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.

Alan Ray Hawkins

Alan Ray Hawkins

Dec 16, 2020

Alan Ray Hawkins, 85, of Frisco, Texas, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Graveside services will be at 12:00 P.M. on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon, Texas with Rev. Gene Jones officiating. Alan was born on December 1, 1935 in Hale County, Texas to Advil Ray and Verda Gem (Clark) Hawkins. He was a 1954...

Sharrell Ray Selvidge

Sharrell Ray Selvidge

Dec 12, 2020

Sharrell Ray Selvidge May 23, 1943-December 12, 2020 Sharrell Selvidge of Collinsville, Oklahoma passed away on December 12, 2020 following a battle with cancer. Celebration of life service will be held on December 29, 2020 at 2pm at Happy's Memorial Chapel with burial to follow at the Wayside Cemetery. Sharrell was born on May 23, 1943 in Tulia, Texas to...

Loyd Leavitt

Loyd Leavitt

Dec 11, 2020

Loyd James Leavitt, 80, of Happy, TX passed away on December 11, 2020. Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 17, 2020 at the Happy Cemetery with Don Kimbrell, former elder in the Happy church of Christ, officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 16 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Happy's Memorial Chapel. Loyd was born...

Kenneth Sweet

Kenneth Sweet

Dec 7, 2020

Kenneth Eugene Sweet, 78, of Amarillo, passed away on Monday, December 7, 2020. Services will be 4:00 P.M. Friday, December 11, 2020 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Jerry Smith, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, December 10 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Kenneth was born on April 26,...

June Burkhard

June Burkhard

Dec 7, 2020

June Evelyn Richardson Burkhard, age 93, died December 7, 2020, at her home. She was born in York, Nebraska on September 9, 1927. She lived on her father's farm in Benedict, Nebraska until she married Eldred Burkhard on July 7, 1946. She and her husband of 68 years lived in Lincoln, Nebraska, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Alliance, Ohio, before moving to Fort...

Sage Pistocco

Sage Pistocco

Dec 5, 2020

Sage Aiden Pistocco, 24, of Canyon, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Camp Don Harrington. Sage Aiden Pistocco was born on December 27, 1995 in Amarillo, Texas to Bruce and Lorraine Pistocco. He graduated from Canyon High School in 2014, where he was a drum major for two...

Lynnette "Lynn" Guy

Lynnette "Lynn" Guy

Dec 5, 2020

Lynnette "Lynn" Guy, 86, of Canyon, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Graveside services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, December 8 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Lynnette "Lynn" Guy was...

Fransas Don "Pops" Bright

Fransas Don "Pops" Bright

Nov 30, 2020

Fransas Don "Pops" Bright, 77, of Childress, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020. Funeral services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Gene Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. Pops was born on April 17, 1943 to Fransas Ira and Verna (Driver) Bright. He was a proud...

Elizabeth Rose Fluegel

Elizabeth Rose Fluegel

Nov 30, 2020

Elizabeth Rose Fluegel, 92, of Amarillo, passed away on Monday, November 30, 2020. Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, December 4, 2020 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Amarillo with Rev. Dr. Brian Hesse officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery in Canyon. Elizabeth was born on April 14, 1928 near Umbarger to Otto and Anna...

Eddie  Langwell

Eddie Langwell

Nov 23, 2020

Eddie Dean Langwell, 75, of Canyon, passed away on Monday, November 23, 2020. Services will be at 1:00 P.M. Friday, November 27, 2020 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Entombment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo. Eddie was born on October 14, 1945 in Canadian, Texas to Johnnie and Muriel Reames Langwell. He was a graduate of Pampa High...

Lee V. Coile

Lee V. Coile

Nov 22, 2020

Lee V. Coile, 79, of Tulia, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia with Rick Bloodworth, minister of Happy Church of Christ, officiating. L.V. was born on October 9, 1941 in Fannin County, Texas to Truly V. and Leona Mae (Gee) Coile....

Edna Gibson Huffine

Edna Gibson Huffine

Nov 22, 2020

Edna Gibson Huffine, 100 years and 8 months, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020. Private graveside services will be held at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Edna was born on March 23, 1920 in Turkey, Texas to Fletcher and Erma (Pierce) Wynn. She married Clarence Gibson, and he preceded her in death after 52 year of marriage. She later...

Cheryl Renee Powers Root

Cheryl Renee Powers Root

Nov 19, 2020

Cheryl Renee Powers Root, 64, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, November 23, 2020 at the First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo with Murray Gossett officiating. Private graveside services will be at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. Cheryl was born on January 14, 1956, in Lubbock to Joe Richard and...

Gary Allen

Gary Allen

Nov 13, 2020

Gary Allen, 72, of Tulia, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020. He was born on May 20, 1948 in Chickasha, Oklahoma to Joseph and Deloris (Glasgow) Allen. Gary was a graduate of Happy High School. Gary was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Tracy Boydstun. Survivors include his sister, Kathy Mayes and husband, Jerral of Happy;...

Lewis Block

Lewis Block

Nov 13, 2020

On Friday, November 13th, Lewis Block, loving husband and great father, peacefully passed away at the age of 79. Lewis was born in Pampa, TX on July 2, 1941 to Ivan and Frances (Finch) Block. He received his Bachelors in Animal Husbandry from Oklahoma State University in 1963 and was a respected farmer and rancher in Hereford, TX until his...

Olla Gillham

Olla Gillham

Nov 13, 2020

Olla Etta Gillham, 92, of Wayside, passed away on Friday, November 13, 2020. Services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, November 18 at the Wayside Community Church. Burial will follow at Wayside Cemetery. Olla Etta Gillham was born May 5, 1928 to Bonnie Hazel Adams Gillham and Memory Loyse Gillham in the Wayside, Texas community on the county line road five...

Christopher David 'Chris' Williams

Christopher David 'Chris' Williams

Nov 9, 2020

Christopher David 'Chris' Williams, 51, of Amarillo, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. We will be having a "Celebrate A Journey Home" on June 19, 2021. Graveside services will be held at the Vega Cemetery, in Vega Texas at 10:00 A.M. The Memorial service will be at 2:00 P.M. at Canyon Country Free Will Baptist Church, 2600 FM 3331,...

Christopher David 'Chris'  Willilams

Christopher David 'Chris' Willilams

Nov 9, 2020

Christopher David 'Chris' Williams, 51, of Amarillo, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. We will be having a "Celebrate A Journey Home" on June 19, 2021. Graveside services will be held at the Vega Cemetery, in Vega Texas at 10:00 A.M. The Memorial service will be at 2:00 P.M. at Canyon Country Free Will Baptist Church, 2600 FM 3331,...

Robert (Bob) Dillin

Robert (Bob) Dillin

Nov 9, 2020

Robert (Bob) Dillin, 87, of Amarillo, passed away on Monday, November 9, 2020. Born on April 1, 1933 in Maxwell Nebraska to Frank and Lousie Dillin, Bob graduated in 1951 and worked on the Pawnee Springs Ranch until 1956. In 1957, Bob married Bonnie Lukowski and they moved to Keystone Nebraska, to manage the Hansen Ranch. Bob was manager of...

Frank Stringer

Frank Stringer

Nov 7, 2020

Frank Stringer, 70, of Amarillo passed away on Saturday, November 7, 2020. He was born on August 31, 1950 in Pampa to Virginia Dean. Frank was a veteran of the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Andreia Stringer and his stepchildren, Yesenia Olivia Vejil and Johnny Ray Lopez.

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