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.

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...

Jack Edmondson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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