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 Friemel
Sep 27, 2012
Rosary will be said at 7:00 P.M. Monday, October 1, 2012 at Brooks Chapel with Bill Doresy and Raymond Artho officiating. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, October 2, 2012 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Umbarger, Texas, with the Rev. Daniel Dreher as celebrant. Burial will be in St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery. Richard was born October 29,...
Peggy Anderson
Sep 23, 2012
Peggy was born in Big Spring, Howard County, Texas, on June 20, 1928. She grew up in Otis Chalk, Texas, (and other small towns in Howard County) with her father (R. P. Hargrove, deceased), mother (Minnie Lee, deceased), and sister (Adelaide). Peggy attended school in Otis Chalk until her father was transferred to Phillips, Texas, where she completed her last...
Jeff Smith
Sep 17, 2012
Memorial services will be at 3:00 P.M. Thursday, September 20, 2012 at the First Presbyterian Church in Canyon with Rev. John Brantley and Rev. Calvin Harfst officiating. Jeff was born on April 7, 1967 to Rodney and Joy Smith of Happy. Jeff lived all of his life within 15 miles of the place he grew up. Home meant a lot...
Frank Castleberry
Sep 14, 2012
Graveside services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, September 17, 2012 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Donna Johnston, Pastoral Care Minister, officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, September 16, 2012 at Brooks Chapel. Frank Don Castleberry was born on October 11, 1938 to Paul John and Bess Ann Donowho Castleberry, Sr. He...
Eugene Henry
Sep 10, 2012
Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Palo Duro Cowboy Church, 12200 W. US Hwy 60, with Tadd Mann, pastor, and Rod Elson officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery, Umbarger, TX. Our cowboy, Eugene "Gene" David Henry was born on May 14, 1934 to Clyde and Nellie Henry, in Heaven"s rest...
Katy Byrd
Sep 7, 2012
Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, September 21, 2012 at her home church, the First Presbyterian Church of Canyon. Interment was at Dreamland Cemetery. Katy Jean Byrd was born on January 5, 1923 in Canyon to James Clayton Black and his wife, Alice Caraway. She was the granddaughter of Dr. Mrs. J. M. Black, early pioneers of...
Laqueta Koenig
Sep 4, 2012
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, September 7, 2012 at Brooks Chapel with Father Robert A. Busch, Superintendent of Catholic Schools and head of school at Holy Cross Catholic Academy, officiating. Burial will be at Llano Cemetery. Laqueta was born on April 9, 1929 in O"Brien, Texas to Chester L. and Liddie Belle Yates. She was a member of...
Vera Mccarley
Aug 26, 2012
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, August 28, 2012 at the University Church of Christ in Canyon with David Lough, Minister, and Rev. Cameron Reeves, pastor of Hillside Christian Church Canyon Campus, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, August 27, 2012 at Brooks Chapel. Vera McCarley was born on April 9,...
Hilda Albers
Aug 17, 2012
Celebration of life services will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 23, 2012 at St. Paul Lutheran Church of Canyon with Pastor John Elser officiating. Burial will be in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery, east of Canyon, following the service. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 at Brooks Chapel. Hilda Marie Albers...
Joan Conner
Aug 16, 2012
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, August 20, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor, officiating. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 19, 2012 at Brooks Funeral Directors. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. A Christian sister, mother, grandmother, and great grandmother, Joan Byars...
Henrietta Carleton
Aug 16, 2012
Memorial services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Ruth Carleton was born in 1926 in Henryetta, Oklahoma to Henry and Grace Hall Adams. She met her husband, Allan Brodie Carleton, shortly after graduating from high school and they married on September 10,...
Larry Brandon
Aug 15, 2012
Memorial services will be at 4:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Polk Street United Methodist Church, 1401 S. Polk St., in Amarillo with Rev. Dixie L. Robertson, Associate Pastor, officiating. Interment will be at 3:00 P.M. on Saturday at Dreamland Cemetery South of Canyon on Hwy 287. The family will receive friends from 6:00 P.M. to 7:30 P.M....
Dorothy Bourque
Aug 14, 2012
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 18, 2012 at Hillside Christian Church Canyon Campus with Bryan Cooper, Chaplain, Interim Hospice officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, August 17, 2012 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. On August 14, 2012 Dottie Bourque took a deep breath in Heaven....
Edward Wieck
Aug 14, 2012
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, August 18, 2012 at St. Ann"s Catholic Church in Canyon with Bishop Patrick Zurek, Rev. Daniel Dreher, and Rev. Phu Phan, officiating. A Vigil will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Friday, August 17, 2012 at St. Ann"s Catholic Church with Deacon Gabe Rivas officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery...
Elyse Tinsley
Aug 13, 2012
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 17, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon with Pastor Lyndal Waldrip, MORE church and Rev. Donna Johnston, Pastoral Care Minister, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 16, 2012 at Brooks Chapel. Private Entombment will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Elyse...
Joann Muninger
Aug 9, 2012
Services will be at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, August 11, 2012 at Brooks Chapel, with Deacon Gabe Rivas officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Friday, August 10, 2012 at Brooks Chapel. Private Interment, Dreamland Cemetery. JoAnn Muninger was born on August 7, 1936 to Chester and Marion Muninger in Chanute, KS. She worked for many...
W. Thomas
Aug 7, 2012
Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, August 11, 2012 at the First United Methodist Church of Lockney. Private Interment will be in Lockney Cemetery. W. L. Thomas, Jr. was born on September 6, 1921 to William Lucian and Lucy Ann Casey Thomas. He graduated from Lockney High School in 1939. He married Dorothy Belle Rodgers on July...
Ernie Wilson
Aug 6, 2012
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 10, 2012 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Donna Johnston, Pastoral Care Minister, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 9, 2012 at Brooks Chapel. Ernie Wilson attended Happy High School, was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Happy, TX, and worked...
Amber Tomlinson
Aug 3, 2012
Amber was born to Audie Waite and Vickie Hardaway on March 10, 1982. She grew up in Canyon and graduated from Canyon High School in 2001. She was kind and had a compassionate heart for anyone in need. Amber married her high school sweetheart, Corey Tomlinson on September 15, 2006. She was a homemaker who enjoyed cooking and loved her...
Minnie Grabbe
Aug 2, 2012
Minnie Ellen Wright Grabbe spent her last few days surrounded by her family and passed peacefully at the age of 92. Born near House, New Mexico on October 4, 1919, she was the fourth of six children of Sim and Ova Wright. She began her life in Texas when she and Oliver Grabbe married February 19, 1938. They enjoyed 62...
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