Obituaries
Dennis Smith
Dec 9, 2015
Dennis was born September 8, 1934 in Amarillo to Bertha and Robert Smith. He was a lifelong resident of Amarillo. He married the love of his life, Georgie Harriss in Tucumcari, NM, on December 1, 1957. He worked in the flooring business with his brother for 25 years. After the flooring business, he owned and operated the North Plains Overhead...
Ardath White
Dec 8, 2015
Ardath White, 83, died Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel with the Rev. Bob Schroeder officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mrs. White was born June 23, 1932, in Anderson County to Claude and Pauline Monk. She was...
Brandon Lee Conrad Burback
Dec 7, 2015
Brandon was a father, son, brother, nephew, cousin, and friend. He was an amazing father. The love he had for his daughter Crimson would make anyone's heart skip a beat. Brandon had a passion for the outdoors. He took every opportunity he could to camp, fish, hike, and swim. Brandon attended Frank Phillips College. His major was Biology and wanted...
Richard J. Burian
Dec 2, 2015
Richard was born on October 19, 1931 in Cedar Rapids, IA to Wencil and Ludmila Burian. He was raised in Cedar Rapids, where he graduated from Wilson High School. He then attended Iowa State University where he earned his Master's Degree in engineering. He married Judith Chadima on January 19, 1957 in Cedar Rapids. Richard worked for Battelle Memorial Institute...
Bonnie Terry
Dec 1, 2015
Bonnie was born March 1, 1934 in Winnsboro, Texas, to Lura and Ralph Fletcher. She is preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and 3 sisters. She is survived by her children, Ralph Fletcher and wife Melinda, John Holmes, and Elma Fletcher; also surviving her are numerous nieces and nephews. Service Schedule Celebration of Life New Hope Baptist Church...
Donna Fine Votaw
Dec 1, 2015
Donna was born on July 9, 1961 in Borger to Donald and Patsy Fine. She was raised in Borger, where she graduated from Borger High School in 1979. She then attended Frank Phillips College before moving to Amarillo. Donna worked as a dispatcher for Amarillo Emergency Communications Center (AECC) for over 4 years. She was known for her generous and...
Kendal Elizabeth Kuehler
Nov 30, 2015
Kendal was born December 1st, 1992. Always a competitor, Kendal secured championships in gymnastics at a young age, and, until her passing, offered coaching to aspiring gymnasts. Kendal graduated from Tascosa H.S. and attended Amarillo College, where she was involved in The Ranger newspaper and AC Current magazine. After obtaining her Associate's Degree in Public Relations from AC, she enrolled...
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,...
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