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.

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...

Winnifred Lair

Winnifred Lair

Apr 14, 2014

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, and Rev. Kevin Deckard, associate pastor of Polk Street United Methodist Church of Amarillo officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:30 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, April 18, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland...

Wayne Cope

Wayne Cope

Apr 10, 2014

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Steve Olsen officiating. The family will receive friends on Monday, April 14, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Wayne was born July 31, 1935, on a farm near Happy, TX, to...

Vera Brown

Vera Brown

Apr 9, 2014

Services were held at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, April 14, 2014 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with David Lough, minister of University Church of Christ, officiating. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Vera A. Brown was 101 years old when she died on April 9, 2014. As a small girl, Vera was taken by her parents in a covered wagon...

Chloe Wright

Chloe Wright

Apr 8, 2014

Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. Chloe Norris was born on June 7, 1923 in Ada, Oklahoma to Minnie Montgomery Norris and Hugh Norris. Chloe grew up in Ada, graduated from Ada High School and then from the University of Oklahoma. She married Charles Edward Wright in 1947. They...

J. Roberts

J. Roberts

Apr 8, 2014

Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Friday, April 11, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. J.C. Roberts was born on August 24, 1933 in Rice, Texas to William and Martha Hartley Roberts. He graduated from the...

Jessie Averill

Jessie Averill

Mar 30, 2014

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Mr. Tim Atchison officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, April 4, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dewey City Cemetery, Dewey, Oklahoma. Jessie Averill was born on September 13, 1929 in Hale Center, Texas...

Don Hefner

Don Hefner

Mar 30, 2014

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Don Hefner was born on December 28, 1939 in Plainview to...

Mike Mcdonald

Mike Mcdonald

Mar 29, 2014

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, April 2, 2014 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, April 1, 2014 from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Mike R. McDonald was born on October 21, 1945 in San Francisco, CA to...

Daniel Zevely

Daniel Zevely

Mar 23, 2014

Memorial Services will be at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, March 26, 2014 at Brooks Chapel with Deacon Gabe Rivas officiating. Daniel Zane Zevely was born on October 15, 1952 in Pampa, Texas to Claud and Inell Brotherton Zevely. He received his bachelor's degree from West Texas State University in 1975 and was a member of Lambda Chi Alpha. He served...

Karen Dulaney

Karen Dulaney

Mar 13, 2014

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 17 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. Howard Batson, pastor First Baptist Church of Amarillo, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Sunday, March 16 from 2:00 to 4:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Karen was born May 6, 1948 in Canyon to Crawford Ruthart...

Shirley Buchanan

Shirley Buchanan

Mar 12, 2014

Shirley Ann Buchanan, of Canyon, passed away Wednesday, March 12, 2014 at the age of 73. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, March 15 at Brooks Chapel with Shane Nease and Bubba Collins, officiating. Preceding her in death were her mother, Irene Burton, four sisters, Ruth Ammons, Billie Murray, Sallie Cuthbert, and Martha Martinez. A special thanks to her...

Kiera Ledesma

Kiera Ledesma

Mar 10, 2014

Vigil will be 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, March 12 at Brooks Chapel with Deacon Gabe Rivas, officiating. Mass will be celebrated at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 13, 2014 at St. Ann?s Catholic Church with Rev. Phu Phan, celebrant, officiating. Kiera Faith Ledesma was born March 7, 2014 in Amarillo, Texas to Luciano and April Ledesma. She was preceded in death...

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