Obituaries

Mary  Carolyn Rowley

Mary Carolyn Rowley

Oct 12, 2014

Mary was born on August 2, 1926 in Canadian to Leslie "Bud" and Irene King. She graduated from Canadian High School in 1944 before attending Business College. She married Kenneth Edward Rowley on September 16, 1949 in Canadian. He preceded her in death on April 5, 1984. She worked as a bookkeeper most of her life, spending 30 years with...

Dee Hanun

Dee Hanun

Oct 11, 2014

Dee was born September 11, 1946 in Seminole, Oklahoma to Dennis F. and Sadie Alice Hanun. Dee loved his Lord, family and especially his grandchildren. He was married to his teenage sweetheart, Alecia, for 47 memorable years. He was known for his love of donuts, coffee, friends and shooting activities. Dee was an avid outdoorsman enjoying hunting, fishing, camping, boating...

Ethel  Belle Anderson

Ethel Belle Anderson

Oct 9, 2014

Ethel was born on March 14, 1929 in Stratford, Tx. To Clarence David and Ethel Firestone Moore. She married Franklin LeRoy Anderson in Amarillo, was a member of the Washington Ave. Christian Church, a devoted housewife who loved her dog and making trips to Las Vegas. Survivors include 2 sons, Dave Anderson of Amarillo and Michael Anderson of Ruidoso, NM....

Sue Thaxton

Sue Thaxton

Oct 9, 2014

Sue was born October 1, 1938 in San Antonio, to Emmett and Opal McClenny. She graduated from Canyon High School and studied nursing at Amarillo College, retiring from the VA Medical Center. She married Clinton Thaxton in Amarillo on April 4, 1958. She was a member of the Red Hat Society, Hillside Christian Church, and the Hill Toppers. She was...

Eugene Alderete

Eugene Alderete

Oct 5, 2014

Eugene was born August 6, 1938 in Goliad County, Texas to Benito and Lena Alderete. Eugene was a very giving person that would let you have the shirt off his back if you needed it. He loved watching sports, especially, the Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Rangers. He was a mechanic by trade, and worked as such at Gene Messer...

Jeremy  David Hampton

Jeremy David Hampton

Oct 5, 2014

Jeremy was born February 10, 1989 in Amarillo to David and Rebecca Hampton. He was a 2008 graduate of Randall High School, then went on to Houston to study criminal justice. He was a happy, fun loving, and social person with a great sense of humor. He served his country in the army for two years and liked to please...

James Young,  Sr.

James Young, Sr.

Oct 3, 2014

On October 3rd 2014, the heavens received the soul of James Richard "Jimmy" Young Sr. My grandfather Jimmy Young had played the fiddle professionally for the better part of seventy years. His talent had taken him across the country as he made his living on stage with the likes of Meryl Lindsay and the Oklahoma Nightriders, Lefty Frizzell, Willie Nelson,...

Jerry  R. Costley,  Sr.

Jerry R. Costley, Sr.

Oct 3, 2014

Jerry was born on February 19, 1938 in Amarillo to Glenn and Grace Costley. He worked as a custom farmer, farming wheat and maise mostly. He married Lynda Haag on September 18, 1987 in Canyon. Jerry loved being outdoors, fishing and hunting. He is survived by his wife, Lynda Costley of Amarillo; sons, Jerry Costley, Jr. and wife Tonda of...

Jeffrey Liebsch

Jeffrey Liebsch

Oct 2, 2014

Jeffrey was born on May 15, 1962 in Amarillo to Carl and Carolina Heredia Liebsch. He worked in construction most of his life and had been employed with Gilvin and Terrell, J.Lee Milligan and Lonestar Construction. Most recently, he had been working alongside his brother, Carl Liebsch, Jr. Jeffrey enjoyed drawing, loved dogs and loved riding his bicycle. Most of...

Modene Scott

Modene Scott

Oct 1, 2014

Frieda Modene Scott was born the first of five children on February 16, 1935 in Lela to Robert Lewis Griffin and Faye Pike Griffin. She entered the gates of Heaven on Wednesday, October 1, 2014. She attended school in Lela and Shamrock and lived in Shamrock most of her life. She married Tarlton Perkins in 1952. He passed away in...

Amie  Marie Wegner

Amie Marie Wegner

Oct 1, 2014

Amie was born on June 6, 1980, in Amarillo. She lived in Midland and Lubbock, graduating from Coronado High School in Lubbock in 1998. She married Jim Wegner in Waukesha, WI. She was a member of Victory Church for over 6 years, and was currently employed with Home Plate Diner over 5 years. She had strong faith in God, and...

Ann  Timmons Cook

Ann Timmons Cook

Sep 30, 2014

Ann was born on August 6, 1936 in Dimmitt to Henry and Ethel Timmons. She was raised in Tulia and Dimmitt before moving to Killeen, where she graduated from high school. She was a talented basketball point guard and boasted of going to state championship her senior year. Ann married Donnie Cook on August 21, 1964 in Amarillo. They have...

Jerome  Henry Hodges

Jerome Henry Hodges

Sep 27, 2014

Henry was born Sept. 1, 1946, and passed away on Saturday, Sept. 27, at 2:07 a.m. after a lengthy illness. He joined the Navy during the Vietnam War. He was statioined aboard the USS Oriskany in the Gulf of Tonkin and the Serbic Bay. He received the Bronze Star, two Vietnam Service medals, and the Good Conduct medal. After returning...

Joan  K. Henriquez

Joan K. Henriquez

Sep 26, 2014

Joan was born Dec. 13, 1944, in Greensboro, N.C., to Willard and Laura Kaminer. She moved to Jackson, Miss., where she enlisted in the Army in 1965. She proudly served until her honorable discharge in 1975. Joan worked as a respiratory therapist for more than 25 years beginning in Biloxi and then at Amarillo VA Hospital. She was active in...

Hilrey  Carl Bruns

Hilrey Carl Bruns

Sep 26, 2014

Hilrey was born Nov. 24, 1969, in Hereford to Herbert and Veradelle Andrews Bruns. He attended Amarillo High School as well as the University of North Texas and West Texas A&M University. His passion was electronics. He loved football, especially Texas Tech and Dallas Cowboys football. He loved his nieces and nephews. He lost the good fight after a lengthy...

Carol  Boyce Huddleston

Carol Boyce Huddleston

Sep 25, 2014

Carol was born July 11, 1953, in Wichita Falls to Carol Boyce Sr. and Bonnie Vernel Baldwin Huddleston. He graduated from Tascosa High School. Carol married Linda Gay Estridge on July 22, 1972, in Amarillo. Carol was in The Carol Huddleston Group, played guitar, wrote his own music and won a song writing contest for the Christmas Carol Challenge. He...

George  Robert Beattie

George Robert Beattie

Sep 23, 2014

Bob was born Feb. 19, 1930, in Mount Pleasant to Walter Rex and Ina Elizabeth Ewart Beattie. He grew up in Mount Pleasant. He married Nancy Martha Seeley on Sept. 30, 1950, in Mount Pleasant. He was a lifelong farmer and a member of the Methodist church. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother- in-law, Judson Seeley;...

Johnny  Ray Littlejohn

Johnny Ray Littlejohn

Sep 22, 2014

Johnny was born on Feb. 19, 1953, in Lubbock to Earl Glenn and Patsy Inez Hamilton Littlejohn. He graduated from Lubbock Coronado High School. He married Linda Kaye Rogers on June 13, 1970, in Lubbock. He was a Army veteran. Johnny owned Power Steam Carpet Cleaning in Amarillo for 17 years. He loved his four classic cars, was a member...

Horace  "Jack" Smith

Horace "Jack" Smith

Sep 22, 2014

Jack was born Jan. 17, 1926, in Comanche County to Horace and Alva Smith. He grew up and attended school in Sidney and later graduated from Daniel Baker College in Brownwood. Jack proudly served his country in the Navy during World War II from 1944 to 1946. He married Nadine McCown in 1947, and they settled in Amarillo in 1963,...

Charles  Clifford Garten

Charles Clifford Garten

Sep 21, 2014

Clifford was born Feb. 10, 1920, in Kingston, Ark., to Ernest and Mattie Garton. He was raised in Chouteau, Okla. Clifford married the love of his life, Betty Lou Parker, at the end of his Army service in World War II. They were married for more than 66 years. His greatest joy in life was his family and his church....