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.

Henry Montgomery

Henry Montgomery

Aug 9, 2013

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery, Canyon, Texas. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, August 16, 2013 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Henry Montgomery was born on February 27, 1952 in Gainesville, Florida to Henry and Mable Montgomery. He passed...

Roy Goad

Roy Goad

Aug 5, 2013

Gravside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 9, 2013 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Randy Srader, pastor of God of Wonders Fellowship, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 8, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. Roy ""Harold"" Goad was born on November 27, 1941 to Lester Wayne Goad, Sr. And Tura...

Lawson Turner

Lawson Turner

Aug 3, 2013

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Happy Cemetery with Tadd Mann, pastor of Palo Duro Cowboy Church, officiating. Lawson B (LB) Turner was born on May 22, 1944 in Jacksboro to RB and Margaret Thetford Turner. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Vietnam. He worked for many years as...

Edith Richardson

Edith Richardson

Aug 3, 2013

Memorial services will be at 11:30 A.M. on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Canyon, with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor, officiating. Private burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will be located at 1030 Santa Fe Trail in Canyon. Edith Leone (Lee) Richardson was born on February 12, 1920 in Kirkland, Texas to Wiley...

Claire Kuehn

Claire Kuehn

Jul 30, 2013

Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 3, 2013 at the First Presbyterian Church of Canyon with Rev. Calvin Harfst officiating. Private interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, August 2, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. Private Interment, Dreamland Cemetery. Claire R. Kuehn was born November 4,...

Doyle Shaw

Doyle Shaw

Jul 22, 2013

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 27, 2013 at Dreamland Cemetery with Bobby File, pastor of Evangelical Fellowship Church, officiating, and Pastor Bryan King, Changepoint Church in Cabot, AR, assisting. A memorial fellowship with the family will follow at 11:30 A.M. on Saturday at the Evangelical Fellowship Church, 5000 W. 49th Ave., Amarillo, TX. The family...

James Boyce

James Boyce

Jul 18, 2013

Memorial Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, July 19, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. James Boyce was born on November 4, 1952 in Canyon to James Lafayette and Margarett Cole Boyce, Sr. He graduated from Canyon High School and was a...

Donnie Lanier

Donnie Lanier

Jul 12, 2013

Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Deacon Gabe Rivas, officiating. Donnie G. Lanier was born on March 26, 1964 in Amarillo to Donnie and Bettye Gamble Lanier. He graduated from Canyon High School. He was a painter for 30 years, starting out with new homes in Amarillo. He...

Stephen Pratt

Stephen Pratt

Jul 3, 2013

Memorial services will be 2:00 PM Saturday, July 6 at Brooks Chapel with Florentino Cortez, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM on Friday, July 5 at Brooks Chapel. Stephen T. Pratt was born March 7, 1970 in Susquehanna, PA to George and Nancy Love Pratt. He married Rosie Cortez on April 20, 2002 in Amarillo....

Judith Grabber

Judith Grabber

Jul 2, 2013

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, July 8, 2013 at Palo Duro Cowboy Church in Canyon with Tadd Mann, Pastor of Palo Duro Cowboy Church, officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. on Sunday, July 7, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Judith Kay Gibson Grabber was born on...

Lamont Waldrip

Lamont Waldrip

Jul 1, 2013

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, July 3, 2013 at Boys Ranch Alumni Cemetery with Pastor John Love, pastor of Pastoral Care, Trinity Fellowship Church, officiating. Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Canyon with Pastor Daryl Roach of MORE Church, and Rev. Steve Olsen, First Baptist Church of Canyon,...

William Brooks

William Brooks

Jun 28, 2013

Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 20, 2013 at The Clairmont, 4707 Bell St. Amarillo, TX, with Virginia Evans, Chaplain at The Clairmont, officiating. Military honors from the United States Marine Corps William ""Bill"" Brooks was born on November 29, 1943 in Seattle, Washington to Simon P. and Helen Brooks. He served in the United States...

Mildred Leavitt

Mildred Leavitt

Jun 26, 2013

Gravside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial services will follow at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday at Brooks Chapel in Canyon, with David Crump, Calvary Baptist, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, June 28, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. The family will be at 14411 Suzanna...

Theresia Powell

Theresia Powell

Jun 24, 2013

Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at First Baptist Church of Happy with Rick Bloodworth, minister of Church of Christ in Happy, officiating. Theresia Maria Powell was born on December 27, 1955 in Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri to Billy and Helga Hehenberger Paynter. She married Gary Wayne Powell on June 28, 1975. He preceded...

Loyd Short

Loyd Short

Jun 21, 2013

Services will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 25 at Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood, Arkansas. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, June 24, 2013 at Davis-Smith Funeral Home, Glenwood, Arkansas. Burial will be in the Robbins Family Cemetery, Caddo Gap, AR. Loyd L. Short was born on November 21, 1916 in Caddo Gap, AR to...

Patricia Whitman

Patricia Whitman

Jun 21, 2013

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, June 25, 2013 at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial Service to be held at a later date in Dalhart. Patricia Catherine Whitman was born on October 1, 1948 in Tokyo, Japan to Patrick and Mildred Shaw Warden. She married Charles Whitman, Jr. on July 24, 1971 in Amarillo. He preceded her in death...

Alene Stewart

Alene Stewart

Jun 20, 2013

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, June 24, 2013 in Brooks Chapel. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, June 23, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery, Canyon, TX. Alene Stewart was born on October 31, 1919 to Milton Miller and Elzora Byrd Miller in Eastland, Texas. She married...

Duane Neill

Duane Neill

Jun 19, 2013

Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at the Church of Christ at the Colonies, with Dick Marcear, minister, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery, Canyon, TX. Duane Neill was born on October 10, 1940 in Eunice, NM to Seth Roy and Georgia Mynan Cooper Neill. After graduating from Texas Tech University, he served as a...

Ernest Nesteby

Ernest Nesteby

Jun 18, 2013

Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, July 1, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. A beloved brother, husband, father, and grandfather, Ernest was born to Theodore and Edna Nesteby in Des Moines, IA on March 12, 1932. He married his beloved wife, Blanche Godfrey Nesteby on April 30, 1957. He was a resident of Canyon for 46 years where...

Elsie Batenhorst

Elsie Batenhorst

Jun 17, 2013

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 20, 2013 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Umbarger, TX with Rev. Daniel Dreher officiating. Rosary will be at 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Umbarger, TX. Elsie Batenhorst was born on March 26, 1919 in Umbarger to Clem and...

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