Linda Rowland Stone
Jan 16, 2026
Linda Rowland Stone, 79, of Canyon, passed away on Friday, January 16, 2026. Memorial services will be at 5:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at Brooks Chapel with Shane Nease, pastor of Living Water Christian Fellowship, officiating.
Linda was born on August 26, 1946 to Clois and Dorothy Cleo (Skipworth) Rowland and grew up in Childress, Texas. She graduated from...
Kenneth Wayne Hamblen
Jan 12, 2026
Kenneth Wayne Hamblen, 70, lifetime resident of Happy, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026. Services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 17, 2026 at Happy Methodist Church with Tom Stribling officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Friday, January 16, 2026 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon.
Kenneth was born on May 28, 1955...
Mark Allen Hargrave
Jan 12, 2026
Mark Allen Hargrave, 71, longtime resident of Happy, Texas, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 17, 2026, at Harvest Connexion Church, 4221 SW 45th St. in Amarillo with Curtis House, Senior Pastor, officiating. Private burial will be in Happy Cemetery.
Mark was born on December 2, 1954, in Phoenix, Arizona...
Dr. Richard "Dick" Madsen Smith
Jan 10, 2026
Dr. Richard “Dick” Madsen Smith, 79, passed away in his home surrounded by family on January 10, 2026. Dr. Smith was born in Amarillo on May 16, 1946, to Lt. Col. James D. Smith and Flora Lee “Sis” Smith. He graduated high school in Wichita, KS. He earned a B.S. in 1968 from West Texas State University, where he met...
Meshiele 'Rhonda' Holcombe
Jan 8, 2026
Meshiele ‘Rhonda’ Holcombe, 69, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, January 8, 2026. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at the University Church of Christ with Jon Page and David Lough officiating.
Rhonda was born on November 9, 1956 in Chicago, Illinois to Deshiele and Clinora (Scott) Cain. She graduated from high school in Chicago...
Coach Bill Bryant
Jan 5, 2026
Coach Bill Bryant was born on August 28, 1939, to Colonel Garlen Bryant and Mary Lynn. He grew up in Temple, Texas, with his beloved Grandma Bryant. At Temple High School, he met and fell in love with Joyce Faye Farley. The high school sweethearts were married and shared a lifetime of romance and partnership. The two loved to dance...
Helen Edwards Melugin
Jan 4, 2026
Helen Edwards Melugin passed away on Sunday, January 4, 2026. No services are scheduled at this time.
Helen was born on December 14,1939 in Hereford Texas to D.Y. and Edna Edwards. She married Bill Melugin on May 29, 1959 and they raised their family in Hereford.
They were married for 58 years until Bill's death in 2017. They later moved to Amarillo,...
John Richard Chandler
Dec 30, 2025
John Richard Chandler, 92, of Amarillo, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, December 30th, 2025. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 2nd, 2026 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Pastor Brian Shane officiating. Burial will be at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery following the service.
John was born on July 28th, 1933, in Boulder, Colorado to John...
Rosalie Markley Hawkins
Dec 27, 2025
A wonderful Mom, Grandma, Great Grandma, Great-Great Grandma, and friend. Rosalie Markley Hawkins, 93, of Ft. Worth, Texas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday December 27, 2025 at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at the First Christian Church of Canyon with Rev. Paula Brooks officiating....
Charles Julian Mendez
Dec 24, 2025
Charles Julian Mendez, 50, of Amarillo, passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 30, 2025 at the Trinity Fellowship Student Ministry Center with Pastor Kyle Wilkinson officiating. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Brooks Chapel...
Monica Sue Little
Dec 24, 2025
One of God’s singers went home on Christmas Eve this year. Monica Sue Drennan Little passed away on Wednesday, December 24, 2025. Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 31, 2025 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon, Texas with Steve McLean, minister of Canyon Hills Church of Christ, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00...
Nancy Jane 'Janey' Thomas
Dec 23, 2025
Nancy Jane “Janey” Thomas was born on July 4, 1951, in Bowie, Texas. She passed away on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Memorial services will be at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at Brooks Chapel with Marion Marrs officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, January 2, 2026, at Brooks Chapel.
Janey graduated from...
Penny Downey
Dec 22, 2025
Penny Downey, 66, of Canyon, went with God on Monday, December 22, 2025. She was born on March 13, 1959 in Herrin, Illinois to Charles Edward and Billie Dove (Harmen) Forbes. No services are scheduled at this time.
Penny grew up in Braidwood Illinois and went to Reed Custer HS. She retired from the Indianapolis Police Department before working at Walmart....
Christina 'Tini' Magdalene Wilhelm
Dec 16, 2025
Christina ‘Tini’ Magdalene Wilhelm, 92, passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 10, 2026 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Umbarger with Fr. Alvin Tshuma as Celebrant. Burial will follow in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. A rosary will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Friday, January 9, 2026 at Brooks Chapel...
Ranes 'Ray' Rollins
Dec 11, 2025
Ranes ‘Ray’ Rollins, 62, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Brooks Chapel with Aaron Saavedra, Chaplain, BSA Hospice of the Southwest, officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, December 15,...
Gloria Gray
Dec 11, 2025
Gloria Gray, 87, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Matt Wolfington officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Brooks Chapel.
Gloria was...
Travis Michael Garrett
Dec 10, 2025
Travis Michael Garrett, 53, of Canyon, went to be with our Lord and Savior on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 17, 2025 at Brooks Chapel with Bryan Flatt officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Brooks...
Wilma Lee Sheets Cornette
Dec 8, 2025
Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 21, 2026, at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon.
Wilma Lee Sheets Cornette joined a ranching family when she was born October 22, 1930, to Willis Eldred and Nellie Lee Sheets in El Campo, Colorado. She was the first girl and third child in the family that grew to eleven children - six...
Spiro Botsonis
Dec 8, 2025
Spiro Botsonis, 85, of Amarillo, passed into his heavenly home on Monday, December 8, 2025. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 13, 2025 a Pleasant Valley Methodist Church in Amarillo with Pastor Larry Rogers officiating. Private interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery.
Spiro was born on August 30, 1940 in Manhattan, NY on the Bowery to Greek...
Barbara Petty
Dec 7, 2025
Barbara Petty of Canyon, Texas, passed away peacefully on December 7, 2025 at the age of 76. A memorial service honoring her legacy will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025 at 10:00 am at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Matt Wolfington officiating. Arrangements and services have been entrusted to Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon.
Barbara was born...
