Obituaries
Tommie Arnett
Nov 28, 2014
Sonny was born on January 16, 1936 in Cushing to Fred and Carrie Arnett. He was raised in Cushing and attended school there before moving to Plainview. He worked as a farmer in the Plainview area for many years before his employment at IBP, where he retired in the early 1990's. Sonny enjoyed hunting and was a talented gardener, producing...
Bertha Selman
Nov 24, 2014
Bertha was born on April 26, 1922 in Comanche to Tom and Edna Stewart. She was raised in Hermaleigh with her 6 siblings, where she later graduated from high school. She married Ira William Selman, Jr. on November 21, 1942. The two of them shared a son and 22 years of marriage. Bertha worked as a seamstress and also as...
Karen Sue Thatcher
Nov 24, 2014
Karen was born December 19, 1957 in Colorado City to Viva and Herbert Armstrong. She graduated from Bellville East High School in Illinois in 1974. She married Barry Thatcher in Amarillo September 26, 1976 and celebrated 38 years of marriage. She was raised in a military family traveling and seeing the country. She was an avid bingo player, having worked...
Alexey Nicolay Tevkun
Nov 21, 2014
Servicer are scheduled for 10 AM Wed., November 26, 2014 with Pastor Melvin Fowler, Pastor David Ritchie and Pastor Gary Wilcox officiating. Alexey was born on April 9, 1984 in Chernigov, Ukrain to Nicolay and Lidia Vasilievna Tevkun. He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1989 after which they moved to Amarillo. Alexey married Bethney Ariel Mosteller...
Virginia Lee Clark Mccommon
Nov 20, 2014
Virginia Lee Clark McCommon, 90 of Amarillo, passed away from this life to be with the Lord, Thursday, November 20, 2014.Funeral Services will be 2:00 PM Monday, November 24, 2014 at Hillside Christian Church West Campus, 6100 Soncy, with Jerry Bell, Chaplain, at Ware Living Center and Pastor Greg Corona assisting. Burial will follow at Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are through...
Wilma E. Julius
Nov 19, 2014
Wilma was born in Amarillo, June 18, 1921 to Ernest and M.D. "Pie" Redus. A native of Amarillo, she graduated from Amarillo High School and married Benny J. Julius in 1941 in Amarillo. Though she had no formal training, she was an accomplished painter. She enjoyed sewing and cooking, using her creativity to benefit her family. She was an avid...
Michael Livers
Nov 18, 2014
Michael was born November 30, 1978 in DeKalb, Illinois to Glenda Livers and Larry Cook. Michael was not afraid to stand up for what he believed in, and never met a stranger. He had a good heart and lived life to the fullest. His friends knew him as "Kentucky" and his family knew him as the "drive through cowboy". He...
George Byron Merchant
Nov 18, 2014
George Byron Merchant, 71, of Amarillo, passed away November 18, 2014. He was buried in a private ceremony on November 21, at Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo. Byron was born in Bremerton, WA, September 8, 1943, where his father was employed during WWII. His family soon returned to their native Amarillo. Byron graduated from Amarillo High School in 1962, where he...
Mona Ellen Harvey
Nov 17, 2014
Mona was born November 11, 1933 in Muleshoe to Clarence and Lida Wilhite. She was a graduate of Muleshoe High School and earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in music from Wayland Baptist University. She married Fred Harvey in Muleshoe in 1957. She was a member of Coulter Road Baptist Church. She also served as secretary for several churches and...
Staff Sgt. Joseph Brooks
Nov 14, 2014
Joey was born Sept. 12, 1982, at Eglin Air Force Base in Niceville, Fla. He moved to Amarillo as a child and graduated from Amarillo High School in 2001. He was serving as a drill sergeant in the Army. Joey is our hero. He served in the Iraq War from 2004 to 2005, where he saved his compound from an...
Lyle Joseph Miller
Nov 14, 2014
Lyle Joseph Miller, 42, of Lewisville passed away on November 14, 2014. He was originally from Cincinnati, OH. He was a very loving husband, father and friend and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. He is survived by his wife, Paula; sons, Joseph, Jr., Connor and Ryan, Brandon and Chase; daughters, Charlotte and Dallas and his sister,...
Jane Lucille Burke
Nov 14, 2014
Jane Lucille Burke was born September 8, 1934 in Smock, PA. She graduated from Brownsville High School in 1952. She worked for Bell Telephone Co. of Pennsylvania until 1954. She married Ralph Burke on May 29, 1954 and then moved to Amarillo, TX with her husband who was in the US Air Force. She has lived in Amarillo, TX since...
Gus Hampton
Nov 13, 2014
Gus was born on December 21, 1930 in Phillips to George and Edith Hampton. He was raised in Borger, where he graduated from Borger High School in 1950. He married Barbara Gaither on October 14, 1951 in Borger. Gus enlisted in the United States Navy in 1950, serving during the Korean Conflict. He was honorably discharged in 1954. He attended...
James Johnson
Nov 13, 2014
James was born on May 3, 1941 in America, OK to John and Nellie Johnson. He moved to Amarillo and graduated from Palo Duro High School in 1959. He then enlisted in the United States Army and served until his honorable discharge in 1960. He then enlisted and proudly served in the National Guards. James worked in the flooring business...
Bobby Ray Cooper
Nov 11, 2014
Bobby R. Cooper Sr, 69, husband, father, and grandfather died Tuesday, November 11, 2014. Bob was born on May 19, 1945, in Memphis, Tennessee and passed away at home surrounded by his family who loved him so much. Bob grew up in Memphis following his love of the sports: football, baseball, and basketball. He was very passionate about his love...
Marvin Lanorris Klein
Nov 11, 2014
Marvin was born February 4, 1923 in Oologah, OK, to Martha and Jacob Klein. He was the oldest of seven children and grew up in Peabody, KS. He graduated from Peabody High School in 1941. In 1943, he enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps to become a pilot, flying in the Pacific theater during WWII. When the war...
Barbara Mae Heard Moreland
Nov 10, 2014
Barbara was born on April 28, 1938 in Hooker, Oklahoma to Oscar Reed "O.R." and Mildred Baker Heard. She graduated from Guymon High School before marrying her childhood sweetheart, Johnny Armstead Moreland on August 4, 1956 in Clayton, NM. He preceded her in death on August 21, 2001. She had the heart of a farmer's daughter found great value in...
Chase Allen Moore
Nov 9, 2014
Chase Moore was born on April 13, 1982 in Stevens Point, WI to Roland and Carol Moore. He began studying the violin at the age of foru. He graduated from Stevens Point Area Senior High in 2000 before attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he received his Bachelor's Degree in Music Performance. In addition to his musical studies, Chase was...
Denise Rogers
Nov 8, 2014
Carol Denise Bonifield Rogers, age 54, relocated to be with Jesus, and her father Dyer Bonifield on November 8th 2014. Denise was born on July 27th 1960 to Dyer and Virgina Bonifield, along with her twin Dian. She graduated from Canyon High School in 1978, and then attended Amarillo College. She was a chemical dependency councilor at The Haven in...
Norbert Cannon
Nov 7, 2014
Norbert was born on March 14, 1946 in Munich, Germany to Arthur and Berta Cannon. Being the son of an Air Force career officer, the family moved and had the opportunity to live all over the world. They moved to North Carolina in 1948 and to England in 1952. In 1962, they moved to Darby, Kansas before moving to Amarillo...
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