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.

Hoyt Lovelace

Hoyt Lovelace

Jun 10, 2021

Hoyt Lovelace, 82, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2021 in Fort Worth, Texas. Services will be held at Brooks Funeral Home in Canyon, Texas, on July 17, 2021 at 2:00PM. Interment to follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Hoyt was born on March 11, 1939 in Vernon, Texas, to Weaver and Marie Lovelace, who preceded him in death. His wife of...

Von Bourland

Von Bourland

Jun 8, 2021

Von Bourland, 79, of Happy, passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, June 11, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Gene Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 10, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Von...

Tyler Jay Allen

Tyler Jay Allen

Jun 8, 2021

Tyler Jay Allen, age 74 passed away on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 in Amarillo Texas. Memorial Services will be held at 11:00am Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at the Anna Street Church of Christ, 2310 Anna Street, Amarillo, Texas 79106 with Gene Shelborne and Wendell Powers officiating. The family welcomes all friends to visit on Monday, June 14, 2021 from 6-8pm...

Cecil Charles

Cecil Charles

Jun 3, 2021

Cecil Charles, 87, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, June 3, 2021. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 5, 2021 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Canyon with Father Scott Raef as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. A vigil will be held on Friday, June 4, 2021 at 6:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel in...

Arden Bruce Ranson

Arden Bruce Ranson

May 31, 2021

Arden Bruce Ranson, 88, of Canadian, passed away on Monday, May 31, 2021. Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 3, 2021 at the First United Methodist Church of Canadian with Pastor Tom Moore officiating & Pastor David Gerhardt assisting. Arden was born on October 23, 1932 in Shattuck, Oklahoma to R.B. and Iva (Hill) Ranson. He...

Helen Louise Thompson

Helen Louise Thompson

May 26, 2021

Helen Louise Thompson, 73, of Canyon, passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2021. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, June 26, 2021 at Brooks Chapel with Jeremy Thompson, nephew, officiating. Burial will be in Wayside Cemetery, Wayside, Texas. Helen was born August 31, 1947 in Marble, AR to Earl Wayne Head and Viola Ruth Cain. She worked...

Derrick Mitchell Newkirk

Derrick Mitchell Newkirk

May 25, 2021

Derrick Mitchell Newkirk, 43, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away suddenly on May 25th, 2021. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 29, 2021 at Brooks Chapel, 1702 5th Ave, Canyon, Texas. Prior to the service, the family will be available at the chapel to welcome friends and relatives. Derrick was born in Amarillo on December 9, 1977...

Geneva Ann Devin Robinson

Geneva Ann Devin Robinson

May 21, 2021

Geneva Ann (Devin) Robinson was born February 7, 1934, to James Roy and Lillie Mae (Parker) Devin in Powell, Oklahoma. She died on May 21, 2021, at her home in Stinnett, Texas. Funeral services will be held at the University Church of Christ in Canyon, Texas, on Thursday, May 27, 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be Wednesday evening, May 26, from...

Shayne Mays

Shayne Mays

May 18, 2021

Shayne Mays, 47, of Canyon, passed away on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. Memorial services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, May 21, 2021 at Hillside Christian Church – Amarillo West Campus with Trae Sweatt officiating. Shayne was born on August 20, 1973 in Lubbock to Billy and Sharla (Sanders) Mays. Shayne enlisted in the U.S. Army through a pilot...

Thelma Gean Fulton

Thelma Gean Fulton

May 16, 2021

Thelma Gean Fulton, 91, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, May 16, 2021. Services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Charlie Keys officiating. The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 11:00 A.M. on Saturday prior to the service at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Burial will be private....

Bob Law

Bob Law

May 14, 2021

Bob Law, 89, of Canyon, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021. Private family services will be held. Bob was born on June 9, 1931 in Childress to L.L. and Lilly (Rogers) Law. He graduated from Borger High School in 1950 and served in the U.S. Airforce from 1950 to 1954, where he was a USAF Instructor. He received his...

Bill Reinauer

Bill Reinauer

May 14, 2021

Bill Reinauer, 82, of Amarillo, passed away on Friday, May 14, 2021. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, May 17, 2021 at St. Thomas Catholic Church in Amarillo with Father John Valdez as Celebrant. A vigil will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors...

Marilyn Payne

Marilyn Payne

May 12, 2021

Marilyn Payne, 80, of Canyon, passed away on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Marilyn was born on June 30, 1940 in Mayville, North Dakota to Clayton and Doris (Nelson) Severson. She was a graduate of Albany High School. She married Alvin Dean Payne in 1956, and he preceded her in...

Fred Ortiz

Fred Ortiz

May 12, 2021

Fred Ortiz, 71, of Canyon, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, May 12, 2021. A memorial service will be held in his honor on Saturday, May 22 at 11:00 a.m. at First Family Church in Amarillo, TX, with Pastor Scott Johnson, pastor of Pathpoint Fellowship Church, officiating. The family will receive friends on Friday, May 21, from...

Wanda Costley

Wanda Costley

May 7, 2021

Wanda Costley, 84, of Amarillo, passed away on Friday, May 7, 2021. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, May 14, 2021 at Brooks Chapel with Jeff Ponder, pastor of The Church at Bushland, officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 13, 2021 at Brooks...

Marc Christian Irwin

Marc Christian Irwin

May 5, 2021

Marc Christian Irwin, 25, of Canyon, passed away on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with his father, Marc Irwin, and Trent Tanaro, Spiritual Care, Baptist St. Anthony's Hospice of the Southwest, officiating. Marc was born on March 29, 1996 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Marc...

Felix Soliz

Felix Soliz

May 4, 2021

Felix Soliz, 56, of Canyon, passed away on Tuesday, May 4, 2021. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, May 7, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Darren Dye, pastor of Freedom Fellowship Church, officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, May 6, 2021 at Brooks...

Rachel  Chapman

Rachel Chapman

May 2, 2021

Rachel Chapman, 80, of Louisiana, passed away on May 2, 2021. Rachel was born on May 27, 1940 to Abel and Juanita Marez in Gallup, NM. She was a preschool teacher for many years. She was a member of Christ Family Fellowship in Canyon, TX. She was a talented seamstress and loved to sew. She was also an amazing cook...

Terry Chappell

Terry Chappell

Apr 22, 2021

Terry Chappell, 61, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, April 22, 2021. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, April 30, 2021 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Gene Jones officiating. Terry was born on August 24, 1959 in Lockney, Texas to G. W. and Victoria (Archer) Chappell. He was skilled in many areas and enjoyed working...

Ruth Farley

Ruth Farley

Apr 22, 2021

Dear family and friends. Thank you for your thoughts and prayers. God is good. Ruth Farley / Mom / Oma / Tante Ruth, has already passed from death into life because she believed in Jesus whom God sent. John 5:24-25. Today her body died but Jesus said in John 11:25 "I am the resurrection and the life. The one who...

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