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.
Mary Townsend
Feb 6, 2017
Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, February 10, 2017 at the First Baptist Church with Erin Townsend Leaverton, granddaughter, Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor, and Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. on Thursday, February 9, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Mary Louise Townsend went...
Jerry Dickey
Feb 2, 2017
Jerry Dickey, 73, of Weatherford, died on Thursday, February 2, 2017. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 4 at the Rock of Helps Church with Pastor Sonny Buckingham and Rev. Nathaniel Hampton, pastor of Calvary Temple in Caldwell, Idaho, officiating. Jerry was born August 22, 1943 in Dawson County to Jessie and Hazel Barber Dickey. He went...
Wilma Walker
Feb 2, 2017
Wilma Jean Walker, 92, of Canyon, died Thursday, February 2, 2017 in Amarillo. Services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 4 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Rusty Dickerson, pastor of the First United Methodist Church in Levelland, officiating. Private interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Wilma Jean was born November 14, 1924 in Silverton to William and Nell Thompson Dickerson....
Lynell Andrews
Feb 1, 2017
Ruth "Lynell" Andrews, 81, of Happy died Wednesday, February 1, 2017 in Happy. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Monday, February 6 at Happy's Memorial Chapel with Rev. Tom Stribling, pastor of the United Methodist Church of Happy, officiating. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery. Mrs. Andrews was a 75 year resident of Happy. She was a member of the...
Linda Snyder
Jan 31, 2017
Linda B. Snyder, 75, of Amarillo died Tuesday, January 31, 2017. Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 4, at Brooks Chapel with Chaplain Ken Branum, officiating. Linda was born on November 30, 1941 in Dallas to Carl and Georgia Mormon Thomas. She loved playing bingo and watching wrestling. Linda was truly loved by all those who knew her....
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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