Obituaries
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...
Naomi Piercy
Nov 6, 2014
Naomi was born August 4, 1922 in Fletcher, Oklahoma, to William David and Ada Burnett. She married Andy C. Piercy in Altus, Oklahoma, May 3, 1941. She was a beautician for over 50 years, working at the Peacock Salon and being self-employed. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Andy Piercy, and by 3 brothers, Lomane, Leon...
Betty "Jane" Daniels
Nov 2, 2014
Jane was born September 19, 1930 in Amarillo to H. B. and Mae Belle Hales. She married Robert Daniels on August 9, 1955 in Amarillo. A teacher for over 36 years, she served at Floydada, Pampa, and Amarillo ISD, shaping many lives along the way. She was a member of Delta Kappa Gamma, Amarillo Retired Teachers Association, Texas Retired Teachers...
Freddie Garcia
Oct 31, 2014
Freddie was born May 24, 1964, in Clayton, N.M., to Felix and Irene Garcia. He moved to Dumas as a child, where he graduated from Dumas High School in 1982. Freddie worked at Baptist St. Anthony's Hospital for 10 years as a phlebotomist before pursuing his passion as a massage therapist. He was known for his fantastic sense of humor,...
Roger Dale Haskins Sr.
Oct 29, 2014
Roger was born on July 6, 1948 in Madison, TN to Bill and Laura Haskins. He moved to Amarillo as a child, where he was raised and attended schools. He married Mollie Parrish on July 31, 1973 in Springfield, TN. Roger drove a city bus in Amarillo for over 10 years. He always had aspirations of owning his own business,...
Jim Bob Carney
Oct 28, 2014
Jim Bob was born March 21, 1943 in Amarillo to James Robert (Bob) and Alma Mary Drerup Carney. He attended Price College in Amarillo. He lived in the Gandview Community all of his childhood. He married Carla Faye Smith, in Groom, on August 27, 1962, when he was a farmer and rancher. They moved to Tioga, TX in 1965, where...
Truett Pritchett
Oct 27, 2014
Truett "Pippi" Pritchett was born December 1, 1919, in Motley County. He graduated from Flomot High School and later served four years in the US Army. Truett, a veteran of WWII, was stationed in the Aleutian Islands. After returning from war, he married Haunera Arthur of Dickens, TX, in 1947. She preceded him in death in November 1993. Truett retired...
Mary Faye Mobley
Oct 22, 2014
Mary Faye was born September 7, 1935 in Hedley to Archie and Annie Bolden. She graduated from Hedley High School, and in October of 1950, married Doyle Mobley in Hedley. Her time was spent loving on her grandchildren and watching them play sports. She also enjoyed line dancing at the ASCA, going to the mountains, and country music. She is...
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