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.

Vera Mccarley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Bernard Hartman

Bernard Hartman

Aug 1, 2012

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, August 3, 2012 at St. Ann"s Catholic Church with Rev. Daniel Dreher officiating. A Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, August 2, 2012 at Brooks Chapel with Deacon Gabe Rivas officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery, Umbarger, Texas. Bernard Paul Hartman was born on May 20, 1934 in the...

Carl Hartman

Carl Hartman

Jul 30, 2012

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Umbarger, Texas with Rev. George Kalampatt, officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery, Umbarger, Texas Carl was born on June 2, 1926 to Carl Antone and Elizabeth Irlbeck Hartman in Umbarger, Texas. He was a lifetime resident of the Umbarger community...

Alonzo Adkins

Alonzo Adkins

Jul 29, 2012

Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Dreamland Cemetery. Dr. Alonzo "Lonnie" F. Adkins, Jr. was born on June 9, 1931 in Fort Worth, TX to Alonzo Franklin and Mollie Sawyer Adkins, Sr. He married Joyce Marie Medeiros in Lubbock on August 16, 1963. He worked his way through college and received his PhD...

Helen Long

Helen Long

Jul 26, 2012

Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, August 2, 2012 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Gene Jones, associate pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. Viewing will be held from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Helen Johnson Long, of Canyon, died Thursday, July 26, at her home....

Jack Collins

Jack Collins

Jul 26, 2012

Services will be held at a later date. Jack Collins was born on January 3, 1952 to Roy and Leola Collins in Guymon, OK. He served in the US Navy as a Hospital Corpsman in Vietnam. He owned First Vermont Capital Management in Burlington, VT and after retirement was a gemologist. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy...

Judy Woodall

Judy Woodall

Jul 21, 2012

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with Tracy Byrd, Son-in-love, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, July 23, 2012 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Judy Woodall was born on July 4, 1940 to Floyd and Marie Wallace...

Mary Friemel

Mary Friemel

Jul 13, 2012

Services will be AT 10:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 17, 2012 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Umbarger with Rev. George Kalampatt and Rev. Scott Raef, minister of St. Thomas Catholic Church, officiating. A Rosary will be held at 7:00 P.M. on Monday, July 16, 2012 at Brooks Chapel with Deacon Bill Dorsey officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary"s...

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