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.

Kaye Williamson

Kaye Williamson

Jul 12, 2014

Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, July 19 at Bell Avenue Baptist Church. Kaye Reno Williamson was born on August 30, 1950 in Amarillo to Francis and Vergie Crowell Reno. She graduated from Tucumcari High School in 1968 and attended West Texas State University. Kaye worked as Office Manager for Dr. Pedro Hernandez for many years. Lovingly known as...

Warren Baxter

Warren Baxter

Jun 30, 2014

Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, July 5 at Sunset Memorial Oaks Cemetery in Del Rio, Texas. Warren C. Baxter was born in Ballinger, Texas on October 8, 1936 to Joe and Clara Mae Baxter. He graduated from San Marcos Academy and attended Sul Ross University. Mr. Baxter entered the Armed Forces and served four years, where he received...

Phil Magness

Phil Magness

Jun 9, 2014

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, June 12 at the First Baptist Church of Happy with Mike Kuhlman, officiating. Interment will be at Happy Cemetery. Phil Magness was born July 16, 1938 in Tulia to Bert and Clara Magness. He graduated from Happy High School and West Texas State University. He married Jody McCarley of Happy. Phil worked for JI...

Jaunita Warwick

Jaunita Warwick

Jun 6, 2014

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday June 9, 2014 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Canyon, officiating. The family will receive friends from 1:00 to 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 8, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Jaunita L. Warwick was born on February 21, 1924...

Martha Posey

Martha Posey

Jun 2, 2014

Martha Elizabeth ""Beth"" Patton Posey was born on August 1, 1920 in Windom, Texas to Phillip and Nellie Runkle Patton. She married E. B. Posey, Jr. on September 2, 1946 in Chillicothe. Beth received her Bachelor of Arts from North Texas State Teachers College on June 2,1941 and her Masters of Arts degree in 1948 from West Texas Teachers College....

Dale Cryer

Dale Cryer

May 30, 2014

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 4, 2014 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, and Levi Richardson, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Dale Allen Cryer was born on August 8, 1941 in Dimmitt...

Johnny Henry

Johnny Henry

May 29, 2014

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, June 2, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Steve Olsen and Rev. Gene Jones officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday at Muleshoe Memorial Park Cemetery in Muleshoe. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 1, 2014 at Brooks...

Brylee Smith

Brylee Smith

May 27, 2014

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, June 2, 2014 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor of First United Methodist Church, officiating. Brylee Anne Smith was born on May 27, 2014 in Amarillo to Brandon and Kendra Smith. She is survived by her parents, her brother, Ethan, and her sister, Emily; grandparents, David and Cynthia Boggs...

John Hartin

John Hartin

May 25, 2014

Private family services will be held. John E. Hartin, Sr. was born March 6, 1932 in Alice, Texas to Joseph Eskridge and Audrey Faye Rountree Hartin. He graduated from high school at the New Mexico Military Institute. John married Susan Ann Mayfield on March 13, 1954. She preceded him in death in 1988. He graduated from Texas Tech University with...

Karen Thomas

Karen Thomas

May 25, 2014

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 28 at First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Donna Johnston, officiating. Interment will be at Llano Cemetery in Amarillo. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 27 at Brooks Chapel from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. Sue was born August 25, 1941 in Plainview to Andy and Ione Flowers Crossland. She...

Armella Wieck

Armella Wieck

May 25, 2014

Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Rev. Phu Phan, Rev. Daniel Dreher, Rev. Jim Schmitmeier, and Rev. John Valdez officiating. Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at St. Ann's Catholic Church. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in Umbarger, TX....

Hayne Mckinney

Hayne Mckinney

May 21, 2014

Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, May 24, 2014 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Canyon with Rev. Phu Phan officiating. A Vigil will be held at 6:30 P.M. Friday, May 23, 2014 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Phu Phan officiating. Hayne was born January 5, 1972, in Greenwood, Mississippi. She was a member of St. Ann's Catholic...

Sue Tidmore

Sue Tidmore

May 20, 2014

Graveside services will be at 1:00 P.M. Saturday, May 24, 2014 at Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery with Rev. Barry Loving, First Christian Church of Amarillo, officiating. Sue Tidmore was born on October 19, 1919 in Vernon, Texas to Jefferson Randolph and Phoebe Crow. She married William A. Tidmore, Sr. in Mangum, OK on April 2, 1938. He preceded her in...

Paul Ashby

Paul Ashby

May 18, 2014

Graveside services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, May 21 at Hillcrest Cemetery in McLean with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of the First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Paul Gene Ashby was born June 20, 1931 in Shamrock to Paul and Thelma Hickman Ashby. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and served during the Korean War. He...

Dorothy Powers

Dorothy Powers

May 18, 2014

Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 24th at Hillside Christian Church, 6100 S. Soncy Rd, Amarillo, TX with Rev. Neely Landrum of Fort Stockton and Rev. Curtis House of Amarillo officiating. Dorothy was born June 4, 1917, in Jones County, TX, to Dee and Elma Hager. She was a member of Hillside Christian Church. She married her...

Lois Hull

Lois Hull

May 17, 2014

Memorial Celebration of Life will be at 1:30 P.M. on Saturday, July 26, 2014 at First Presbyterian Church, Canyon, Texas with Pastor Andy Blair officiating. A reception will follow in the church hall. Private graveside services were held as Mrs. Hull was interred next to her husband, Truett G.Hull, Jr., in Dreamland Cemetery. Lois K. Hull passed away on May...

Doree Funk

Doree Funk

May 14, 2014

No services are scheduled. Doree Ann Funk was born on February 13, 1969 in Canyon to Dory and Betty Gamble Funk, Sr. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother. Survivors include Bob Lanier, Terry Funk, Dory Funk, Jr., her guardians, Steven and Charrisse Arnett and their daughter, Ashleigh Noland and her family. A special thanks to...

Betty Hays

Betty Hays

May 13, 2014

Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Memory Gardens Cemetery with Kim Hays officiating. Betty was born June 7, 1923 in Plainview, Texas to John Delmar and Mamie Wheeler Clayton. She spent her youth on a Texas Land & Development demonstration farm that her father managed near Plainview, and she later graduated from Olton...

Jacob Huber

Jacob Huber

May 11, 2014

Private Family Services will be in Happy Cemetery, Happy, Texas. Jacob V. Huber was born in Amarillo. After the family moved to a farm in Swisher County, he graduated from high school in Tulia in 1940. He married Frances M. White of Happy in 1943 at Fort Worth. After serving 40 months in the U.S. Air Force during WWII, Mr....

Casey Bates

Casey Bates

May 3, 2014

Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, May 17, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Happy. Casey Wade Bates passed away Saturday, May 3, at the age of 43. He was a large man both in stature and in heart who devoted his life to his one true passion, his art. He made the world a beautiful...

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