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.

Johnny Parker

Johnny Parker

Jan 27, 2017

Memorial service will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, January 30, 2017 at the First Baptist Church in Happy with Dr. Richard Shaw, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 29, 2017 at Happy's Memorial Chapel. Private interment will be in Happy Cemetery, Happy, Texas. Johnny Parker was born on January 12,...

Louise Hall

Louise Hall

Jan 27, 2017

Memorial service will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Louise Hall was born on July 22, 1926 in Seagraves to Rev. PT Haynes and Lella Warren Haynes. She graduated from Raymondville High School and attended the University of Texas. She married...

Dennis Mckillip

Dennis Mckillip

Jan 23, 2017

A celebration of life will be at 2 pm on Saturday, January 28, 2017 at Jubilee Apostolic Church in Amarillo with Nathan Carrington, pastor, and David Lough, minister of University Church of Christ in Canyon, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Visitation is at Brooks Funeral Directors in Canyon on Friday, January 27th from 6-8 pm. Carl Dennis "Buck"...

Leland Hutson

Leland Hutson

Jan 23, 2017

Leland L. Hutson, 81, of Canyon, died Monday, January 23, 2017. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 27 at Canyon Hills Church of Christ with Bryan Christmas and Steve McLean, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, January 27 at the Friona Cemetery in Friona. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 26 from 6:00 to...

Mary Tuck

Mary Tuck

Jan 3, 2017

Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Sunday, January 8, 2017 at Brooks Chapel. Mary Jo was born October 31, 1931 in Hereford to Leonard and Goldie Stayton. She graduated from Hereford High School. In 1958, she married Jack Abernathy. He preceded her in death in 1999. She enjoyed reading and loved to sew. Mary Jo was a loving mother and...

Susan Butler

Susan Butler

Jan 3, 2017

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 7, 2017 at Central Church of Christ in Amarillo with Allan Stanglin, minister, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, January 6, 2017 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Susan Darden Butler, 62, of Canyon, Texas passed away on...

Raymond Lauterbach

Raymond Lauterbach

Dec 26, 2016

Raymond Ernst "Ray" Lauterbach, 69, of Canyon was received into eternal glory on Monday, December 26, 2016. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 31 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 5005 W. I-40, Amarillo, with the Rev. Joe Andrajack, pastor of the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, and Rev. Brian Hesse, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will follow at...

M. Sherrod

M. Sherrod

Dec 23, 2016

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church with Roman Asbill officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, December 26, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. M. L. Sherrod was born on September 9, 1925 in Stonewall County, TX to Lester...

Riggs Murrell

Riggs Murrell

Dec 15, 2016

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 17 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Lane Par-Due, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, Bay City, TX, officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. Riggs McClane Murrell was born September 30, 2016 in Amarillo to Mavrick and Brady Moore Murrell. Survivors include his parents, Mavrick and Brady Murrell; three brothers, Maddox, Easton, and...

C.W. Stubblefield

C.W. Stubblefield

Dec 12, 2016

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 14 at Brooks Chapel. Services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 15 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery with military honors provided by Volleys for Veterans. C.W. Stubblefield, Jr. was born on August 20,...

Jane Compton

Jane Compton

Dec 9, 2016

The family will receive visitors at the First Presbyterian Church of Canyon on Friday, December 16, 2016 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Jane Walker Compton (1930-2016) died on December 9, 2016 at home. She was born in Brenham, Texas, the only child of Edna Allen Walker and Thomas Prince Walker. She graduated from North Texas State College with a...

Peggy Van Gorden Langley

Peggy Van Gorden Langley

Dec 4, 2016

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, December 10 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. John Elser, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, officiating. A private burial will be held at Chicago Mound Cemetery near Emporia, KS. Mrs. Langley was born May 10, 1930, at Emporia to Helen Demler Van Gorden and Herbert Lyle Van Gorden. She married Carl Albert Langley on...

Wynnell Sims

Wynnell Sims

Nov 27, 2016

Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 30 at Happy Cemetery with Rev. Tom Stribling, pastor of the United Methodist Church, officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, November 29 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Happy's Memorial Chapel. Wynnell was born on May 9, 1937 in Estelline to James and Corrie Briggs Bell. She married...

Marilyn Maynard

Marilyn Maynard

Nov 24, 2016

Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, November 28, 2016 at Darrouzett Cemetery in Darrouzett, Texas with Rev. Scott Richards, pastor of Booker United Methodist Church, officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 27, 2016 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Marilyn Maynard was born on June 13, 1941 in Shattuck, Oklahoma...

Twyla Jones

Twyla Jones

Nov 24, 2016

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 26, 2016 in Brooks Chapel with Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Twyla Joye Jones was born September 1, 1933 to Milton and Opal...

Carolyn Bowe

Carolyn Bowe

Nov 17, 2016

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, November 21, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Happy with Dr. Richard Shaw, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 20, 2016 at Happy's Memorial Chapel. Viewing will be in Happy's Memorial Chapel. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery. Betty Carolyn Bowe was...

Ben Abbott

Ben Abbott

Nov 15, 2016

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 18 at Brooks Chapel with Jim Brown, pastor of Monterey Baptist Church, officiating. Ben was born September 16, 1934 to Morris and Izetta Rich Abbott in McLean. He married Maurine Scruggs on February 14, 1952 in Seymour. Ben was a farmer for 30 years and then spent many years working for Amarillo Independent...

Emma Hicks

Emma Hicks

Nov 14, 2016

Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. Emma Lee Hicks was born on December 12, 1948 in Canyon to Roland and Joan Hutchison Hicks. She graduated from Canyon High School in 1967 and received her Bachelor of Science degree in Education from West Texas State University in 1975. She worked as office...

Shirley Ingle

Shirley Ingle

Nov 12, 2016

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, November 14 at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor David Crump, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Shirley was born in Lubbock on December 30, 1946 to James and Margaret Grizzle Stephens. On April 2, 1965, she married Johnny Ingle at the First Baptist Church of Shallowater. Shirley was a homemaker until the kids...

Georgia Blackwell

Georgia Blackwell

Nov 10, 2016

Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church of Canyon with Rev. Andy Blair, pastor, officiating. Georgia Faye Holt Blackwell was born on December 18, 1926 in Canyon to A.B. and Ida Faye Holt. She attended schools in Canyon and graduated from Canyon High School in 1943, going on to West...

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