Obituaries
Misty Willingham
Nov 29, 2015
Misty was born on October 23, 1961 in Amarillo to T.J. and Cherie Koontz. She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1980, before marrying Jack Willingham on March 12, 1983. She received her degree in Early Childhood Education from Amarillo College and continued her education at West Texas A&M. Misty worked at Caprock High School as a diagnostician's aid for...
Geraldine Barrington
Nov 29, 2015
Geraldine was born March 1, 1931 in Eastland, Texas to Artie and Ray Brannan. She graduated from Amarillo High School and married Robert "Bob" Barrington in Amarillo on August 1, 1948. Together they celebrated 57 years of marriage before he predeceased her in 2005. She was a 50 year member of First Baptist Church of Amarillo and remained active in...
Larry Evan Miller
Nov 29, 2015
Larry was born on November 11, 1948 in Gainesville to Clarence and Ruth Miller. He was raised in Canyon, where he graduated from Canyon High School in 1969. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corp on July 29, 1969, proudly serving until his honorable discharge on July 27, 1973. Larry attended Texas Tech University, where he received his Bachelor's...
Ronald D. Corbet
Nov 28, 2015
Ron was born on May 3, 1934 in Belpre, Kansas to Marietta and Myrl Corbet. He was salutatorian of his high school. He married Mary Jean Ellison on August 4, 1956. He entered the US Air Force as an Aviation Cadet on February 25, 1954, was commissioned 2nd Lt. in 1955, and progressed to 1st Lt, Captain, Major and Lt...
Constance "Starfire" Heacock
Nov 26, 2015
Starfire was born on August 22, 1951 in Pontiac, MI to Edward and Dorothy Heacock. She was raised in Pontiac, where she graduated from Northern High School. Starfire had a heart and a love for Jesus and was passionate about sharing his word. She had been a resident of Amarillo for over 40 years. She is survived by many close...
Gary Dean Rohrs
Nov 25, 2015
Gary was born February 2, 1939 in Scottsbluff, Nebraska to Inez and Alvin Rohrs. He married MarJean Rundell in Scottsbluff, NE, August 14, 1959 and were married 46 years, until she predeceased him on August 31, 2005. He was an engineering tech with Pantex, retiring in 2005 and was a member of Trinity Fellowship Church for many years. He is...
Jerry Don Norman
Nov 24, 2015
Jerry Don Norman, age 72, passed peacefully from this life on the evening of November 24, 2015. A celebration of his life will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, November 28th, at Paramount Baptist Church in Amarillo. Officiating will be Dr. Gil Lain, Dr. Norman Rushing, and Charlie Cox. Jerry was born on March 19, 1943 Childress, Texas to...
Royal Theodore "Ted" Abrahamson
Nov 23, 2015
Ted was born October 21, 1930 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Joseph Irving Abrahamson and Frances Louise Abrahamson. He resided there until he was 14 and then moved to Amarillo with his parents following the death of his elder brother, Leroy Jerome Abrahamson. Ted graduated at Amarillo High School in 1948. He married Janet Cernohouz of Amarillo on September...
Richard Shade
Nov 22, 2015
Richard or "Coach" as many of you refer to him, was born in Luling, TX to Clarence and Joye Shade and graduated high school in Winters, TX in 1965. There he played football, basketball, golf, and track for the Winters "Blizzards". He went to college at Oklahoma State University in 1966 on a basketball scholarship. While in college, he married...
Mildred "Millie" R. Darnell
Nov 21, 2015
Mildred was born on March 23, 1933 in Houston. She married Richard Darnell in 1946 in Longview. He preceded her in death on May 7, 2002. She moved to Amarillo from Dumas in 1955. She enjoyed country music and was a close friend of both Jim Reeves and Charlie Phillips. She was the fan club president for Reeves from its...
Bobby Lawrence Lee
Nov 21, 2015
Bobby was born in Dallas on June 27, 1949 to Frank Lawrence Lee, Jr. and Margaret Elizabeth Ferrell Lee. His father was in the US Air Force, so the family moved frequently, living in Harlingen; the Philippines; Yuma, AZ; Illinois; Washington State; Ephrata, WA; Roswell, NM, where he graduated from high school in 1967; and Edwards Air Force Base in...
Lanny E. Madden
Nov 20, 2015
Lanny was born on March 9, 1937 to the late Earl and Loraine Madden in Spearman, TX. He was raised by his grandparents in Perryton, TX. After graduating high school in Perryton, Lanny moved to Amarillo to work as a smelter. He married Nancy Womack on May 25,1958. He was the owner of Madden's Jewelers in the Mayco Shopping Center...
Amanda Collum Duffy Holguin
Nov 19, 2015
Amanda was born on January 9, 1980 in Amarillo to Eddie and Terri Collum. She was raised in Amarillo, where she graduated from Randall High School in 1999. She was currently attending Amarillo College in pursuit of a Dental Hygienist career. She married Jose Cruz Holguin III on December 26, 2013 in Midland. Amanda was known for her energetic personality,...
Jim "The Nutman" Tiffee
Nov 18, 2015
Jim was born on June 27, 1953 in Amarillo to J.L. and Ola Mae Tiffee. He was raised here in Amarillo, where he graduated from Amarillo High School in 1971. He then married Gae Barnes on June 29, 1971. Jim attended Amarillo College where he received his Associate's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. He was employed at Asarco as a maintenance...
Brent J. Conlin
Nov 17, 2015
Brent J. Conlin passed away peacefully on Tuesday, November 17, 2015, in Midland, Texas, at the age of 75. Brent was born on December 26, 1939 in Preston, Idaho to Ada Irene Jensen and William "Bill" Field Conlin. He spent his early years on the family ranch and working in the family creamery. He graduated from Brigham Young University in...
Sondra Kay "Sonni" Spear
Nov 16, 2015
Sonni was born in Wellington December 29, 1940 to Jimmye and Peck White. She was raised in Wellington and graduated from Wellington High School in 1959, and then graduated from Draughon's Business College. She married Walter Spear in 1959 and they have been committed to their love for one another for 56 years. Sonni was also committed to her friends...
Alton Eugene Lundegreen
Nov 15, 2015
He worked at NWTX Hospital as a transporter for surgery for 40 years, He loved being a crossing guard for AISD, as well as an usher at Church at Quail Creek, He was preceded in Death by His parents, and a daughter Debbie Mcaninch. He is survived by His wife Jo, his daughter Melody Padgett, Sons Paul Lundegreen and wife...
Charles E. "Chuck" Kough
Nov 15, 2015
Chuck was born May 2, 1926 in Altoona, PA to Dan and Helen Kough. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946 on the Aircraft Carrier "U.S.S. Langley" in the South Pacific. After the war he learned to fly, earning commercial, instrument, multi-engine, helicopter and instructor certificates. From 1964 to 1974 Chuck ferried new airplanes to Europe, Australia, Central...
James H. "Jim" Mullane, Sr.
Nov 15, 2015
Jim Mullane was born in Fort Worth, TX but was a longtime resident of Amarillo, Texas. He was a graduate of both Amarillo High School and Amarillo College. He would later graduate from the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg. He had a lifelong career as a firefighter for the Amarillo Fire Department. He retired in 2001 as a district chief....
Charline Clement Brashears
Nov 12, 2015
Charline was born November 3, 1928 to Vera and Charlie Clement and went to be with the Lord, November 12, 2015. She was raised in Collingsworth County and later moved to Shamrock. She graduated from Shamrock High School in 1947. After graduation, she married the love of her life, James L. "Bunk" Brashears and from that union, they had four...
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