Obituaries
Lillian Erwin
May 14, 2015
Lillian was born October 8, 1926 in Collins, Mississippi to Mary Marie and James Otis Stubbs. She graduated high school in Mississippi and attended Business College in Jackson, Mississippi. She was the purchasing clerk for Dietary at Northwest Texas Hospital over 15 years. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Amarillo eleven years. She enjoyed music and her...
Daphne Fox
May 13, 2015
Daphne Fox, 70, died Wednesday May 13, 2015. Services will be at 10 a.m Monday at Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive in Amarillo, TX with Pastor Murry Gossett of First Presbyterian Church of Amarillo officiating. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens. Daphne was born March 28, 1945 to Ira Joseph and Mary Louise Young in Wheeler, TX....
Scharlean Pyeatt Smith
May 12, 2015
Scharlean was born in Hall County, Texas, on November 13, 1931 to Mary and Owen Pyeatt. She attended school in Memphis, Clarendon, and Canyon, Texas, graduating from Memphis High School in 1949. She also attended Clarendon Junior College and Amarillo College. She was married to Joe C. Smith on October 22, 1953, in Clarendon. She worked as a bookkeeper for...
Ronnie Hooks
May 7, 2015
Ronnie was born on August 21, 1952 in Amarillo to Robert and Evelyn Hooks. He was raised here in Amarillo, where he graduated from Amarillo High School in 1972. He married Deana Stephens on October 4, 1980 in Amarillo. Ronnie worked for Coca Cola as a service technician for over 20 years. He enjoyed spending his time at home watching...
Thomas D. "Tom" Erwin
May 6, 2015
Tom was born November 20, 1948 in Perryton to Pauline and Thomas Erwin. A true cowboy at heart, he loved old westerns, novels and his boots. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and trapping. He is survived by his mother, Pauline Erwin; his son, Travis Erwin and wife Jennifer; 2 grandsons, Tarek and Zalen Erwin; and 2 sisters, Toni Chapman and Julie...
John "Johnny" Crespin
May 5, 2015
Johnny was born November 30, 1950 in Hereford to Anita Roybal and Flavio Crespin. He attended Dimmitt High School. He was a member of Cornerstone Church. Johnny loved golfing, fishing; and just being with his friends. Johnny loved his family dearly, his brothers and sisters, his grandchildren, and his girls. He never met a stranger that he did not befriend....
Patricia Ivon Henderson
May 5, 2015
Patricia was born September 25, 1927 in Childress to Ruby Ann and Richard Scott Reed. She was a graduate of Amarillo High School. In 1950, she married Morris Estel Henderson and they moved to Canyon where they made their family home. Her life's endeavors were fashion and style. She was member of First Baptist Church Canyon, where she taught Sunday...
Nancy Lou Shattuck
May 1, 2015
Nancy was born on April 3, 1938 in Waterloo, Iowa. She went Home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, May, 1, 2015. She married Herb Shattuck on March 31, 1961 in Hutchison, Kansas. He was a pastor in the Pentecostal Church. Serving as a "Pastor's Wife", She served the Church in many roles. She was best known...
Lucille Strickland
May 1, 2015
Lucille was born September 24, 1928 in Thomasville, North Carolina to Lillian and Paul Everhart. She graduated from Trinity High School in Trinity, NC and went on to Ashemore Business College earning her degree in clothier merchandising. She was a buyer for Cobbs, Dunlap's, Hemphill Wells and John A. Browns. She was of the Methodist faith. Her family considered her...
Willie Vasquez, Jr.
Apr 29, 2015
Willie was born August 3, 1954 in San Antonio to Lillie G. and Willie R. Vasquez, Sr. He was a six year member of the Sidney Lanier High School Band in San Antonio and a member of The Chapters gospel group of Amarillo. He was a powerful gospel singer who loved to praise God with his voice. He was a...
Kevin Lewis Suhl
Apr 29, 2015
Kevin was born September 6, 1961 in Inglewood, California to Mary Payton and Bud Suhl. He was an excellent chef who loved cooking and had an enormous amount of drive. He was a very kind, good and hardworking man that would give the shirt off his back to help someone. His sense of direction helped guide many people to strive...
Edna Irene Hall
Apr 27, 2015
Irene was born August 15, 1925 in Ryan, Oklahoma to Edna Pearl and John Brown. She married F.M. "Jack" Hall in Sayre, OK in 1944. Together, they shared many wonderful memories until he predeceased her in March of 2012. She was devout Christian, loving her Lord and her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a member of...
Verna Tindall Turner Harvey
Apr 27, 2015
Verna was born May 21, 1937 in Damascus, Arkansas to Ludie and Vernon Tindall. She was a member of Anna Street Church of Christ and a very faithful Christian who loved her church. She was a dedicated wife, mother and grandmother always being there for her family. She was the first best friend her grandchildren ever had. She married Raymond...
James O. Whatley
Apr 27, 2015
James was born on January 19, 1926 in Floydada, TX to Fred L. and Rena Bertha Whatley. He worked at Pantex prior to his enlistment in the United States Navy on April 18, 1944. He proudly served on the US Breten, the US Santa Isabel and the US Fisk Victory in the South Pacific, obtaining the rank of Seaman First...
Kenneth Rickerson
Apr 26, 2015
Kenneth was born February 14, 1931 in Beaumont. The family moved to Oklahoma where he attended numerous schools, graduating from Luther High School in Luther, OK. He attended Oklahoma City College, working towards an engineering degree before being drafted into the army. He served in the Korean War, returning to Oklahoma where he met and married his wife of 62...
John Goehring
Apr 25, 2015
John W. Goehring passed away peacefully April 25, 2015. He was born August 11, 1932 in Butler, PA. Raised with a strong work ethic, he drove a pickup truck delivering groceries at his family's grocery store from the age of twelve. During high school and college breaks he worked at the Butler Armco Steel mill. He graduated from Butler High...
James Keith Sutton Starr
Apr 24, 2015
James Keith was born Oct. 6, 1990, in Amarillo to Jeri Starr. James Keith was raised in Amarillo, where he attended Austin Middle School, Tascosa High School and Richard Milburne Academy. James Keith worked as a mechanic and was attending Amarillo College in pursuit of a degree in diesel mechanics. James Keith loved his music and enjoyed spending time with...
Bill Kale
Apr 23, 2015
Bill was born on July 27, 1930 in Athens to Robert Cason and Clydeal Kale. He moved to Amarillo in 1945, where he married Yvonne Busby on March 4, 1949. Bill worked for Railway Express beginning in 1954 and retired in 1977. He then owned and operated Evergreen apartments until 1997. He was most at home at the boatdock, the...
Cody Allen Holliman
Apr 21, 2015
Cody was born on May 1, 1985 in Amarillo to Don and Christine Holliman. He attended Randall High School, graduating in 2003. He then attended Amarillo College, where he earned his Associate's Degree in Graphic Design. Cody was a manager at I Don't Know "IDK" Sports Bar in Grill. Cody had a love for animals, especially his rescue dog, Cosmo....
Jerry Raymond Halford, Sr.
Apr 20, 2015
Jerry was born May 19, 1936 in Visalia, California to Eva Mae and John Rubert Halford. He graduated from Plainview High School in 1955 and went on to serve his country with the Marine Corps. On November 3, 1984, he married Kay Coburn in Amarillo. Together, they shared many wonderful and memorable years. He worked at ASARCO for many years,...
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