Obituaries

Bedford Forrest

Feb 27, 2014

Bedford Forrest, 81, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Trinity Fellowship North Campus, 503 East Willow Creek Drive, with Bob Huddleston, Walt Howard, Bo Williams, pastor, and Charlie Cox officiating. Longtime television and radio personality and community leader, Bedford Forrest, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2014, after a battle with cancer. He was...

Dale E. Allen

Feb 26, 2014

Dale E. Allen, 78, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014. Celebration of life services will be at a later date. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Dale was born July 14, 1935, in Springdale, Ark., to William and Annie Allen. He attended college at Pueblo Junior College, where he played basketball. He served his country in the Army....

Alexander Rivera

Feb 25, 2014

Alexander Rivera, age 51, of Amarillo died February 25, 2014. Memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 28, 2014 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Lubbock with Msgr. David Cruz officiating. Alexander was born on October 19, 1962 in Lubbock to John and Sarah Rivera. He was raised in El Paso, where he graduated from Anderss High...

Christina E. Smith

Feb 22, 2014

Christina E. Smith, 38, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel with Charlie Cox officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Christina was born May 19, 1975, in Amarillo to James and Sandra Hart. She attended Caprock High School, where she graduated in 1993. She...

R.A. "Doc" Bryant

Feb 22, 2014

R.A. "Doc" Bryant, 78, died Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Washington Avenue Christian Church with Charlie Cox officiating. Private burial will be held. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Doc was born on Sept. 26, 1935, in Denton to J.B. and Ruby Bryant. He lived most of his life in...

Mary Light

Feb 21, 2014

Mary Light, 79, died Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. Services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Memory Gardens Cemetery with Marvin Winton officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mary was born Jan. 5, 1935, in Seth, W.Va., to John and Ada Abbott. She married Allen Light in 1955, in...

Daniel "Nano" Luera

Feb 15, 2014

Daniel "Nano" Luera, 19, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014. Services will be at 10 a.m. today in New Life International Church with Pastor Spike Maldonado officiating and Manny DeLosantos assisting. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Daniel was born Feb. 11, 1995, in Amarillo to Manuel and Cindy Luera. He was...

Tom "Test" Smith

May 4, 2012

Tom "Test" Smith

Aug 7, 1999

Carolyon O. Woodard

Jul 27, 1935

Carolyon O. Woodard, 88, of Amarillo, passed away on Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Celebration of Life Services will be 11:00 AM Monday, July 1, 2024 at Saint Stephen Church of Amarillo, 4600 S. Western St. with Rev. Ken Cole officiating. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 4:00 PM Sunday at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.

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Arla Jean Twombly Hiner

Arla Jean Twombly Hiner, 69, of Amarillo, passed into the arms of Jesus on Friday, January 20,  2023. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Monday, January 23, 2023 at Hillside Christian Church, 6100 Soncy. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 4:00 PM Sunday at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Graveside services will be 3:00 PM at...

Donald "Don" Shelley

Donald “Don” Shelley, 82, of Amarillo, passed away on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Family Life Church, 3900 SW 58th Ave. with Pastor Robbie Ashlock officiating. Don was born March 1, 1938 in Midland, Michigan. He grew up in Lansing, Michigan, and moved to Amarillo in 1972. He worked...

Jesus And Lupe Escoto

Lupe "Mama Lu" and Jesus Escoto

Mama Lu peacefully passed away on September 26, 2020. Jesus calmly joined Mama Lu on September 27, 2020. Though our hearts are broken, we knew one could not live without the other.

Mama Lu was born on August 15, 1931 in Texas. She was a homemaker who loved to...

William "Bill" Henry (Hank) Valentine Sliter

William Henry Valentine Sliter, known to all as “Hank” in his school years and “Bill” thereafter, passed away on June 1, 2020 at the age of 88 years. A Celebration of Bill’s life will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2020 at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home located at 4180 Canyon Drive with the graveside service immediately following...

Leighton James Rutledge

Leighton James Rutledge passed away Sunday, August 18, 2019. Graveside services will be 10:00 am Wednesday, August 21, 2019 at Llano East Cemetery. We are all so thankful for the time we got to spend with you, and will cherish those moments forever. We love you more than you could ever imagine. ~ Matthew 19:14~ Leighton was preceded in...