Obituaries
Jimmy W. Kemp
Jan 14, 2016
Jimmy was born October 13, 1948 in Amarillo to Josephine Juanita and Loyd Haskel Kemp. He graduated from Palo Duro High School in 1967. He married the love of his life and high school sweetheart, Trudy Jones in Amarillo on June 15, 1967. Jimmy was an army veteran of the Vietnam War. After returning home, he received an associate degree...
Bobby Lee Banks
Jan 13, 2016
Bobby was born on June 21, 1928 in Gainesville to Robert and Oma Banks. He enlisted in the United States Army in 1951, where he proudly served as military police until his honorable discharge in 1956. He married Gloria Hedrick Williams on February 1, 1989. Bobby worked for the Amarillo Fire Department for over 31 years, retiring in 1989. He...
Avlon Conwell Taylor
Jan 13, 2016
Avlon was born on December 14, 1925 in Warrenton, Fauquier County, Virginia, to Lloyd Conwell Anderson and Lucy Menora Coons Anderson. She attended public schools in Warrenton, Washington, D.C., Richmond, Virginia, and Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she graduated from Oceana High School. After her 1948 graduation in advertising art from Richmond Professional Institute, an extension of the College of William...
Carla Deann Auzenne
Jan 12, 2016
Carla was born September 18, 1976 in Fort Worth, Texas to Alvin and Brenda Walker. She spent her adolescence as a MK, missionary kid, with her family in Brazil. The family returned to Amarillo where Carla graduated from Tascosa High School in 1995. Carla attended Wayland Baptist University and West Texas A&M University, completing her Bachelors of Science in Nursing...
Kyle Ratliff
Jan 10, 2016
Kyle was born April 4, 1990 in Hereford to Melanie Peeler and Robert Ratliff. He was a fourth degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do, with the spirit of friendship. He was an avid motor cross enthusiast, as well as mechanic. He was an iron worker who loved spending his time with the elderly. He is preceded in death by...
Rebecca Lynn Alward
Jan 7, 2016
Rebecca was born on September 18, 1958 in Amarillo to Harold and Atha Alward. She was a lifelong resident of Amarillo, attending Caprock High School and joining her home church, Newlife Foursquare Church in 1973. She was artistic, enjoying drawing, crafting and writing. Rebecca had a fun personality and had made many friends at Amarillo Skilled Care Center during her...
Trevor Anthony Rodriguez
Jan 6, 2016
Trevor was born on July 16, 1985 in Garden City, KS to John and Ginger Rodriguez. He moved to Amarillo as a child where he attended schools and married Tiffany Lane on May 21, 2011. Throughout his life, Trevor was always full of wonder and enjoyed working with his hands, tinkering on different projects. He enjoyed riding his Harley and...
Jack Earl Slattery
Jan 5, 2016
Jack was born on September 8, 1937 in Des Moines, IA to Kenneth and Eva Slattery. He enlisted in the United States Air Force on February 5, 1958 where he proudly earned the rank of Airman 2nd Class. He was honorably discharged on June 4, 1962. Jack then moved to Amarillo, where he married Bobby Nel Moore on January 4,...
Brittany Fly-Sims
Jan 4, 2016
Brittany, known by her friends as B-Fly, was born in Amarillo, TX. She attended Tascosa High School, graduating in 2008. She then attended Amarillo College, where she received her Associate's Degree. She was currently employed by Budweiser Brewing Company as well as Torchy's Tacos. Brittany married Arron Sims on December 15, 2015. She enjoyed traveling any time she could with...
Ethan Devlin Shaffer
Jan 4, 2016
Ethan was born March, 24, 1965 in Amarillo Texas to the late E.D. Shaffer and Barbara Jean Shaffer. He was a graduate of Palo Duro High School, Class of 1983. Ethan was united in marriage to Felicia Kaye Richardson April 10, 1992 at Jenkins Chapel Baptist Church in Amarillo, Texas; to this union three children were born. He accepted Christ...
Franklin D. "Frank" Mcclelland, Sr.
Jan 3, 2016
Frank was born January 6, 1937 in Hamilton, MO, to Lela and H.D. McClelland. He married Jane Ely in Hamilton on February 23, 1957. He served his country in the air force from 1956 to 1960. He was a member of Bell Avenue Church of Christ and a longtime employee of Sutherlands. He is preceded in death by his parents...
Virgil Mcbeth
Jan 1, 2016
Virgil was born May 15, 1943 in Winfield, KS to Mae Vivian and Edward Vernon McBeth. He served his country in the navy and was one of those, who was always looking for a bargain. He had a knack for figuring things out. He was very smart, generous, loving and kind. His friends called him a perfectionist. He was an...
Bill Vance
Jan 1, 2016
Bill was born May 15, 1939 in Clovis, NM, to Roberta Ellen and Edward Jacob Vance. He was raised in McAlister and graduated from House High School in House, New Mexico. He has lived in Amarillo since 1962. He married Donna Whitman in Clovis, New Mexico on January 25, 1963. In 1972 they moved to Iowa. After three years, they...
Cleo Phillips Duncan
Dec 30, 2015
Cleo Juanita Phillips Duncan 94 passed away on December 30, 2015 in Amarillo, TX. She was the widow of George C. Duncan. They shared 42 years of marriage together. Born in Paonia, Colorado, she was the daughter of Charles and Leola Phillips. She completed high school in Paonia, Colorado, and was a homemaker to her family with six children. She...
Howard R. Dietrich
Dec 29, 2015
Howard was born January 12, 1958 in Chicago, Illinois. He served his country in the Korean war with the army and will be sorely missed by all his friends. Service Schedule Graveside Service Memory Gardens Amarillo, TX Thursday, December 31, 2015 12:00 PM Burial Schedule Memory Gardens Cemetery Amarillo , TX 79109
Stevan Alan White
Dec 26, 2015
Stevan Alan White was born on April 14, 1958 at Baylor Hospital in Dallas, the son of Jesse Eugene White and Esther Lee (Selvey) White. He graduated from Tascosa High School in 1976 and earned Associates Degrees in Broadcast Engineering and Radio & Television Production from Amarillo College. Mr. White worked as an engineer for KIXZ, KLSF and KRGN in...
Joyce Cheek
Dec 26, 2015
Joyce was born on May 25, 1932 in Tulia to M.W. "Bob" and Pearl Turner. She moved to Amarillo as a child, where she graduated from Amarillo High School in 1950. She married Ernest R. Cheek on May 29, 1965. He preceded her in death in 1991. Joyce worked as a cashier for American National Insurance Company for over 12...
Barbara Anne Smith Cowgill
Dec 25, 2015
She was born in Canyon, TX on January 7th, 1933 to Walton and Noreen Smith and was raised in Hereford, TX. After graduating from Baylor University in 1956, she worked for the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, TN. In 1958 she moved to Amarillo where the remainder of her career was with Santa Fe Energy Resources. She was preceded in...
Setsuko K. Ackerman
Dec 22, 2015
Setsuko was born on January 15, 1932 in Kobe Japan to Gentaro and Nui Kinoshita. She moved to the United States in 1962, where she married Paul Ackerman on June 21, 1963 at Altus Air Force Base in Oklahoma. Together they moved to Amarillo in 1979, where Setsuko worked for Amarillo Hardware for over 15 years. She was a wonderful...
Betty Jeanne Norton
Dec 21, 2015
Betty was born on November 9, 1932 in Dallas to Elisha and Hilda Willoughby. She moved to Amarillo over 25 years ago, where she worked as a teller at First National Bank for over 10 years. Betty enjoyed cooking in her free time, especially pies and cakes. She was energetic and enjoyed being on the go with her friends and...
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