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.

Richard Neelley

Richard Neelley

Apr 27, 2017

Jesus called Richard (Rick) Jay Neelley home on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at the age of 70. Rick is survived by his wife, Sharon; his two sons, Scott and Todd; his two daughter in-laws, Robin and Tiffany; his three grandchildren, Zachary, Talyn and Tatum and his two brothers, Robert and Dave and their wives Connie and Shasta; and many nephews...

Melvin Bible

Melvin Bible

Apr 22, 2017

God called Melvin Ray Bible home at the age of 91 in the log cabin he built by hand in Canyon, Texas on April 22, 2017 at 9:48 P.M. (Officially 11:37 P.M.) Ray was born January 22, 1926 in Alanreed, Texas to John Coleman Bible and Verna Lee Cornell Bible. He grew up with five brothers, three older and two...

Margarett Boyce

Margarett Boyce

Apr 18, 2017

Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Brooks Chapel with Jeff Pugh, Chaplain, NWTH, officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at Brooks Chapel. Private interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Margarett Boyce was born on January 3, 1933 in Beaumont, TX to Ira and...

Lehma Gibson

Lehma Gibson

Apr 15, 2017

Lehma Berry Gibson, a 10-year resident of Canyon, Texas, died Saturday, April 15, 2017. Memorial services will be 4:00 P.M. Monday, April 17 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor of the First United Methodist Church, officiating. Lehma and her husband, Edward, moved to Texas after 80 years in Port Norris, N.J., where she and her husband Edward owned...

Pete Aragon

Pete Aragon

Apr 10, 2017

Pete Aragon, Sr. 86, of Canyon passed away Monday, April 10, 2017. Vigil will be held at 6:30 P.M. Wednesday, April 12 at Brooks Chapel with Deacon Gabe Rivas, officiating. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, April 13 in St. Ann's Catholic Church with Rev. Robert A. Busch, PH.D, as celebrant. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery with...

Charles Hester

Charles Hester

Apr 4, 2017

Charles Allen Hester, Sr. passed away on April 4, 2017 in Amarillo, TX at age 91. Services will be on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 2:00pm at First United Methodist Church in Canyon, TX with Senior Pastor Rick Enns officiating. Graveside services to follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Charles was born on June...

Charles Hester

Charles Hester

Apr 4, 2017

Charles Allen Hester, Sr. passed away on April 4, 2017 in Amarillo, TX at age 91. Services will be on Monday, April 10, 2017 at 2:00pm at First United Methodist Church in Canyon, TX with Senior Pastor Rick Enns officiating. Graveside services to follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Arrangements are by Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Charles was born on June...

Wesley Krey

Wesley Krey

Mar 31, 2017

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, April 3, 2017 at Brooks Chapel with Lennie McCay, pastor of Discipleship Ministries for Washington Avenue Christian Church and Rick Lopez, pastor of Arena Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Wesley W. Krey was born on August 6, 1923 in Richfield, Kansas to Arcy and Myrtle Krey. He was a...

Peggy Tucker

Peggy Tucker

Mar 30, 2017

Memorial services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Monday, April 3, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with Bob Crass, Chaplain, BSA Hospice of the Southwest, officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Brooks Chapel. Private interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Peggy was born November 18, 1930...

Clyde Hancock

Clyde Hancock

Mar 30, 2017

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 1, 2017 at the Happy Community Center with Rev. Tom Stribling, minister of First Methodist Church of Happy, officiating. Military honors are provided by Volleys for Veterans. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery, Happy, Texas. Clyde Hancock was born on July 25, 1926 in Randall County to Carroll and Audrey Lee...

Layvon Hughes

Layvon Hughes

Mar 28, 2017

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, March 31, 2017 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Jeff Messer officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 30, 2017 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Layvon Hughes was born on March 8, 1928 in Colorado City, Texas to D. L. and Ila...

Dorothy Cook

Dorothy Cook

Mar 25, 2017

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Dorothy Cook was born on August 21, 1926 in Canyon to Leland and Clara Haines Graves. She graduated from Canyon High School in 1945. She was married to Roy Cook for sixty years and was...

Robert Mcdonald

Robert Mcdonald

Mar 23, 2017

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, March 27, 2017 at the First Methodist Church of Happy with Rev. Tom Stribling, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at Happy's Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery, Happy, Texas. Robert "Bob" Watson McDonald was born on June 9,...

Bobby Bradshaw

Bobby Bradshaw

Mar 23, 2017

Memorial service will be at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at Lighthouse Church in Amarillo with Pastor Robert Burton, pastor, Ricky Pfeil, Pastor Emeritus, Accelerate Church, and Pastor Ronnie Woodward, pastor of Family Worship Center, officiating. Military honors provided by Volleys for Veterans. Bobby d. Bradshaw was born on June 5, 1949 in Amarillo to Eugene and Lillie...

Lillis Moore

Lillis Moore

Mar 22, 2017

Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Pastor Curtis House, minister of Harvest Christian Fellowship of Amarillo, officiating. Private Interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Lillis was born April 28, 1928, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Thelma Ziegler White and Richard I. White, Jr., and graduated...

Margaret Patterson

Margaret Patterson

Mar 16, 2017

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 25 at the First Presbyterian Church in Canyon with Rev. Andy Blair, pastor, officiating. Margaret was born on October 17, 1915, to Hugh and Jeanette Duffie Baum in Leonard, Texas. She graduated from West Texas A&M with a B.S and M. A in Speech Pathology and Counseling. She started...

Cheri Nease

Cheri Nease

Mar 16, 2017

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 21 at Brooks Chapel with Pastor Brian West and Shane Nease, pastor of Living Water Christian Fellowship, officiating. Cheri was born on June 7, 1980 in Montclair, California. On April 21, 2007 she married Brandon Nease in Clovis, New Mexico. She was a loving wife, mother and sister. She was a caring person...

William Cott

William Cott

Mar 15, 2017

Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Monday, March 20 at Canyon Country Church, 2600 FM 3331, Canyon, TX 79015, with Jeff Cates, pastor, and Chaplain Sheryl Brown, officiating. William Dale Cott was born on April 1, 1977. He was born and raised in Garden City, Kansas. He moved to Canyon in 1999. He was preceded in death by his grandparents,...

Robyn Decker

Robyn Decker

Mar 15, 2017

Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 18 at Christian Heritage Church with Pastor Craig Lawlis, officiating. In honor of Robyn's life, please wear vibrant colors to the memorial service. Robyn blessed both family and friends from the very day that she was born. Her smile so contagious, her laughter like a gentle breeze, her beautiful eyes radiating the...

Bessie Ellis

Bessie Ellis

Mar 10, 2017

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 14 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Allen Stoddard and Rev. Bruce Kirby, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery.The family will receive friends on Monday, March 13 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Bessie was born on November 11, 1924 in Moultrie, Georgia to Eugene and Mamie Brown Stringer. She was...

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