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 Robutz
Mar 27, 2016
Mary Ella Robutz, 94, died March 27, 2016 in Canyon, Texas. Mary Ella was born September 24, 1921 in Royal Oaks, Michigan to William and Emily Rutherford. She served in the US Army overseas during WWII. She earned a post graduate law degree and then worked as an attorney with law offices in Azusa, California. She was the first woman...
Jim Robinson
Mar 27, 2016
Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 30 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, and Samuel Roberson, officiating. Jim was born May 27, 1931 in Van Nuys, California to William and Margaret Kayler Robinson. He graduated from Coachella Valley High School in 1949. Jim served in the U.S. Air Force. On September 2, 1961, he...
Antonia Reynero
Mar 23, 2016
Mass will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Father Robert A. Busch, Ph.D., officiating. Rosary will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, March 28, 2016 at Brooks Chapel with Deacon Gabe Rivas officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Antonia Luera Reynero was born on February 26, 1936...
Lillian Rang
Mar 20, 2016
Memorial services will be 2:00 Thursday, March 24 at the First Family Church, 6101 S. Bell St., Amarillo, with Rev. Billy D. Nickell, pastor, officiating. Lin was born March 26, 1952 to Robert and Thelma Kieckhaefer at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. She received her Bachelor's of Economics degree from UCLA. On July 11, 1987, she married Gerald "Jerry" Rang...
Ronnie Caster
Mar 20, 2016
Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 23 at Hillside Christian Church South Campus with Jonathan Mast, Kevin Tuttle, and Roger Arnold, officiating. Ronnie was born July 16, 1943 to Richard and Anna Rae Caster in Cleburne. He was raised in Hereford and graduated from high school there. He was a graduate of Texas Tech University in 1971 with...
Larry Bement
Mar 19, 2016
Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, March 25, 2016 at Dreamland. Larry Bement was born on October 30, 1958 at Amarillo Air Force Base. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a former Amarillo Post Office employee. He was preceded in death by his father, G. W. Bement. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Katherine...
Darla Hix
Mar 19, 2016
Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 22 at Wayside Cemetery with Rev. Tom Stribling, Rev. Byron Williamson, and Rev. Archie Echols, officiating. Darla was quite a character, she was as strong willed as they come. She was the kind of person who never met a stranger and a friend to everyone she met. She had a heart as...
Vena Krey
Mar 18, 2016
Vena B. Krey, 94, of Canyon, went to be with Jesus on Friday, March 18, 2016. Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 21 at Brooks Chapel with Mike Kuhlman and Lennie McCay, pastor of discipleship ministries at Washington Avenue Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Vena B. Krey was born on December 16, 1921 in Camargo,...
Barney Moore
Mar 16, 2016
Barney Moore, 89, of Canyon, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 in Canyon. Private graveside services will be held. Barney was born November 29, 1926 in Red River County to Seymore and Lizzie Peek, the seventh child of eight. She was a graduate of high school and many life lessons. Barney was a grocery checker at Taylor and Son's for 14...
Joseph Beagle
Mar 11, 2016
A memorial service will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 1:30 P.M. at Faith Community Church, 2706 4th Avenue, in Canyon with Pastor Vondel Stevens officiating. Joe Beagle was born October 28, 1923, in Ellis County, Okla. to John Martin Beagle and Erma Bradley Beagle. He married Billie "Bea" Hutson on April 22, 1944, in Cheyenne, OK. They...
Virginia Bonifield
Mar 11, 2016
Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, March 14 at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Monday, March 14 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 13 from 1:30 to 3:30 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Virginia began her journey on October 21, 1927 in Muleshoe....
Joseph Beagle
Mar 11, 2016
Joseph C. "Joe" Beagle, 92, of Canyon, passed peacefully from this life on Friday, March 11, 2016 at his home in Canyon, Texas. Memorial services will be at 1:30 P.M. Saturday, April 16 at Faith Community Church, 2706 4th Ave., Canyon, TX with Pastor Vondel Stevens, officiating. Joe Beagle was born October 28, 1923, in Ellis County, Okla. to John...
George Barnard
Mar 10, 2016
Services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, March 15 at Brooks Chapel with Bob Miller, officiating. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Butch was born to LH and Mary Alice Barnard on April 11, 1939. He attended Amarillo High and married his lifetime sweetheart, Bettye Marie Dubbs, on September 28, 1957. He was a lifelong rancher and mechanic, earning the title...
Steve Bills
Mar 8, 2016
Jerome Stephen "Steve" Bills passed away peacefully on March 8, 2016 at his home in Amarillo, TX surrounded by his loving family. Steve was born June 13, 1943 in Price, Utah, and no matter where life took him, his heart always called the Rocky Mountains home. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, March 12 at Bible Believers Baptist Church with...
Elmer Penny
Mar 6, 2016
Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor, officiating. Private Interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Elmer Lee Penny was born on November 13, 1934 in Durham, Oklahoma to Lonnie and Viola Ratliff Penny. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. Elmer...
Joe Fenn
Mar 3, 2016
Memorial services will be at 1:30 P.M. on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Messiah's House in Amarillo with Tommy Spencer, minister, officiating. Joe Dale Fenn was born on June 24, 1961 to Joseph and Patricia Boyd Fenn. He was a beloved nurse, husband, father, son, and grandfather. Survivors include his wife, Julie Fenn; a son, Andrew Fenn; a daughter, Leslie...
Leon Gheer
Mar 1, 2016
Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, March 4 at the First Baptist Church with Curtis House, pastor of Harvest Christian Fellowship, officiating. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, March 3 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Leon was born May 21, 1941 in Brushy Knob, Missouri to Albert and Alice Gheer....
Molly Graf
Feb 27, 2016
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, February 29, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Happy Cemetery, Happy, Texas Molly Sue Edmonds Edwards Cawthon Graf was born on May 8, 1931 in Portales, New Mexico to George and Doll...
John Griswold
Feb 27, 2016
Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, March 5 at Cross Pointe Church of Amarillo with Doug Conder and Larry Brown, officiating. John Paul Griswold was born April 24, 1966 in Aurora, IL to John and Gloria Morse Griswold. They both preceded him in death. Survivors include his sister, Cindy Minier and husband, Fred, of Canyon; three nieces, Meagann Cartwright...
Duane Howard
Feb 7, 2016
Walter Duane Howard peacefully continued his journey at home, on February 7, 2016, at the age of 84. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9, at the University Church of Christ in Canyon with David Lough, minister, presiding. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m....
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