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.

Mae Morse

Mae Morse

Oct 7, 2024

Mae Morse, 87, of Canyon, passed away on Monday, October 7, 2024. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Terry Beavers, chaplain at Brookdale Senior Living, officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mae was born on June 20, 1937 in Canadian, Texas to Millard and Edith (Richardson) Donaldson and...

Ernestine Mays

Ernestine Mays

Oct 5, 2024

Ernestine Mays, age 89, of Amarillo, TX, went to be with her Heavenly Father on October 5, 2024. Everyone knew her as Ernie, Grandma Ernie, sis or sister. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, October 9, 2024 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Jared Peddy officiating. Ernestine was born in Doddrige, AR, to Earnest and Meda Russell. The...

Wilma Jean Higginbotham

Wilma Jean Higginbotham

Oct 5, 2024

Wilma Jean Higginbotham, 81, of Amarillo, passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2024. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, October 11, 2024 at the First Baptist Church Chapel, Amarillo with Rev. Corky Holland officiating. Private burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at...

Salomon "Sully" Valverde

Salomon "Sully" Valverde

Oct 4, 2024

Salomon "Sully" Cleto Valverde, 46, passed away on Friday, October 4, 2024. Mass will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 at St. Ann's Catholic Church in Canyon with Father Scott Raef as celebrant. Burial will follow at Dreamland Cemetery. A vigil will be held at 6:00 P.M. on Monday, October 7, 2024 at Brooks Chapel with...

Irma Louise Holt

Irma Louise Holt

Oct 2, 2024

Irma Louise Holt, 82, of Canyon, passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Monday, October 7, 2024 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. on Sunday, October 6, 2024 at Brooks Chapel. Irma was...

Margaret Faye Dunn

Margaret Faye Dunn

Sep 29, 2024

Margaret Faye Dunn, 98, of Canyon, formerly of Onalaska, TX, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, October 4, 2024 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Pastor Jeff Cates officiating. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 A.M on Thursday, October 10, 2024 at Houston National Cemetery. Margaret was born on April...

Grady Wayne 'G.W.' Chappell

Grady Wayne 'G.W.' Chappell

Sep 29, 2024

Grady Wayne 'G.W.' Chappell, 87, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Thursday, October 3, 2024 at the First Baptist Church of Silverton with Pastor G.J. Walton officiating. Burial will follow at Silverton Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at Brooks...

Jacki Faye Morgan

Jacki Faye Morgan

Sep 29, 2024

Jacki Faye Morgan, 73, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, September 29, 2024. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Jacki was born on May 5, 1951 in Nashville, Tennessee to Jess and Velma (Moore) Pearce. She grew up in Canyon and was a graduate of Canyon High School. She received her Bachelor of Education from West Texas...

Shirley Jeanne Lehnick

Shirley Jeanne Lehnick

Sep 26, 2024

Shirley Jeanne Keahey Lehnick, 94, of Canyon, passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2024. Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at Brooks Chapel with Gene Jones officiating. Private interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Shirley was born on July 15, 1930 in Canadian, Texas to Elmer and Ruth (Fletcher) Keahey. After graduating from Canadian...

Marlene Bye

Marlene Bye

Sep 24, 2024

On September 24th, 2024, Marlene Lawanna (Durling) Bye of Canyon Texas, peacefully took her last breath before being greeted in Heaven by her husband and her oldest son, Dewey. Services will be at 10:00am. on Saturday, September 28th, 2024 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Rev. Charlie Keys, pastor of First Methodist Church of Canyon, officiating. Burial will follow in...

Dollie Anne Bell

Dollie Anne Bell

Sep 22, 2024

Dollie Anne Bell, 94, of Canyon, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2024. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Charlie Keys officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery. Dollie was born on January 16, 1930 in Salisbury, NC, the baby of six children born to Milas...

Mavadine Yvonne Morgan

Mavadine Yvonne Morgan

Sep 18, 2024

Our Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, and Great-Great Grandmother has passed into eternity. Oh, that we all were as prepared for that crossing as she was. Mavadine Yvonne Cummins Morgan was born in Ontario, CA, to Wesley Mac and Cleo Elizabeth Witten Cummins on May 30, 1936. She was 88 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents, a younger...

Charles Leland Miller

Charles Leland Miller

Sep 12, 2024

Charles Leland Miller, 88, of Tupelo, Mississippi, formerly of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2024. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 at Brooks Chapel with Brian Mashburn, minister of Southwest Church of Christ in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will follow in Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. The family will receive friends prior to the service...

Andrew Turner Spring

Andrew Turner Spring

Sep 10, 2024

Andrew Turner Spring, 28, of Amarillo, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2024. Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 13, 2024 at the First Methodist Church of Canyon with Rev. Charlie Keys officiating. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at Brooks...

Shirley  Lundegreen

Shirley Lundegreen

Sep 5, 2024

Shirley Lundegreen, 89, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, September 5, 2024. Memorial services will be at 4:30 P.M. on Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at Family Life Church in Amarillo with Robbie Ashlock, pastor, officiating. Shirley was born on November 29, 1934 in Centerville, Iowa to Creed and Letha (Winans) Patterson. She married Ace Howard Lundegreen on April 4, 1952...

Edna Anne Thomason

Edna Anne Thomason

Sep 4, 2024

Edna Anne Thomason, of Canyon, passed from this world into the arms of God on Wednesday, September 4, 2024 at the age of 82 in Amarillo, Texas. A celebration of her life will be held at University Church of Christ in Canyon on September 14, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. David Lough and Bob Shepard will be leading the service. Interment...

Eugene 'Gene'  Parker

Eugene 'Gene' Parker

Sep 1, 2024

Eugene "Gene" Earl Parker, 85, headed off for greener pastures at 6:00 a.m. Sunday, September 1, 2024. His four sons David, Jim, Robert, and John were beside him at his peaceful passing. Gene was born in Tucumcari on June 4, 1939, and he grew up at the ranch home near Hassell, NM, where his grandparents homesteaded in 1907. He graduated...

John William Phillips

John William Phillips

Aug 25, 2024

John William Phillips, affectionately known as Jack, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 25, 2024, at the age of 94. He was the beloved husband of Shirley Phillips, with whom he shared a remarkable 70-year marriage. A graveside service will take place at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 31, 2024, at Llano East Cemetery's "Field of Freedom" in Amarillo, Texas,...

Julia Carol Pletcher

Julia Carol Pletcher

Aug 23, 2024

Julia Carol 'Judy' Pletcher, 91, of Canyon, passed away on Friday, August 23, 2024. Services will be at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 31, 2024 at Brooks Chapel. Graveside services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 31, at Ochiltree County Cemetery in Perryton. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday, August 30, 2024...

Ralph Pedigo

Ralph Pedigo

Aug 22, 2024

Ralph L. Pedigo, 82, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, August 22, 2024. Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, August 26, 2024 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon with Brad Ingram, pastor of Hillside Christian Church, Amarillo, officiating. Ralph was born on March 18, 1942 in Crowley, Louisiana to Willard and Pearl (Meche) Pedigo. He was a 1959...

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