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.
John Everitt
Dec 22, 2015
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, December 28, 2015 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Dr. Jim W. Smith, Senior Pastor Emeritus, Saint Stephen Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. John R. Everitt was born on April 18, 1924 in Bartlesville, Oklahoma to James and Nellie Clark Everitt. He was a veteran of...
Karl Cantrell
Dec 21, 2015
Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at First Family Church in Amarillo with Rev. Billy D. Nickell, pastor, officiating. Rev. Karl Ray Cantrell was born on October 10, 1950 in Valles Mines, Missouri. He married Vanissa Allen on October 17, 1992 in Amarillo. He was in car sales before becoming an Assembly of God...
Monita Benham
Dec 20, 2015
Monita Benham, 82, went to be with the Lord on December 20, 2015. Graveside services will be 1:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 23 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of Second Half Ministries at the First Baptist Church, officiating. Monita Steen Benham was born January 8, 1933. She was a member of the First Baptist Church of Canyon....
Bobbie Bromley
Dec 14, 2015
Services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, December 16 at Brooks Chapel with Ted Taylor, pastor of the Church of the Nazarene in Hereford, officiating. Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, December 17 at Andrews West Cemetery in Andrews with Pastor Brant O'Connor, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Bobbie was born October 22, 1934 to Clifton and Maude Gannon...
Gene Railsback
Dec 7, 2015
Services will be at 10:00 A.M on Thursday, December 10, 2015 at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Fr. Robert A. Busch, PhD., pastor, and Fr. Jim Schmitmeyer, of St. Hyacinth Catholic Church in Amarillo, officiating. Graveside services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday in Llano Cemetery with Fr. Jim Schmitmeyer officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to...
Brian Hill
Dec 4, 2015
Memorial services will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, December 12 at Brooks Chapel with Gerry Lewis and Gary Reynolds, officiating. Brian Keith Hill was born on December 21, 1959. He was married to Laura Hill for 23 years. He was preceded in death by his father, Cecil Hill. Survivors include his wife, Laura Hill, of Arivaca, AZ; son, Adam Levi Hill,...
Linda Watson
Dec 4, 2015
Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Wayside Cemetery with Byron Williamson and Archie Echols officiating. Linda Gail Watson was born on January 22, 1943 in Brawley, California to Thomas and Lela Bagwell Tyree. She married Darral Watson in Tulia on June 25, 1959. She has been a resident of Wayside since 1961 and...
Martha Joyce
Dec 1, 2015
Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Martha Van Joyce was born on November 24, 1939 in North Little Rock, Arkansas to Van and Hazel Haney Joyce. She graduated from North Little Rock High School...
David Gisch
Nov 30, 2015
Memorial services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Freedom Fellowship Church in Canyon with Pastor Darren Dye officiating. David Joseph Gisch was born December 18,1992, in Baton Rouge, LA, to Warren Gisch and JoAnna Beagle Gisch. David grew up in Canyon, Texas and attended Canyon Public Schools. He received his Assoc. Degree from Amarillo College...
James Miller
Nov 28, 2015
Memorial services will be held by the family on Sunday, December 6, 2015 at 1:00 P.M. at The Old Red Barn in Amarillo. James Ross Miller was born on January 4, 1960 in Amarillo to James and Lilla Smith Miller. Everybody loved him. Survivors include two sons, John Miller and wife, Alexandra, of Amarillo and River Miller; his mother, Lilla...
Ralph Hix
Nov 26, 2015
Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 1 at Memorial Heights Cemetery in Lefors. Ralph was born March 26, 1930 in Ringling, Oklahoma to William and Mary Smith Hix. On April 16, 1948, he married Lola Chaudoin. They were...
Mollie Smyrl
Nov 26, 2015
Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, November 30 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday, November 29 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Lucille was born February 12, 1918 in Fletcher, Oklahoma to Crawford and Mable Gross...
Josephine Baca
Nov 22, 2015
Mass will be celebrated 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, November 25 at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Fr. Robert A. Bush PhD., celebrant, officiating. Vigil will be 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 24 at Brooks Chapel with Deacon Gabriel Rivas, officiating. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Josephine was born June 27, 1916 to Luis and Abelina Gonzales Borquez in Norton, New Mexico....
Marjorie Shaw
Nov 20, 2015
A service celebrating Sam's life will be held at 3 pm on December 5, 2015 at the First United Methodist Church in Canyon, Texas with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, officiating. Sam was born December 5, 1939 in Aurora, Illinois to Ralph B. and Gladys (Wheeler) Schlapp of Oswego, Illinois. A 4th generation farm girl, Sam was actively involved in band,...
Virgil Trosper
Nov 20, 2015
Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday at CrossRoads Country Church,14425 FM 1541 South Washington, in Amarillo with Rev. Bob Miller officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. on Monday, November 23, 2015 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon....
Anna Erwin
Nov 18, 2015
Services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 21,2015 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Anna Ruth Erwin was born on September 24, 1922 in Canyon to William and Anna Knecht Schmitz. She was a graduate of Canyon High School. She married Kenneth Erwin in...
Linda Mccasland
Nov 13, 2015
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, November 16, 2015 at Brooks Chapel with the Rev. Dr. Clay J. Brown, minister of Westminster Presbyterian Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Linda McCasland was born in Ft. Worth, Texas. She was raised in Amarillo in a loving home by her parents, J. Murl and Pearl Miller...
Sadie Brandt
Nov 12, 2015
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, November 16, 2015 at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Father Robert A. Busch officiating. A Rosary will be held at 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Umbarger, Texas. Sadie Lea Brandt was born May 19, 1934 in Wichita Falls, TX...
Memory Thomas
Nov 7, 2015
Memorial service will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Wayside Community Church. Memory Lee Gillham Thomas was born on June 6, 1926 in Wayside to Memory Loyse and Bonnie Adams Gillham, one of thirteen children. She married Maxwell Luther Thomas on June 25, 1950 in Snoqualmie, Washington. Memory majored in Home Economics which she used to...
L. Hopper
Nov 6, 2015
Graveside services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Monday, November 9, 2015 at Happy Cemetery with Leland Hutson, elder, Canyon Hills Church of Christ, officiating. L. Irene Parker Hopper was born on February 9, 1927 in Tahoka to John Horton Parker and Lola Patriel Brown Parker. She lived her young years at Draw and graduated from Abernathy High School. Irene...
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