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 Johnson

Richard Johnson

Jan 21, 2010

Memorial services will be held on Monday, January 25, 2010 at 11:00 A.M. at Brooks Chapel with Pastor Dale Westbrook of New Fellowship Baptist Church officiating. Richard Dale Johnson was born on May 22, 1943 in Elizabeth, West Virginia to Howard and Eva Schofield Johnson. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army serving during Vietnam. He loved camping and...

Dorothy Timmons

Dorothy Timmons

Jan 21, 2010

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, January 25, 2010 at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Amarillo with Rev. Perry Hunsaker, Associate Pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Dorothy Timmons was born on November 4, 1917 in Amarillo to John and Eula Lionberger Walters. She married Ed A. Timmons in Amarillo on August 15, 1941, and...

Stanley Handing

Stanley Handing

Jan 19, 2010

Rosary will be said at 7:00 P.M. Thursday, January 21 at Brooks Chapel with Deacon Bill Dorsey, officiating. Mass will be celebrated at 10:00 A.M. Friday, January 22 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Umbarger with Rev. George Kalampatt, pastor, officiating. Interment will be at St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery in Umbarger. Stanley Handing was born February 11, 1952 in Canyon,...

Lester Hopper

Lester Hopper

Jan 18, 2010

Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, January 20 at Happy Cemetery with Melvin ""Hap"" Ander, of Longview, Missouri, officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 19 at Happy's Memorial Chapel. Lester W. Hopper died Monday, January 18, 2010 in Amarillo where he has lived the past five years. He was born September 7,...

Wilma Loven

Wilma Loven

Jan 16, 2010

Services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at Brooks Chapel with Shane Nease, pastor of Living Water Christian Fellowship Church, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Wilma Jo Loven was born on October 28, 1930 in Carter, Oklahoma to Thomas and Iva Cox Lane. She married Mitchell Luther Newkirk in Wheeler in 1945. He preceded...

Jake Lindsey

Jake Lindsey

Jan 10, 2010

Services will be 4:00 P.M. Thursday, January 14 at Brooks Chapel with Dale Westbrook, pastor of New Fellowship Baptist Church, officiating. Jake L. Lindsey was born May 13, 1970 in Amarillo, Texas to Jimmy Lindsey and Lucille Frick. Jake attended Canyon schools. He worked as a carpenter, and enjoyed hunting, fishing, and dune buggying. He was preceded in death by...

Edrie Sternenberg

Edrie Sternenberg

Jan 10, 2010

Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 12 at Dreamland Cemetery for all friends and family. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 12 at the University Church of Christ. Sweetie was born April 19, 1921 in Wichita Falls, TX to John and Allie McNeill. She moved to Canyon in 1939. She graduated from Canyon High School and...

Juanita Ziegler

Juanita Ziegler

Jan 6, 2010

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. G. A. Roach officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Juanita Ziegler was born on May 19, 1918 in Hill County, Texas. She graduated from Happy High School and moved to Canyon in 1937. She attended West Texas State Teachers College and worked at...

Gladys Dixon

Gladys Dixon

Jan 4, 2010

Memorial services will be 4:00 P.M. Thursday, January 7 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiating. Mrs. Dixon was born May 21, 1904 in Roosevelt, Oklahoma to E. M. Cooke and Addie Alice Bentz. She married Leonard Dixon in 1929. Mrs. Dixon was an educator, who taught high school English. She...

Mary White

Mary White

Jan 2, 2010

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, January 6 at Memorial Park East Mausoleum Chapel with Dr. G.A. Roach, officiating. Interment at Memorial Park Cemetery in Amarillo. Mary Oleta White was born June 20, 1921 in Childress, Texas to Thomas and Mamie Simmons. She married Horace H. White in Hollis, Oklahoma on November 7, 1937. He preceded her in death in...

Jim Lindsey

Jim Lindsey

Dec 26, 2009

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at Brooks Chapel with Dale Westbrook, pastor of New Fellowship Baptist Church, officiating. Jim ""Pepa"" Lindsey was born February 20, 1946 in Bakersfield, California to Donald and Betty Lindsey. On June 1, 1965, Jim married Lucille Frick in Ely, Nevada. They then moved to the Amarillo and Canyon area and have...

C.S. Thompson

C.S. Thompson

Dec 23, 2009

Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, December 28 at the University Church of Christ with Bob Shepard, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. C.S. "Doc" Thompson was born September 20, 1920 in Grant, Oklahoma to C.F. and Myrtle Thompson. He graduated from O"Donnell High in 1939, and then from West Texas State University in 1948 with a Master"s degree...

Vi Sanford

Vi Sanford

Dec 18, 2009

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Monday, December 21, 2009, at Brooks Chapel with The Rev. Dr. Joseph Schley officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday, December 20, 2009, from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Vi Sanford was born on September 20, 1934, in Vega, Texas. She has been...

Beatrice Glanton

Beatrice Glanton

Dec 17, 2009

Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, December 23 at Brooks Chapel with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor of the First Baptist Church of Canyon, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 23 from 10:00 to 11:00 A.M. at Brooks Chapel. Ms. Glanton will be available for viewing on Tuesday, December 22...

Roberta White

Roberta White

Dec 16, 2009

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. John McClean, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Canyon, officiating. Burial will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday at Dreamland Cemetery. The family receive friends on Friday, December 18, 2009 at Brooks Chapel from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Bobbie was born...

Fay Bosley

Fay Bosley

Dec 16, 2009

Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, December 19, 2009 at Brooks Chapel with Rusty Dickerson, pastor of First United Methodist Church of Levelland, officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Fay Dell Bosley was born on April 21, 1931 in Canyon to William and Nell Thompson Dickerson. She married Max Bosley in 1950, and he preceded her in...

Jerry Ham

Jerry Ham

Dec 12, 2009

Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, December 15 at Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo with Dr. Gil Lain, pastor, officiating. Jerry Don Ham was born January 11, 1944 in Vancouver, Washington to Frank and Helen Ham. Jerry grew up in Canyon, where he graduated from high school and from West Texas A&M University. Jerry enlisted in the US Army...

John Greenwood

John Greenwood

Dec 11, 2009

Memorial services will be 3:00 P.M. Thursday, December 17 at Brooks Chapel with Glen Walton, minister of Bell Avenue Church of Christ, officiating. John Michael ""Mike"" Greenwood was born May 16, 1949 in Lubbock, Texas to Thomas and Margarie Greenwood. He served 13 years in the United States Marine Corp and one year of duty in Vietnam. On July 23,...

Jane Dondlinger-Stockett

Jane Dondlinger-Stockett

Dec 8, 2009

Services will be 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at the Wayside Community Church with Tom Stribling, Byron Williamson, and Bill Dorsey officiating. Interment will be at Wayside Cemetery. She will lie in state at Happy"s Memorial Chapel. The family will receive friends on Friday, December 11 at Happy"s Memorial Chapel from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. Jane Dondlinger-Stockett was...

Martha Newman

Martha Newman

Dec 7, 2009

Services will be 11:00 AM Thursday, December 10, 2009 at the First Baptist Church with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr., pastor, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 9 at Brooks Chapel from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Martha Newman was born March 4, 1922 in Grandfield, Oklahoma to Samuel and Martha George...

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