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.

Richard Yanz

Richard Yanz

Mar 3, 2014

A memorial service will be held at Brooks Funeral chapel at 2:00 pm on Saturday March 8th, 2014 with Rev. John Abbott officiating. Richard John Yanz, 79, died March 3rd after a 9 month battle with cancer. Although a southwesterner for his later years, he was a midwesterner in his heart. Born in Whitefish Bay Wisconsin, he graduated high school...

Amy Lee

Amy Lee

Mar 3, 2014

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, March 7, 2014 at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 11:00A.M. on Friday, March 7, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Kyle Streun, pastor of First Baptist Church of Hereford, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, March 6,...

Estell Allen

Estell Allen

Mar 1, 2014

Estell J. Allen, 81, died on March 1, 2014. No services are planned. Estell leaves behind one sister and two brothers, Adeline Padilla and Juan Juarros from Colorado Springs, CO and Benjamin Juarros from Albuquerque, NM. Estell was born on a homestead farm in Mora County, NM. She was the youngest of nine children born to Adeline Alcon-Buck and Juan...

Imogene Price

Imogene Price

Feb 27, 2014

Imogene ""Jean"" B. Price died February 27, 2014, at the age of 93. A loving mother and ""Grammy"" to six grandchildren and six great-grandchildren, she was a dedicated and effective elementary school teacher, an ordained elder and deacon in the Presbyterian Church, and a faithful friend to many in the town of Canyon, where she lived for her entire adult...

Kenneth Stubbert

Kenneth Stubbert

Feb 22, 2014

Memorial Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, February 27, 2014 at Hillside Heights Rehabilitation Suites in Amarillo. Kenneth Stubbert was born on January 20, 1931. He was a long time resident of Canyon and Amarillo. There are no known survivors.

Charles Burrus

Charles Burrus

Feb 21, 2014

Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, March 1, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Dale Hogan, brother-in-law, officiating. Charles E. Burrus was born on February 21, 1942 in Randall County to Tony and Dorothy Hagar Burrus. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his mother, Dorothy Powers, of Amarillo; two...

Harry Buster

Harry Buster

Feb 15, 2014

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, February 18 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends Monday, February 17 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Harry Oliver Buster was born December 2, 1940 in Childress to Sterling and Mary Buster. He graduated from...

Virgil Cottrell

Virgil Cottrell

Feb 8, 2014

Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Rick Enns, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesay, February 12 at Brooks Chapel from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. Dink was born in Vilas, Colorado in his parents home on January 12, 1935 to Virgil...

Joyce Wooten

Joyce Wooten

Feb 7, 2014

Joyce A. Wooten, 88, of Amarillo, formerly of Canyon, was welcomed into her heavenly home on Friday, February 7, 2014. Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, February 14 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Jim Hancock, former pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Thursday, February 13 from 6:00 to...

Howard Guy

Howard Guy

Feb 7, 2014

Howard T. Guy, 74, formerly of Port Arthur, died Friday, February 7, 2014 in Amarillo. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon with Deacon Gabe Rivas, officiating. Mr. Guy was born August 3, 1939 in Port Arthur to Percy and Eula Guy.

Peggy Morehead

Peggy Morehead

Feb 5, 2014

Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at Llano Cemetery with Pastor Blake Moore, Hillside Christian Church, officiating. Peggy Jean Morehead was born on February 11, 1939 in Amarillo. She was married to Leon Morehead and they loved managing Lake Marvin in Canadian for several years. She was a homemaker and will be fondly remembered...

Ruth Brown

Ruth Brown

Jan 25, 2014

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Jim W. Brown, son of Ruth, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:30 P.M. on Monday, January 27, 2014 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Ruth was born in Oklahoma on...

C. Petruccione

C. Petruccione

Jan 18, 2014

Graveside services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 25, at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m., Saturday, January 25 in the sanctuary of First Presbyterian Church of Canyon with Andy Blair, pastor, officiating. Pete was born to Nicholas and Margaret Ciccone Petruccione on February 18, 1917, in Newark, New Jersey. He and his four brothers and...

Marian Hefley

Marian Hefley

Jan 18, 2014

Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, January 20, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Canyon with Rev. Rick Enns officiating. Private Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Marian Frances Hefley was born on January 12, 1923 in Bloomington, IL to Ida and Frank Gillespey. She graduated from Colfax, Illinios High School and attended Brown's...

Doris Coursey

Doris Coursey

Jan 17, 2014

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, January 20, 2014 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Charles Davenport officiating. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 19, 2014 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Doris V. Barlow Coursey was born on September 11, 1942 in Levelland to Jessie Marion...

Lorene Olsen

Lorene Olsen

Jan 13, 2014

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Monday, January 20 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Lorene Olsen was born and spent her childhood in Decatur, Mississippi. Her parents were Brent and Grace Everett, and she had four brothers and one sister. She graduated from East Central Community College...

Sandy Huddleston

Sandy Huddleston

Jan 8, 2014

Memorial services will be at 1:30 P.M. Tuesday, January 14, 2014 at Faith Southwest United Methodist Church, 4415 Wesley St. Amarillo, TX, with Rev. Blossom Matthews officiating. Sandy Huddleston was born on August 22, 1950 to William and Retha Oler in Drumwright, OK. She graduated from Pampa High School in 1968 then attended Frank Phillips College in Borger. She married...

Paul Lindsey

Paul Lindsey

Jan 1, 2014

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, January 6, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Rev. Steve Olsen, pastor, and Rev. Jim Hancock officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, January 5, 2014 at Brooks Chapel. On December 28, 1976, Paul Eldon Lindsey retired from public service. He retired from...

Alton Carpenter

Alton Carpenter

Dec 28, 2013

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, January 3, 2014 at Living Water Christian Fellowship in Canyon with Shane Nease, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Friday at Shamrock Cemetery in Shamrock. The family will receive friends on Thursday, January 2, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Alton Wyatt Carpenter went to...

Elwauna Taylor

Elwauna Taylor

Dec 24, 2013

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, December 28, 2013 at Brooks Chapel with Max Stevenson officiating. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. Saturday at Lockney Cemetery in Lockney, Texas. Elwauna Taylor was born on July 26, 1918 in Lockney, Texas to Thomas Monroe and Addie Higgins Smith. She married George Taylor on November 5, 1938, which was also...

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