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.

Bitsy Downing

Bitsy Downing

Aug 12, 2025

Bitsy Downing, 95, of Canyon, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, August 18, 2025 at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Matt Wolfington and Rev. Charlie Keys officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 17, 2025...

Katie Stone

Katie Stone

Aug 12, 2025

Katie Stone, 85, of Canyon, passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. Services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Friday, August 15, 2025 at Brooks Chapel with Tracy Byrd officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 14, 2025 at Brooks Chapel. Katie was born on January 17,...

Ellen M. Livesay

Ellen M. Livesay

Aug 8, 2025

Ellen M. Livesay, 68, was born June 2, 1957 in Canyon, Texas. She passed into the arms of Jesus August 8, 2025 in Amarillo, Texas. She was a passionate lover of art, music, architecture, food, and greyhounds. She deeply cared about justice for the marginalized and often quietly contributed to causes that worked with people in crisis. Ellen was preceded...

John Carl Lemons

John Carl Lemons

Jul 30, 2025

John Carl "Chief" Lemons, 78, passed away on Wednesday, July 30, 2025. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Charlie Keys officiating. John was born on February 4, 1947 in Memphis, Texas to RC "Sug" and Beth (Moreland) Lemons. He grew up in Memphis and graduated...

Ron Dunbar

Ron Dunbar

Jul 30, 2025

Ronald (Ron) Keith Dunbar passed away on July 30th, 2025 after a short but bravely fought battle with cancer. The world is less bright without him here, but his family and friends will carry him in their hearts forever. Ron was born on March 18th, 1967 in St. Paul, Nebraska to Loren and Irene Dunbar. He grew up in Hastings,...

Linda Bourn

Linda Bourn

Jul 28, 2025

Linda Ann Phillips Bourn, 81, a lifelong and devoted resident of Canyon, passed away on Monday, July 28, 2025. Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 1, 2025 at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday at the University Church of Christ with David Lough and Jonathan Page officiating. The family will receive...

Doris Davis

Doris Davis

Jul 24, 2025

Doris Davis, 94, of Canyon, Texas, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 24, 2025. Doris was born on October 31, 1930, in New Albany, Indiana, to Arthur and Julia King. Doris married the love of her life, Delbert Davis, shortly after he returned from serving in the Pacific during World War II. Together, they made their home in Canyon, Texas,...

Joann Taylor

Joann Taylor

Jul 22, 2025

JoAnn Taylor was born January 23, 1931 in Hatfield, AR, to Delter "Dan" Dover and Viva Herring Dover. She was the second of three children; she had an older sister, Rachel, and a younger brother, Jerry. JoAnn lived a life that exuded joy, kindness, and generosity to all who loved her, and those who were strangers to her. JoAnn Taylor,...

Tammy Keaton

Tammy Keaton

Jul 14, 2025

Tammy Keaton, 67, of Canyon, passed peacefully on Monday, July 14, 2025. Visitation will be held Friday the 18th, 2025 from 5:00 P.M.to 7:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Let's celebrate Tammy the way she lived—full of love, laughter, and life. A joyful gathering will be held in her honor on Saturday, July 19, 2025, from 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M....

Mary  Gestes

Mary Gestes

Jul 8, 2025

Mary Gestes, 91, of Wayside, passed away on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 12, 2025 at Wayside Community Church with Byron Williamson officiating. Mary was born on May 8, 1934 in Lakeview, TX to Frank and Jewel (Kennedy) Polasek. She was raised on a farm and worked in the fields. She...

Ricky Dale Leavitt

Ricky Dale Leavitt

Jul 2, 2025

Ricky Dale Leavitt passed away on July 2, 2025 at the age of 51. Ricky was born May 13, 1974 in Canyon, Texas to Loyd and Omega Leavitt. Raised on the family farm, Ricky was an instant fan of tractors and machinery. He took up repairing things later in life. Teaching himself from the internet, he could fix just about...

Dorothy Mecaskey Wright

Dorothy Mecaskey Wright

Jul 2, 2025

Dorothy Mecaskey Wright, 88 of Amarillo, formerly of Panhandle, passed away on Wednesday, July 2, 2025. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at Trinity Fellowship Church, Student Ministry Auditorium. Dorothy was born in Crowell, TX to Sim V. and Bonnie Ruth (Tarver) Gamble on April 9, 1937 and was a 1955 graduate of Crowell...

Lou Ann Barnhart

Lou Ann Barnhart

Jul 1, 2025

Lou Ann Barnhart, 73, of Canyon passed away on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Matt Wolfington, pastor, officiating. Private interment will be in Crosbyton Cemetery, Crosbyton, Texas. Lou Ann was born on December 6, 1951 in Crosbyton to Julian and...

Jerry Lee  Eubank

Jerry Lee Eubank

Jun 27, 2025

Jerry Lee Kenneth Eubank was born January 21, 1942 in Albany, Texas and passed June 27, 2025 in Amarillo, Texas. After serving in the US Navy where he received The Air Medal Strike/Flight Award in 1966, Jerry lived in Weatherford & the Peaster community. He was an active member of Trinity Lutheran Church of Weatherford, Texas where he was a...

Bb Lucy Robbins

Bb Lucy Robbins

Jun 24, 2025

BB Lucy Tucek Robbins, 78, of Claude, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 28, 2025 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Shane Nease, pastor of Living Water Christian Fellowship, officiating. BB was born on September 8, 1946 in Canyon to Lewis and Margaret (Tate) Tucek. She grew up on...

Lisa Gaye Johnson

Lisa Gaye Johnson

Jun 24, 2025

Lisa Gaye Johnson, 63, of Amarillo, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. She was born on January the 19, 1962 in Detroit, Michigan to Benjamin and Mary (Flippo) Seltzer. She was an amazing woman. Lisa was preceded in death by her parents and sister-in-law, Marilyn Huddleston. Survivors include her husband, John Johnson of Amarillo; brother, Roby Huddleston of Amarillo;...

Barbara Ann Roder

Barbara Ann Roder

Jun 19, 2025

Barbara Ann Roder, 85, of Amarillo, formerly of Enid, OK, passed away on Thursday, June 19, 2025. The vigil will be at 7:00 PM on Tuesday, June 24 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. A funeral mass will be held at 10:00 AM on Thursday, June 26 at St. Gregory the Great in Enid, Oklahoma. Graveside service will be held at...

Margaret Raef Harris

Margaret Raef Harris

Jun 14, 2025

Margaret Raef Harris, 74, of Amarillo, passed away on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, June 20, 2025 at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Amarillo with Rev. Will Esler officiating. Graveside services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Friday at Memory Gardens Cemetery with Fr. Scott Raef officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00...

Sue Waide

Sue Waide

Jun 12, 2025

Sue Williams Waide, 88, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, June 12, 2025. Graveside service will be at 9:00 A.M. on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, at Dreamland Cemetery followed by a Memorial service at 10:00 A.M. at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Gene Jones officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 – 6:30 on Tuesday, June 17, 2025, at...

Dorothy Maples

Dorothy Maples

Jun 7, 2025

On August 24, 1945, a daughter named Dorothy Ann Crenshaw was born to Fred and Agnes (Bradshaw) Crenshaw in Knox City, Texas, the sixth of eight children. God was tracking that birth because he knew within 17 years this would be his child forever. And so, it was. Dorothy accepted Christ as her Savior and God's Holy Spirit settled in...

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