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.
Jack Edmondson
Aug 13, 2009
Memorial services will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 15, 2009 at the First Presbyterian Church of Canyon with The Rev. Dr. Don McDonald officiating. Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday at Dreamland Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Friday, August 14, 2009 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in...
Ethel Mcgee
Aug 10, 2009
Graveside services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at Dreamland Cemetery with The Rev. John Christian Kile, grandson, officiating. Ethel Brasuel McGee "MeMe", 98, died peacefully, August 10, 2009, with her daughter, Sally, and son-in-law, Charles, by her side in their Houston home, where she came to live in 1999. This beautiful, talented, happy spirit was...
Glenda Woodard
Aug 9, 2009
Services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, August 12 at Brooks Chapel with Craig Albracht, minister of Amarillo South Church, officiating. Interment is at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 11 from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Glenda Gale Woodard was born October 24, 1942 in Shattuck, Oklahoma to Glenn and Naomi...
Burney Slack
Aug 2, 2009
Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, August 5, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr. officiating. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, August 4 from 5:00 - 7:00 P.M. at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Burney Bryce Slack, Jr. was born on his family"s farm in Randall...
John Bell
Jul 23, 2009
Services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, July 27 at the Church of Christ at the Colonies with Dick Marcear, pastor, and Tommy Anderson, pastor of the Church of Christ in Memphis, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon. John Bell, champion of pioneer efforts in governmental recognition of radiation-injured employees, died of cancer at age 82. His initial...
James Johnson
Jul 23, 2009
James Roland Johnson of Amarillo fulfilled his longing to enter his heavenly home on July 23, 2009. Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at the First Baptist Church of Canyon with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Roland was born on September 18, 1921 in Dallas, Texas to Ward...
Frederick Rathjen
Jul 19, 2009
Graveside services will be at 9:30 a. m. Thursday at St Paul Lutheran Cemetery located six miles east of Canyon on Texas Highway 217, the road to Palo Duro Canyon State Park. Memorial Services will be at 11 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Amarillo with the Reverends Brian Hesse and David Schatte officiating. A reception will follow. Fred was...
Dorothy Franklin
Jul 18, 2009
Services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 22 at Brooks Chapel with Rev. Larry Richardson, minister of Palisades Fellowship Baptist Church, officiating. Interment will be at Dreamland Cemetery. Dorothy Franklin was born March 15, 1938 in Monroe City, MO to Wallace and Glessie Shelton. On August 1, 1955, she married Darrell Franklin in Clovis, New Mexico. Dorothy worked part time...
Sarah Bank
Jul 15, 2009
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, July 18, 2009 at the First Baptist Church in Canyon with Dr. David L. Lowrie, Jr. officiating. Private burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Sarah was born on April 18, 1915 in Cleveland, Arkansas to Charles and Hannah Newton. She and her family worked together farming, raising cotton and...
Thomas Sexton
Jul 14, 2009
Services will be at 2:00 P.M. on Thursday, July 16, 2009 at Happy"s Memorial Chapel with Rick Bloodworth, minister of Church of Christ in Happy, officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulia, Texas. Thomas "Tommy" L. Sexton was born on August 15, 1912 at Tulia, Texas to William Lee and Vera Jewell Goss Sexton. He graduated from Tulia...
Aline Mcclelland
Jul 11, 2009
A private family graveside service will be held on Monday, July 13. Aline was born on June 25, 1915 in Lutie, Texas to Myrtie Whitson Day and Fletcher P. Day. Her family moved to Dalhart, where Mr. Day was a conductor for the Rock Island Railroad. She graduated from Dalhart High School. In 1933, she married the love of her...
Wilmot Paul
Jul 2, 2009
A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday, July 26 from 2:00 to 5:00 P.M. at 415 Lair Lane in Canyon. Mr. Paul was born in Fallon, NV on the family farm; during junior high the family moved to Texas, farming in Deaf Smith County, and also soon occupying a home in Canyon. Mr. Paul graduated from Canyon High...
George Gidden
Jun 27, 2009
Graveside services will be 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, July 1 at Dreamland Cemetery in Canyon with Rev. John McClean, pastor of the First United Methodist Church of Canyon, officiating. George Gidden was born March 12, 1922 in Tulia, Texas to Will and Frances Herron Gidden. George served in the US Army during WWII. George was the beloved father of Georgia Rutherford,...
Robert Jarrett
Jun 26, 2009
Graveside services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 30 at Dreamland Cemetery. Memorial services will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 30 at the First Presbyterian Church in Canyon with Rev. Davis Price, pastor of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Lubbock, and The Rev. Dr. Don McDonald, pastor, officiating. Robert Patton "Pat" Jarrett was born October 29, 1949 in Canyon, Texas to...
Carl Kleuskens
Jun 22, 2009
Services will be 10:00 A.M. Thursday, June 25 at St. Mary"s Catholic Church in Umbarger with Rev. Moses Kallarackal, pastor, officiating. Burial is at St. Mary"s Catholic Cemetery. Rosary will be said at 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 24 at Brooks Chapel in Canyon. Carl was born November 28, 1929 in DePere, Wisconsin to Theodore and Nettie Janssen Kleuskens. He was...
William Townsend
Jun 21, 2009
Services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 24 at the First United Methodist Church in Canyon with Rev. Manish Shirley, associate pastor, officiating. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemtery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, June 23 at Brooks Chapel. William J. "Bill" Townsend was born January 27, 1927 in Rising Star, Texas to Walt...
Abel Perez
Jun 21, 2009
Services will be 10:00 A.M. Tuesday, June 23 at Brooks Chapel with David Castro, pastor of the Victory Church of Amarillo, officiating. Burial will be at Dreamland Cemtery. Abel Perez, Sr. was born January 10, 1928 to Celestino and Carmel Perez in Runge, Texas. Survivors include his wife, Candida Perez, of the home; six daughters, Sylvia Huron, of Arizona, Carmel...
Michael Morris
Jun 19, 2009
Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, June 29 at the First Baptist Church of Amarillo with Dr. Howard Batson, pastor, officiating. A reception will be held in the Welcome Center immediately following the service. Michael was born on March 31, 1927 to Jim and Mary Morris in Warren, Ohio. For his mother"s respiratory health reasons, his family was moving...
Joe Abbott
Jun 15, 2009
Services will be 11:00 A.M. Thursday, June 18 at the University Church of Christ with Bob Shepard, elder, and David Lough, minister, officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Amarillo. The family will receive friends from 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 17 at Brooks Chapel. Joe Deane Abbott was born December 30, 1931 at McLean, Texas to...
Linda Claborn
Jun 14, 2009
Memorial services will be 2:00 P.M. Wednesday, June 17 at Brooks Chapel with Gemma Reyes, Chaplain at Odyssey Hospice, officiating. Linda Claborn was born April 21, 1948 in Pampa, Texas to Alden and Lula Scott Clark. She was a proud native West Texan. She graduated with a Bachelor"s Degree in Education from West Texas State University. After a brief teaching...
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