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 Elizabeth Abbott

Maurine Elizabeth Abbott

Sep 6, 2021

Maurine Abbott, 86, of Canyon, passed away on Monday, September 6, 2021. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 9, 2021 at Brooks Chapel with Jim Brown, pastor of Monterey Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 8, 2021 at Brooks Chapel. Maurine...

Thurman S. Brown

Thurman S. Brown

Sep 3, 2021

Thurman S. Brown, 89, of Amarillo, passed away on Friday, September 3, 2021. Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Claude Cemetery with Amy Gonzales officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, September 10, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Thurman was born on March 5, 1932 in...

Donald Lee Dufek

Donald Lee Dufek

Aug 27, 2021

Donald Lee Dufek, 97, of Canyon, passed away on Friday, August 27, 2021. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Darla Nickell officiating. Donald was born on September 22, 1923 in Billings, Oklahoma to Frank and Thelma (Postlwaite) Dufek. He attended Oklahoma University. Donald married Clara Faye Russell on...

Carolyn Morris

Carolyn Morris

Aug 26, 2021

Carolyn Morris, 78, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, August 26, 2021. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Carolyn was born on January 2, 1943 in Baxter County, Arkansas to Cecil and Dorothy (Hammack) Dahlke. She married Howard Morris on September 9, 1962 in Mountain Home,...

Dennis E. Book

Dennis E. Book

Aug 21, 2021

Dennis E. Book, 75, of Canyon, passed away on Saturday, August 21, 2021. Graveside memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 28, 2021 at Dreamland Cemetery with Larry Virnau, chaplain of Texas Hospice, officiating. Dennis was born on November 14, 1945 in New Castle, Pennsylvania to Harold Clare and Beatrice Jane (Belknap) Book. He received his bachelor's...

John Edward Bayless

John Edward Bayless

Aug 18, 2021

John Edward Bayless, 93, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 18, 2021, surrounded by family. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at Fairlanes Baptist Church in Borger, Texas with Dr. Chad Chaddick, pastor First Baptist Church of San Marcos, officiating. Viewing will be on Monday, August 23, 2021 from 10:00 A.M. to 6:00...

Elmer Ronald 'Ron' Cogsdil

Elmer Ronald 'Ron' Cogsdil

Aug 16, 2021

Elmer Ronald 'Ron' Cogsdil, 82, of Canyon, passed away on Monday August 16, 2021. Ron was born on June 4, 1939 in Portales, NM to Elmer Ray and Lois (Vinson) Cogsdil. He loved working with his hands and was always building things. He also enjoyed leatherworking and playing the guitar. Ron was preceded in death by his parents and two...

Tyler Owens

Tyler Owens

Aug 15, 2021

Tyler Owens, 31, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, August 15, 2021. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Living Water Christian Fellowship with Shane Nease, pastor, officiating. Tyler was born on January 25, 1990 in Abilene. He graduated from Canyon High School in 2008. Tyler married Gus Lewis in Canyon on March 19,...

Jesse Garcia

Jesse Garcia

Aug 14, 2021

Jesse Garcia, 46, of Canyon, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021. Services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with pastor Jordan Kreisle officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, August 20, 2021 at Brooks Chapel. Jesse was born...

Colene Brummett

Colene Brummett

Aug 12, 2021

Colene Brummett, 88, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, August 16, 2021 at the First Assembly of God Church in Canyon with Rev. Janice Middaugh officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 15, 2021 at Brooks...

Don Olson

Don Olson

Aug 12, 2021

Don Olson, 79, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, August 12, 2021. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, August 16, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Graveside services will be private. Don was born on January 19, 1942 in Albuquerque, NM to Ray and Ola Mae (Jones) Olson. He graduated from Socorro High School...

Dr. Ted H. Montgomery (Doc)

Dr. Ted H. Montgomery (Doc)

Aug 10, 2021

Dr. Ted H. Montgomery (Doc), 80, of Canyon, died peacefully after a long-fought battle with cancer, surrounded by his family on Tuesday, August, 10, 2021. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, August 13, 2021 at Living Water Christian Fellowship in Canyon with Rev. Dalton Mathis, pastor of Avenue D Baptist Church of Snyder, officiating. The family...

E.C. Jenkins

E.C. Jenkins

Aug 10, 2021

E.C. Jenkins, 82, of Canyon, Texas died August 10, 2021. Private graveside services well be held. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, August 13, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. E.C. was born in Brownfield, Texas on October 7, 1938. He graduated from Lovington High School and received his Bachelor of Science degree in...

Claudine Clark

Claudine Clark

Aug 7, 2021

Claudine Clark, 85, peacefully passed away on Saturday, August 7th, 2021. She was born to Claude and Bessie Jackson on August 24, 1935 and was one of nine children. She met Albert Clark at West Texas State University and they married on November 28th, 1956. Claudine was a joy filled wife, mother, grandmother, and friend who spent most of her...

Ronald 'Butch' Boehning

Ronald 'Butch' Boehning

Jul 31, 2021

Ronald 'Butch' Boehning, 76, of Canyon, passed away on Saturday, July 31, 2021. Services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. David Lowrie, pastor of First Baptist Church of Decatur and Mike Kuhlman officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to...

Helen Norwood

Helen Norwood

Jul 30, 2021

Born September 9, 1930, in Lost Prairie township Arkansas, Helen Norwood was a picture of love, strength and endurance for family, friends and every community in which she lived for almost 91 years. Helen passed on to heaven the morning of July 30, 2021, in the home of one of her children and surrounded by family. She was preceded in...

Helen Jennings

Helen Jennings

Jul 27, 2021

Helen Christine Rose Jennings, 74, of Garland, passed away on June 27 2021. She was surrounded in love by her family. Helen was born on January 4, 1947 to Geneva Farley Bumpus and Lawrence Bumpus in Amarillo. She was the middle sister to Judy Urvan and Beverly Holloway. Headstrong and always determined, Helen fell in love, dropped out of school...

Regina 'Gina' Mainville Mitchell

Regina 'Gina' Mainville Mitchell

Jul 24, 2021

Regina 'Gina' Mainville Mitchell, 61, of Canyon, passed away on Saturday, July 24, 2021. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Shane Nease, pastor of Living Water Christian Fellowship, officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, July 27,...

Mont Blackburn

Mont Blackburn

Jul 23, 2021

Mont Blackburn, 93, of Canyon, passed away on Friday, July 23, 2021. He was born on July 7, 1928 in Wellington, Utah to Sherd and Eudora Blackburn, the oldest of three boys. He was told his name was legally Verdis Lamont, and it wasn't until 2011 when he applied for his first passport that he found out his birth certificate...

Frank M. 'Frog' Robinson

Frank M. 'Frog' Robinson

Jul 23, 2021

Frank M. 'Frog' Robinson, 95, of Amarillo, passed to heaven on Friday, July 23, 2021. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 at Journey Church in Amarillo with Charles Jones, Senior Adult Pastor, officiating. Interment will be at 3:00 P.M. CST on Wednesday at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in San Jon, NM. The family will receive friends...

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