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.

Jaunita Newton

Jaunita Newton

Jan 28, 2015

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, January 30, 2015 at Brooks Chapel with Terry Callis officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Jaunita Newton was born on June 25, 1945 in Bromide, Oklahoma to Nathan and Christine Ellis. She married Charles Newton on August 30, 1963 in Canyon, and he preceded her in death on August 23, 2007....

Bill Thomas

Bill Thomas

Jan 27, 2015

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, January 30, 2015 at Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. David Crump, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Bill Thomas was born on January 1, 1929 in Canyon to Lynson and Mary Thomas. He was a graduate of Canyon High School. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in...

Billie Sparks

Billie Sparks

Jan 25, 2015

Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, January 29 at Dreamland Cemetery with David Crump, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church, officiating. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 28 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Billie was born May 9, 1930 in Castro County to Joseph and Euna Jordan Alley. She married Allen Sparks on March 8,...

Ellen Read

Ellen Read

Jan 23, 2015

Graveside Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Dreamland Cemetery with Travis Bennett officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:30 to 3:30 P.M. on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Brooks Chapel. Ellen Faye Read was born on September 17, 1927 in Tulia to Douglas and Georgia Gafford. She married Cecil Read on June 22,...

Micky Mccarter

Micky Mccarter

Jan 23, 2015

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 28 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with David Riley and Hank Hough, both of Kingdom Dog Ministries, officiating. Graveside services will be 4:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 28 at the Old Mobeetie Cemetery in Mobeetie. He was born in Canyon, TX on February 20, 1958, to Roy McCarter and Luella Irwin McCarter....

Patricia Cooper

Patricia Cooper

Jan 22, 2015

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, January 26, 2015 at Memory Gardens Cemetery with Rev. Matt Johnson, associate pastor of Family Life Church of Amarillo, officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 25, 2015 at Brooks Chapel. Patricia Ann Cooper was born on October 2, 1950 in Big Springs to...

Roy Hollenstein

Roy Hollenstein

Jan 12, 2015

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, January 16, 2015 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Umbarger with Rev. Daniel Dreher officiating. A Vigil will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 15, 2015 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. Roy Hollenstein was born on February 1, 1951 in Canyon to Anton and...

Alice Moody

Alice Moody

Jan 7, 2015

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, January 12, 2015 at South Georgia Baptist Church with Bob Miller officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Alice Adams Moody was born on March 28, 1921 in Milam County, Texas to Robert Huel and Myrtle Violet Mosley Adams. She received her nursing degree from Shannon School of Nursing in San...

Betty Morrison

Betty Morrison

Jan 4, 2015

Betty Clark Morrison, 90, died peacefully and quietly at home on Sunday afternoon, January 4, 2015. A Memorial Service will be held at the First Baptist Church in Canyon at 11:00 AM on Thursday, January 8, 2015. Betty was the youngest of six girls of the family of Dallas and Susan Clark. The Clarks originally arrived in Texas shortly after...

Mary Yarbrough

Mary Yarbrough

Jan 4, 2015

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, January 8, 2015 at St. Ann's Catholic Church. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 7, 2015 at Brooks Chapel. A Rosary will follow at 7:00 P.M. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Mary Beth Yarbrough was born on March 31, 1949 in the Panama Canal Zone...

Ann Warwick

Ann Warwick

Jan 3, 2015

Memorial services will be 10:00 A.M. Saturday, January 17, 2015 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, First United Methodist Church, officiating. Launita Ann Warwick was born July 3, 1944 at the U.S. Naval Hospital in San Diego, CA to Gerald and Jaunita Warwick. Ann graduated from Canyon High School in 1962. She graduated from West Texas State University...

Nora Summers

Nora Summers

Jan 2, 2015

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. David Gadberry, pastor of The Summit, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, January 5, 2015 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be at 4:00 P.M. in Restlawn Cemetery in Hereford, TX. Nora Lee Summers was born on February...

Janie Nemic

Janie Nemic

Jan 2, 2015

The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Janie Nemic was born on April 8, 1922 in Ellis County to Theodore and Josephine Knize Dlabaj. She married Albert Nemic on December 28, 1969, and he preceded her in death in 1988. She worked as an account analyst in...

Ronald Nease

Ronald Nease

Dec 30, 2014

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, January 3, 2015 at the First Baptist Church of Silverton with Brian West, pastor of First Baptist Church of Sunnyside and Duane Reynolds, officiating. Viewing will be from 10:00 A.M. until service time on Saturday at the church. Burial will be in Silverton Cemetery, Silverton, Texas. Ronald Eugene Nease was born on...

Helen Glover

Helen Glover

Dec 23, 2014

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, December 26 at Covenant Fellowship Church in Amarillo with Rev. Steve Gaines, officiating, and Tom Moore and Jerry Moore, assisting. Graveside services will be 3:30 P.M. Friday, December 26 at Edith Ford Memorial Cemetery in Canadian. Helen Durr Glover was born June 20, 1921 in a farm house north of Dodge City, Kansas to...

Mildred Mickey

Mildred Mickey

Dec 21, 2014

Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 23 at the Channing Cemetery with Rev. Bobby Miller, officiating. Mildred was born January 16, 1928 to Olin Washer and Ethel Hargis in Achille, Oklahoma. She grew up in Channing, Texas. On April 18, 1957, she married Bob Mickey in Amarillo. He preceded her in death in 2010. Mildred was witty, loved...

Elbert Seitz

Elbert Seitz

Dec 21, 2014

Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, December 27 at Eldorado Cemetery in Eldorado, Oklahoma with Pete Wylie, officiating. Elbert was born November 17, 1920 in Quanah, TX to Robert "Lee" Seitz and Elizabeth Seitz. Elbert married Willie Jo Gossett on February 5, 1949 in Hobbs, NM. She preceded him in death on July 27, 2014. He retired from the...

Dorothy Hotchkiss

Dorothy Hotchkiss

Dec 19, 2014

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, December 22, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Dorothy Jane Hotchkiss was born on June 17, 1919 in Plainview to Edward and Ethel Daily Morehead. She graduated from Plainview High School and attended Wayland Baptist University....

Piner Stevens

Piner Stevens

Dec 15, 2014

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, December 19, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Donna Johnston and Rev. Rick Enns officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, December 18, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Piner Stevens, 100, of Canyon, slipped his earthly bonds and...

Don Broome

Don Broome

Dec 15, 2014

Graveside services were held on Wednesday, December 17, 2014 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon with The Rev. Dr. Don McDonald officiating. Burial was in Dreamland Cemetery. Don Broome was born on May 22, 1937 in Pampa to Jesse and Hatti Lamb Broome. He graduated from McLean High School in 1955 and from West Texas State University in 1959. In 1959,...

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