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.
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....
Jerry Behrens
Feb 4, 2016
Memorial services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 11, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Curtis House, minister of Harvest Christian Fellowship of Amarillo, and Pastor William Fifer, pastor of Holy Trinity Church of God and Christ in Amarillo, officiating. Graveside service will be held at 2:30 P.M. on Thursday at Dreamland Cemetery. The family...
Jeremy Koehler
Jan 29, 2016
Services will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 2 at St. James Episcopal Church in Dalhart. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Dalhart. Jeremy Kortney "Kort" Koehler was born May 4, 1977 in Amarillo to Mike and Sharon Koehler. He attended St. Anthony's Catholic School and then graduated from Dalhart High School in 1995. He was a student at...
Geraldine Parks
Jan 19, 2016
Services will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 23 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, officiating. Family graveside services will follow in Gruver. The family will receive friends on Friday, January 22 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at Brooks Chapel. Geraldine Wallin Parks was born into this life February 2, 1925 and...
Dorothy Wright
Jan 19, 2016
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Brooks Chapel with Pastor Roman Asbill officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. Dorothy Ann Wright was born on October 12, 1934 in Britton, Oklahoma to Oliver and Helen Benne Bradshaw. She married Deane Wright in Oklahoma City, OK in 1953, and he preceded her in death in...
Theron Messer
Jan 6, 2016
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Jeff Messer and Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, January 15, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Buddy Messer was born on April 2, 1928...
Chuck Mcdougall
Jan 3, 2016
Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, January 7 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. Chuck was born July 14, 1961 to Ron and Lynn Foster McDougall in Long Beach, California. He married Judy...
Harold Dillehay
Dec 31, 2015
Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, and Mike Kuhlman officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. on Friday, January 1, 2016 at Brooks Chapel. Private burial at Dreamland Cemetery. Harold Lee Dillehay was born on October 13,...
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