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.

Waurayne Cope

Waurayne Cope

Nov 9, 2009

Services will be 3:00 PM Friday, November 13 at the First Baptist Church in Happy with Rev. Travis LaDuke, Jim Fowler, and Virginia Fowler, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 12 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Waurayne Cope was born May 25, 1940 in...

Jean Tippery

Jean Tippery

Nov 5, 2009

Services will be held at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the First Assembly of God Church in Canyon with Rev. Billy D. Nickell, pastor of First Assembly of God Church in Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Jean Tippery was born on January 5, 1920 in Carter, Oklahoma to William and Sallie Bingham McAtee. She...

Viola Betts

Viola Betts

Nov 3, 2009

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, November 6 at the First Baptist Church in Adrian, Texas with Rev. Bob Miller, pastor of South Georgia Baptist Church in Amarillo, officiating. Interment will be at Vega Cemetery in Vega, Texas. The family will receive friends on Thursday, November 5 at Brooks Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Viola "Okie" Betts born to...

Oressa Delaney

Oressa Delaney

Nov 1, 2009

Memorial services will be at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, November 5 at the First United Methodist Church with Rev. Kevin Deckard, associate pastor of Polk Street United Methodist Church in Amarillo, and Rev. John McClean, pastor, officiating. Private interment will be in Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, November 4 from 6:30 to 8:30 P.M. at Brooks Chapel....

Ilona Smith

Ilona Smith

Oct 30, 2009

Services will be 3:00 P.M. Saturday, October 31 at the First Baptist Church with Wayne Sistrunk and Gene Jones, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Saturday, October 31 from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Brooks Chapel. Ilona was born November 9, 1945 in Matador, Texas to Cecil and Winnie Tanner. On August 20,...

Myra Culp

Myra Culp

Oct 29, 2009

Memorial services will be Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Baptist Church in Happy with Rev. Paul Burwash and Rev. Travis LaDuke officiating. Private burial will precede the memorial services at 10:00 a.m. in Happy Cemetery in Happy. Mrs. Culp will lie in state at Happy"s Memorial Chapel on Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m....

Ruth Bednorz

Ruth Bednorz

Oct 13, 2009

Services will be 1:00 P.M. Thursday, October 15 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Daniel Dreher, Director and Chaplain of Campus Ministries, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Ruth was born August 31, 1934 in Raytown, Missouri to Calvin and Ethel Groves. She married Alfred "Fritz" Bednorz in 1949 at Kansas City, Missouri. Ruth loved to travel, she and Fritz...

Ruby Abbott

Ruby Abbott

Oct 7, 2009

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, October 9 at the University Church of Christ with David Lough, minister, and Bob Shepard, elder, officiating. Interment will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. Ruby Lee Abbott was born January 22, 1932 in Swisher County to Floyd and Ruby Bonds. She graduated from Canyon High School in 1951. Ruby married Joe Abbott...

Irene Page

Irene Page

Oct 6, 2009

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Saturday, October 10 at Trinity Baptist Church in Amarillo (located at 1601 I-40 West on Wolflin and Bowie) with Bev Gambrel, officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Irene Page was born February 1, 1923 in Boswell, Oklahoma to Robert and Suzie Fort. She graduated from high school in Telephone, Texas. On December 30,...

Nancy Huntington

Nancy Huntington

Oct 3, 2009

Rosary will be said at 5:00 P.M. Monday, October 5 at Brooks Chapel. Mass will be celebrated 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, October 6 at St. Ann"s Catholic Church with Rev. Phu Phan, celebrant, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Nancy A. Huntington was born March 7, 1953 in El Paso, Texas to Ralph and Mary Huntington. She graduated from Canyon...

Max Kennedy

Max Kennedy

Sep 29, 2009

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, October 2 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. The family will receive friends on Thursday, October 1 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Max Kennedy was born August 12, 1936 in Ropesville, Texas to Henry and...

Marion Williams

Marion Williams

Sep 29, 2009

Graveside services will be at 3:00 P.M. on Friday, October 2 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon with Rev. John McClean, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Canyon, officiating. Marion Louise Williams was born March 9, 1929 in Amarillo to James and Edna Roach Armstrong. She married Marion "Strawberry" Williams in Amarillo on November 27, 1946. He preceded her in...

Richard Bales

Richard Bales

Sep 24, 2009

A celebration of Richard"s life and ministry will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at the First United Methodist Church of Canyon, with Rev. John McLean, pastor, Rev. Lewis Holland, retired pastor, and Rev. Kevin Deckard, Associate Pastor of Polk Street United Methodist Church, officiating. Dr. Richard J. Bales, who served as a pastor and district...

Cynthia Anderson

Cynthia Anderson

Sep 18, 2009

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, September 22, 2009 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Canyon with Rev. Terry Meyer officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. After a courageous three year battle with cancer, Cynthia Anderson passed from this earthy life on September 18, 2009. She was born November 21, 1950 to Rollin and Maxine Carlson in...

Leo Criddle

Leo Criddle

Sep 16, 2009

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, September 18 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Leo Criddle was born November 8, 1933 in Houston, Mississippi to Jimmy and Edna Dunn Criddle. On November 24, 1952, Leo married Ruby Yarbrough in Sumner, Mississippi. They moved to this community in...

Michael Killingsworth

Michael Killingsworth

Sep 8, 2009

Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, September 11 at the First Baptist Church of Wheeler with Larry Mitchell, pastor, and Toby Henson, officiating. Interment will be at Wheeler Cemetery. Mr. Killingsworth will be available for viewing at Wright Funeral Home in Wheeler on Thursday, September 10 from 1:00 to 8:00 p.m. Michael Killingsworth was born July 10, 1968 in Wheeler,...

Billie Kahler

Billie Kahler

Aug 30, 2009

Services will be 2:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 2, 2009 at Brooks Chapel with Ronnie Nemoede, pastor of Village Park Church, officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. "Billie" Kahler was born on April 9, 1918 in Kansas City, Missouri. She married Royal Kahler at Lincoln, Nebraska on September 15, 1937. She loved to play the organ,...

Glenn Mckinney

Glenn Mckinney

Aug 18, 2009

1Services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday August 21 at the University Church of Christ with Brent Adams, elder at Southwest Church of Christ in Amarillo, and Bob Loe, officiating. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Glenn McKinney was born May 16, 1914 to Thomas and Dolah Ray McKinney in Hollis, Oklahoma. Glenn was a 1931 graduate of Gould, Oklahoma High...

Juan Martinez

Juan Martinez

Aug 17, 2009

Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, August 21 at Dreamland Cemetery with Rev. Phu Phan, pastor of St. Ann"s Catholic Church, officiating. Juan Angel Martinez was born August 17, 2009 to San Augustine Martinez and Yolanda De La Garza in Amarillo, Texas. Juan was preceded in death by an uncle, Johnny Lee Martinez. Survivors include his parents, Yolanda De...

Jois Hagar

Jois Hagar

Aug 14, 2009

Graveside services will be at 1:30 P.M. on Monday, August 17, 2009 at Carney Cemetery, Carney, Oklahoma with Rev. Mark Davis, pastor of First Baptist Church of Carney, officiating. There will be a visitation on Sunday, August 16, from 2:30 to 4:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Local arrangements by Brooks Funeral Directors. Graveside arrangements are by Morrison Funeral...

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