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.

Felipe Hernandez

Felipe Hernandez

Dec 25, 2022

Felipe Hernandez, 38, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, December 25, 2022. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 30, 2022 at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Vigil will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 29, 2022 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Felipe is remembered by his daughters as a caring dad. Always finding a way to...

Tamson 'Tam' Lance

Tamson 'Tam' Lance

Dec 21, 2022

Tamson 'Tam' Lance, 69, of Grandfalls, Texas passed away on Wednesday, December 21 2022. Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Tony Dawdy officiating. Private interment will be in Happy Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M on Monday, December 26, 2022 at Brooks Chapel...

Imogene J. Lance Dillinger

Imogene J. Lance Dillinger

Dec 18, 2022

Imogene J. Lance Dillinger, 91, of Happy, passed away Sunday, December 18, 2022. Graveside services we be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Floyd County Memorial Park Cemetery in Floydada with Rick Bloodworth officiating. Viewing will be at Brooks Chapel in Canyon and the family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 20,...

Jeanette Kay Norton

Jeanette Kay Norton

Dec 18, 2022

Jeanette Kay Norton, 56, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 28, 2022 at Arena of Life Church with Travis Bennett officiating. Burial will be at 11:30 A.M. on Wednesday in Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 27,...

Jo Ann Vandiver

Jo Ann Vandiver

Dec 18, 2022

Jo Ann Prichard Vandiver, 82, of Amarillo, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Gene Jones officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Jo Ann was born...

Rosalie 'Rosey' Sommerfeld

Rosalie 'Rosey' Sommerfeld

Dec 17, 2022

Rosalie "Rosey" Sommerfeld passed away in Canyon TX on December 17, 2022. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 22, 2022 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Steve Olsen officiating. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at Brooks Chapel. Rosey was born in El Paso,...

George Thomas West

George Thomas West

Dec 15, 2022

George Thomas West, 84, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, December 19, 2022 at the First Presbyterian Church in Amarillo with Sean Blacksten and Murray Gossett, associate pastor, officiating. Public interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery on Monday at 10:30 A.M. The family will receive friends from 3:00...

Alice Ruth  Malone

Alice Ruth Malone

Dec 15, 2022

Alice Ruth Malone, 79, of Happy, passed away on Thursday, December 15, 2022. Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 23, 2022 at the Happy Church of Christ with Rick Bloodworth, officiating. Burial will follow at the Happy Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 22 at Happy's Memorial Chapel from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Alice was...

Forrest Ricketts

Forrest Ricketts

Dec 14, 2022

Forrest Ricketts, 89, of Amarillo, passed away on Wednesday, December 14, 2022. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at Brooks Chapel with Nolan Silvey officiating. Forrest was born on April 16, 1933 in Hereford to James and Mary (Hershey) Ricketts. He married Nelda Guy on July 13, 1952 in Hereford and they were married...

Betty Mae Avent

Betty Mae Avent

Dec 12, 2022

Betty Mae "Mimi" Harwood Avent, 97, of Canyon, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2022. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at the University Church of Christ with Bob Shepard officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Betty was born on December 5, 1925 in Olustee, Oklahoma to George "G.W." and Ola (Lovejoy) Harwood. She...

Anna Pauline Woolsey

Anna Pauline Woolsey

Dec 7, 2022

Anna Pauline Woolsey, 91, of Canyon, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Brooks Chapel with Julie Simmons and Paul Hudson officiating. Anna was born on February 28, 1931 in Channing to Franklin and Olga (Wiseman) Seales. She lost her dad when she was 13 years old...

Larae Whitlow

Larae Whitlow

Nov 30, 2022

LaRae Estelle Dempsey Whitlow, 67, of Happy, passed away November 30, 2022. LaRae's celebration of life service will be Saturday, January 21st at 2:00 in the afternoon at Bobby Jack and Kathy Dempsey's residence at 1825 Eubank in Matador, Texas. Everyone is welcome to attend. There will be time afterward to fellowship and share memories. LaRae was born March 14,...

Freida Gist

Freida Gist

Nov 28, 2022

Freida Gist, 69, of Canyon, passed away on Monday, November 28, 2022. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 3, 2022 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough and Bob Shepard, officiating. Private burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 2 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at...

Haley Brian Burke

Haley Brian Burke

Nov 28, 2022

Haley Brian Burke "Hobbes" November 19, 1974 - November 28, 2022 The family of Haley Brian Burke "Hobbes," regrets to share that our loved family member died on the 28th day of November 2022. This comes as a surprise to all of us and we know this will impact us for an extremely long time. While he was still in...

Kirk Nathaniel Brock

Kirk Nathaniel Brock

Nov 27, 2022

Kirk Nathaniel Brock, 55, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, November 27, 2022. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Canyon with Pastor John Elser, officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery at a...

Paul Harold Woolsey

Paul Harold Woolsey

Nov 26, 2022

Paul Harold "PH" Woolsey, 98, was taken by God's hand from Ussery Roan Texas State Veterans Home in Amarillo, Texas on Saturday, November 26, 2022. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Paul Hudson and Julie Simmons, officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, December 5 from 5:00 to 6:00...

Vicki Ann Bishop

Vicki Ann Bishop

Nov 24, 2022

Vicki Ann Bishop, 76, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Vicki was born on October 22, 1946 in Oakland, California to Virgil and Velma (Smith) Barbee. She received two master's degrees in nursing and taught nursing for a time in California. She worked as a Registered Nurse at San Antonio Community Hospital for many years before becoming...

Cathryn Morris Wright

Cathryn Morris Wright

Nov 24, 2022

Cathryn Morris Wright, 81, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2022. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Cathryn was born...

Eric Casey Mccook

Eric Casey Mccook

Nov 19, 2022

Eric Casey McCook passed from this life on November 19,2022. Eric was born to Wesley McCook and Jana Penny McCook on September 21, 1984, in Borger Texas. He lived most of his young life in the Canyon area, graduating from Canyon High school in 2004. He joined the United States Marine Corps at the age of 19. The life Eric...

Stephen Eugene Brock

Stephen Eugene Brock

Nov 19, 2022

Stephen Eugene Brock, 67, passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 from complications of pancreatic cancer. Private graveside services will be held for the family at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, November 21, 2022 at Brooks Chapel. Stephen was born to James Dale and Dee Robertson Brock on August 6, 1955...

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