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.

Mildred Blake

Mildred Blake

Mar 21, 2010

Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, March 23 at the West Sanctuary at Trinity Fellowship Church in Amarillo. Mildred Louise Haddock Blake was born March 23, 1926 in Carnegie, Oklahoma to Clyde and Ida Belle Lemmon Haddock. Mildred served the Texas Panhandle community tirelessly for many years as a substance abuse counselor. She touched the lives of literally hundreds...

Adrian Bates

Adrian Bates

Mar 17, 2010

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, March 19 at the First Baptist Church in Happy with Rev. Paul McQuerry, pastor, ans Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia. Adrian D. Bates was born January 19, 1926 in Happy, Texas to Homer and Allie Smith Bates. He married Wanda...

Mary Mcbroom

Mary Mcbroom

Feb 28, 2010

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, March 5, 2010 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. There will be a gathering of family and friends on Thursday, March 4 at the Conner House in Canyon from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Mary McBroom was born on...

Dolores Morris

Dolores Morris

Feb 25, 2010

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, March 1 at Happy's Memorial Chapel with James Jones, officiating. Interment will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. Viewing will be at Happy's Memorial Chapel in Happy. Dolores Morris was born June 15, 1936 in Dodson, Texas to Marvin and Alva Burns Tisdale. She married Jerry Morris on May 29, 1953 in Clovis,...

Mary Green

Mary Green

Feb 25, 2010

Rosary will be at 7:30 P.M. Friday, February 26 at Brooks Chapel. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Saturday, February 27 at St. Ann's Catholic Church with Rev. Phu Phan, pastor, officiating. Entombment will be 4:00 P.M. Saturday, February 27 at Gaines County Cemetery in Seminole with Rev. Hugh Thekkel, pastor of St. James Catholic Church in Seminole, officiating....

Wayne Kennedy

Wayne Kennedy

Feb 25, 2010

Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Thursday, March 4 at Amarillo's First Family Church First Assembly of God with Rev. Billy D. Nickell, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. Mr. Kennedy will not be available for viewing. Wayne was born in Amarillo on January 1, 1952 to Jessie Lee Kennedy and Dorothy Chandler Kennedy. He attended...

Winnie Pennington

Winnie Pennington

Feb 22, 2010

Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, February 24 at Happy Cemetery in Happy, Texas. Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 24 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Lyndal Waldrip, Associate Pastor of MORE Church in Amarillo, officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 23 from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Mrs....

Mary Stowers

Mary Stowers

Feb 22, 2010

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 25, 2010 at the First Assembly of God Church in Stratford with Pastors Kevin and Darla Anderson officiating. Interment will be at Stratford Cemetery. Mary will lie in state at Morrison Funeral Directors in Stratford under the direction of Brooks Funeral Directors of Canyon. Mary was born on October 26, 1915...

Rose Davis

Rose Davis

Feb 20, 2010

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, February 24 at the 11th Street Baptist Church in Shamrock with Rev. Jes Stafford, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Shamrock Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 23 at Brooks Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. She will be instate at the 11th Street Baptist Church on Wednesday, February 24 at...

Van Bonds

Van Bonds

Feb 17, 2010

Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Monday, February 22, 2010 at the First Baptist Church of Happy with Mike Kuhlman officiating. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulia. Van Bonds was born on December 13, 1951 in Tulia to Louie and Jimmie Slack Bonds. He was preceded in death by his parents. He was a loving friend and...

Lyla Hamilton

Lyla Hamilton

Feb 16, 2010

Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Friday, February 19, 2010 at the First Street Church of Christ in Dumas with Brent Clark, minister, and Jonathan Zerby, minister of Sunray Church of Christ, officiating. Interment will be at Northlawn Memorial Gardens. Lyla will lie in state at Morrison"s Funeral Home in Dumas. Lyla Gay Hamilton was born on November 15, 1941...

L. Robinson

L. Robinson

Feb 16, 2010

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Saturday, February 20 at South Georgia Baptist Church with Rev. Bob Miller, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be at 3:00 P.M. Saturday, February 20 at Panhandle Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 19 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. L.C. Robinson was born May 20, 1921 in Mount Pleasant, Texas...

Kenneth Prestidge

Kenneth Prestidge

Feb 14, 2010

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, February 18 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be 3:00 Thursday, at Memorial Heights Cemetery in Lefors, Texas. Kenneth "Ken" Wayne Prestidge was born September 21, 1953 at Fort Rucker, Alabama to Carroll and Margie Prestidge. He married Beverly Rathbun on February 19, 1994...

Frances Barnett

Frances Barnett

Feb 11, 2010

Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Monday, February 15, 2010 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. Charles Townsend, officiating. Interment will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. There will be a visitation on Sunday, February 14, at Brooks Chapel from 4:00 to 6:00 PM. Frances Inez Avary Bass Barnett was born on June 18, 1925 in Childress County, Texas to...

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee

Feb 11, 2010

Memorial Services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, February 20 at Brooks Chapel with Glen Walton, minister of Bell Avenue Church of Christ, officiating. There will be a memorial in Red River at a later time. Bruce was born in Newport Beach, California to Jesse Lee and Alice Faye Lee. He married Crystal Simon August 11, 1995 in Raton, New Mexico....

Billy Talley

Billy Talley

Feb 10, 2010

Services will be 3:00 P.M. Friday, February 12 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Happy Cemetery. Billy L. Talley took his first breath with Jesus on February 10, 2010. He was born on October 15, 1957 in Hollis, Oklahoma to Haskell and Wanda Talley. Billy was a...

Jo Richardson

Jo Richardson

Feb 9, 2010

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, February 11 at the Summit with Kenny Price, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 10 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Jo Elyn Richardson was born March 13, 1957 in Canyon to C.N. ""Blackie""and Jean Tippery. Jo Elyn was a Canyon High...

Theresa Ruse

Theresa Ruse

Feb 9, 2010

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, February 13 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Amarillo with Msgr. Harold Waldow, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. The family will receive friends on Friday, February 12 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Theresa "Terry" Marie Ruse was born July 11, 1932 in New Haven, Connecticut to Robert...

Bill Lehenbauer

Bill Lehenbauer

Feb 6, 2010

No services are planned at this time. Bill Q. Lehenbauer was born May 30, 1932 in Ames, Oklahoma to Lloyd and Myrtle Mills Lehenbauer. He graduated from Drummond High School in Drummond, Oklahoma. He received a Bachelor's degree from Phillips University in Enid and a Master's degree from the University of Oklahoma in Norman. He married Diane DeWitt in Tulsa,...

Lucile Heitz

Lucile Heitz

Jan 23, 2010

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, January 28 at the University Church of Christ in Canyon, Texas with David Lough, minister, and Bob Shepard, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, January 27 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Lucile Anna Swanson Heitz was born June 8, 1935, to Herman &...

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