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.
Earl Francies
May 10, 2016
Friends and family will meet at Brooks Funeral Directors in Canyon at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 18 for visitation. Memorial graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 18 at Dreamland Cemetery with The Rev. Lloyd Stice, his nephew, of Lubbock, officiating, and with Military Honors provided by Volleys for Veteran's. Following the service friends and family...
Elloese Burgess
May 6, 2016
Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 11 at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 11 at the First Presbyterian Church with Rev. Andy Blair, pastor, officiating. Elloese was born on September 16, 1918 to Allen and Etta Stevens in a dugout near Lamar, Colorado. She left this world on May 6, 2016. Elloese...
Mary Mcalister
May 4, 2016
Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, May 9, 2016 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with George Hamontree officiating. Burial will be in Fairmont Cemetery in Hollis, Oklahoma. Mary Sue McAlister enjoyed living with her sister and brother-in-law, Karleen and Lee Moore, for many years. She loved her church, First Baptist Church, and was very involved in church...
Michael Leatherman
May 1, 2016
Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, May 5 at Brooks Chapel with Cody Drake, officiating. Michael was born June 5, 1970 in Canyon to Gene Leatherman and Cathy Collins. He graduated from South Burlington High School in Vermont. Michael served in the U.S. Marines. He loved music especially writing music. He loved the Lord, his children, and his family....
Pete Fischbacher
Apr 22, 2016
Vigil will be said at 6:00 P.M. Sunday at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 A.M. Monday, April 25 at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Fr. Robert A. Busch, Ph.D, as celebrant. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. Pete was born June 15, 1929 to Albert and Gertrude Fischbacher in Umbarger. He was a dedicated farmer...
J. Woods
Apr 17, 2016
Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 22, 2016 at Dreamland Cemetery with Mr. Howard Morris officiating. J. T. "Peanut" Woods was born on May 9, 1936 in Saint Jo, Texas to George and Matilda Woods. He served in the Army P.F.C. from 1955 to 1957. He moved to Canyon in 1963 and retired from the Texas...
Jeffery Walker
Apr 17, 2016
Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at Hillside Christian Church Canyon Campus with Pastor Blake Moore officiating. Military honors provided by Volleys for Veterans. Jeffery Lynn Walker was born on November 19, 1958 in Decatur, IL to Daniel and Patricia Davison Walker. He was raised in Enon, Ohio and graduated from Greenon High School....
Geneva Schaeffer
Apr 17, 2016
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 20, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Paul Kenley officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Geneva Schaeffer went home to the Lord on Sunday, April 17, 2016. She was...
Louese White
Apr 13, 2016
The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 17 at Happy's Memorial Chapel from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Monday, April 18 at the First United Methodist Church of Happy with Rev. Tom Stribling, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow at Happy Cemetery. Louese was born February 1, 1928 to William Henry and Clara Wolfenberger Hardaway. She...
Luther Kennamer
Apr 12, 2016
The family will receive friends on Friday, April 15 at Brooks Funeral Directors from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, April 16 at Palo Duro Cowboy Church with Tadd Mann, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will follow at 3:30 P.M. at Floydada Cemetery in Floydada. Luther Presley "Pres" Kennamer was born September 11, 1923 in Haskell County,...
Edward Grabber
Apr 4, 2016
Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 9, 2016 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Ed Grabber was born on August 27, 1942 in Umbarger to Frank and Clara Grabber. He graduated from Umbarger High School in 1960. Ed married Judy Gibson on April 30, 1966 in Stinnett, TX...
Joy Smith
Apr 2, 2016
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday at Hart Cemetery in Hart, Texas. Joy Cluck Smith was born on February 19, 1926 in Sentinel, Oklahoma to Roy and Retta Farris Cluck. She graduated from...
Margarett Mckinney
Mar 31, 2016
Services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 2, 2016 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Margarett Benji Greer Reid McKinney was born on July 30, 1932 in Las Cruces, NM to Jeffrey and Jewell Lockridge Greer. She graduated from Hale Center High School in 1950 and received...
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...
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