Brooks Chapel with Gene Jones officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Monday, October 30, 2023 at Brooks Chapel. Ava was born in Amarillo on December 9,...

Anita Gayle (Gibson) Lucero

Anita Gayle (Gibson) Lucero

Oct 25, 2023

Anita Gayle (Gibson) Lucero, 50, of Amarillo, passed away on Wednesday, October 25, 2023. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at Trinity Fellowship Church - Student Ministry Center in Amarillo with Pastor Kyle Wilkinson officiating. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 1,...

Lynn Ronald 'Ron' Lemon

Lynn Ronald 'Ron' Lemon

Oct 16, 2023

Lynn Ronald "Ron" Lemon 85, of Canyon, passed away on Monday, October 16, 2023. Services will be held at Brooks Chapel on Tuesday, October 24, 2023, at 10:00 A.M with Darren Dye officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will also be receiving friends on Monday, October 23, 2023, for a viewing from 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. at...

Jessie Louise Hartwell

Jessie Louise Hartwell

Oct 16, 2023

We celebrate the life of Jessie Louise Hartwell, 89, of Amarillo, Texas. Jessie peacefully passed on to the Father on Monday October 16, 2023. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 21, 2023 at the First Baptist Church Chapel, Amarillo with Rev. Corky Holland officiating. Private interment will be in Llano Cemetery. Jessie was born in Prairie...

Joe Bob Dulaney

Joe Bob Dulaney

Oct 14, 2023

Visitation for Joe Bob DuLaney will be held on Thursday, October 19, 2023 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel in Canyon, Texas. He was called to his final resting place on October 14, 2023. Graveside Services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. on Friday, October 20, 2023 at Resthaven Cemetery in Lubbock with Eulogist Gil Vining, Pete Laney, Mike...

Elinor (Maureen) White

Elinor (Maureen) White

Oct 11, 2023

Elinor (Maureen) White nee Burkes, passed peacefully from this life on October 11 at 10 p.m. in Amarillo Texas. A visitation will be held from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 15, 2023 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, October 16, 2023 at Wetumka Cemetery in Wetumka, Oklahoma. Maureen is...

Laverne Harwell Jackson

Laverne Harwell Jackson

Oct 1, 2023

Laverne Harwell Jackson, 91, passed peacefully from this life on Sunday, October 1, 2023, in Canyon, Texas, surrounded by her family. She was born January 20, 1932, at the family farm in Oldham County, Texas, and was the middle child of W.A. "Zeb" and Bessie Hammer. She resided in Vega as a young girl, and she loved riding her horse...

Arthur Leland Shelton

Arthur Leland Shelton

Sep 30, 2023

Arthur Leland Shelton, 87, of Hereford, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Avenue Baptist Church in Hereford with Pastor Billy Joe Wall officiating. Born May 17, 1936 in Taft, California to Olin and Thelma Shelton. He was the 2nd of 5 children. Leland was a graduate of Dimmitt...

Mary Elizabeth 'Beth' Batenhorst

Mary Elizabeth 'Beth' Batenhorst

Sep 30, 2023

Mary Elizabeth 'Beth' Batenhorst, 66, of Canyon, passed away on Saturday, September 30, 2023. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, October 6, 2023 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Burial will follow in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Umbarger. Beth was born on March 5, 1957 in Hale County to Alton and Helen (Diuguid) Wyly. She received her Bachelor...

Theresa Deneen Paul

Theresa Deneen Paul

Sep 29, 2023

Theresa Deneen Paul, 59, of Lamesa, passed away on Friday, September 29, 2023. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, October 2, 2023 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Canyon with Steve Friskup officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at Brooks...

Donald Ray Grabbe

Donald Ray Grabbe

Sep 27, 2023

Donald Ray Grabbe, 68, of Hereford, passed away on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, October 7, 2023 at Living Water Christian Fellowship with Shane Nease, pastor, officiating. Don was born on January 23, 1955 in Amarillo to Oliver and Minnie (Wright) Grabbe. He attended Canyon High School and was a very talented...

Richard Bennett

Richard Bennett

Sep 25, 2023

Richard Lewis Bennett, 78, of Canyon, passed away on Monday, September 25, 2023. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, September 30, 2023 at Messiah's House, 6901 Bell St, in Amarillo. Graveside services will follow at 11:30 A.M. at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. The family will receive friends on Friday, September 29 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel in...

Kevin O'Toole

Kevin O'Toole

Sep 16, 2023

Kevin John O'Toole, 60, of Amarillo, Texas passed away on September 16, 2023. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, September 21, 2023 at Brooks Chapel with Shane Nease, pastor of Living Water Christian Fellowship, officiating. Kevin was born at the Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi on February 6, 1963 to Leo and Diane O'Toole. Kevin's father was in...

Deborah "Debbie" Townsend

Deborah "Debbie" Townsend

Sep 15, 2023

Deborah "Debbie" Ann Townsend, 71, of Happy, passed away on Friday, September 15, 2023. Family directed memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, September 23, 2023 at Canyon Hills Church of Christ. Debbie was born February 24, 1952 in Black Rock, Arkansas to Louis and Adell (Moody) Hendrix. She graduated from Copperas Cove High School in 1971. On January 1,...

David Arthur Brandon

David Arthur Brandon

Sep 14, 2023

David Arthur Brandon, 86, long-time resident of Boulder, CO and more recently living in Fort Collins, CO, passed away on September 14 after complications from colon cancer surgery. David was born on March 2, 1937 to Lewis and Claire Brandon in Loma Linda, CA. The Brandons moved to Canyon, TX where David graduated from Canyon High School in 1955. After...

Ronald "Ron" "Papa" Reynolds

Ronald "Ron" "Papa" Reynolds

Sep 8, 2023

Ronald "Ron" Ray Reynolds, 79, of Canyon passed away on Friday, September 8, 2023. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, September 15, 2023 at Hillside Christian Church, Amarillo West Campus, Chapel with Greg Corona officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel on Thursday, September 14, 2023. Ron was born June 8, 1944...

Christine L. 'Bobby' Speer

Christine L. 'Bobby' Speer

Aug 31, 2023

Christine L. (Bobby) Speer, 101, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, August 31, 2023. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 6, 2023 at Willow Cemetery in Haskell, Texas with Larry Suttle and Tim Johnson officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Bobby...

Richard Lloyd Bowe

Richard Lloyd Bowe

Aug 27, 2023

October 11, 1941 - August 27, 2023 Richard Lloyd Bowe, devoted husband, loving father, respected leader in the field of homebuilding, football legend and an avid outdoorsman, peacefully passed away at home in Houston on August 27th, 2023 at the age of 81. He leaves behind a legacy of kindness and enduring memories that will be cherished by all who...

Hermelinda (Mela) Bazaldua

Hermelinda (Mela) Bazaldua

Aug 24, 2023

Hermelinda (Mela) Bazaldua, of Canyon, Texas, passed away on August 24, 2023 at the age of 95. Hermelinda was born in La Ascension, Mexico to Lucas Briones and Tibursia Mata. She married Valente Bazaldua on July 14, 1954, her husband for 63 years. Valente and Hermelinda resided in Canyon, Texas for 40 years. Hermelinda's occupation was that of a housewife...

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