Obituaries

John  Lopez Solis

John Lopez Solis

Mar 15, 2014

John Lopez Solis, 67, of Amarillo died Saturday, March 15, 2014. Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Southwest Church of Christ with Bryan Mashburn and Marcelino Banda officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mr. Solis was born Aug. 15, 1946, in Palacios to John and Francis Solis....

Manuel Jones  Jr.

Manuel Jones Jr.

Mar 15, 2014

Manuel Jones Jr., 72, died Saturday, March 15, 2014 Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Grace Church with Charlie Cox officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Manuel was born Jan. 27, 1942, in Bryan to Manuel Sr. and Berdell Jones. He moved to Floydada as a child, where...

W.M. Gowdy

W.M. Gowdy

Mar 15, 2014

W.M. Gowdy, 91, died Saturday, March 15, 2014. Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Lakeview Cemetery in Lakeview with Rev. Ken Cole officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in Saint Stephen United Methodist Church. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4100 Canyon Drive. Mr. Gowdy was born Sept....

Randy  Dewayne Pool

Randy Dewayne Pool

Mar 14, 2014

Randy DeWayne Pool, 53, died Friday, March 14, 2014. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 5401 Bell St. with Bishop Kurt McElwain officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery East. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Randy was born Nov. 27, 1960, in Tulare, Calif., to J.R....

Gerald "Jerry" W. Williams

Gerald "Jerry" W. Williams

Mar 14, 2014

Gerald W. "Jerry" Williams, 65, of Amarillo died Friday March 14, 2014. Memorial services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel with Ken Haney, chaplain, officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Jerry was born Dec. 12, 1948, in Ardmore, Okla., to Harry and Bernice Williams. He loved camping in Colorado, as...

Carole  Flowers Pierce

Carole Flowers Pierce

Mar 13, 2014

Carole Flowers Pierce, 67, died Thursday, March 13, 2014, in Everett, Wash. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Valley View Church of the Nazarene, 7601 S. Western St. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Mrs. Pierce was born Carolyn Sue Flowers on Sept. 27, 1946, to Jewell and Earl...

Sherryl  Lytle Wilhelm

Sherryl Lytle Wilhelm

Mar 10, 2014

Sherryl Lytle Wilhelm, 64, died Monday, March 10, 2014. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel with Charlie Cox officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Sherryl was born Jan. 19, 1950, in Borger to Jim and Dewolene Lytle, along with her twin sister...

Betty "Granny" Jo Wilson

Betty "Granny" Jo Wilson

Mar 10, 2014

Betty Jo "Granny" Wilson, 85, died Monday, March 10, 2014. Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in First Christian Church with Charlie Cox officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Betty "Granny" was born April 19, 1928, in Yukon, Okla., to Henry and Opal Taylor. She was raised in Yukon...

Kim Tyler

Kim Tyler

Mar 10, 2014

Kim Tyler, 37, died Monday, March 10, 2014. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Trinity Fellowship Church West Auditorium with Pastor John Love officiating. Burial will be in Llano Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Kim was born Oct. 15, 1976, in Amarillo to Kelly and Jaki Tyler. He attended Trinity Fellowship since his...

Ernest  Dasel Sheets

Ernest Dasel Sheets

Mar 9, 2014

Ernest Dasel Sheets passed away on Sunday, March 9, 2014, in Lubbock, Texas. Graveside services will be Wednesday, March 12, 11:00 am at Memory Gardens Cemetery with Tom Bailey of Altus, OK, officiating. He was born March 20, 1923, in Campo, Colorado to Dasel and Tressie (Lackey) Sheets. The family moved to Spearman, Texas where Ernest went to school and...

Wanda  Gayle Eastep

Wanda Gayle Eastep

Mar 6, 2014

Wanda Gayle Eastep, 66, died Thursday, March 6, 2014. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Monday in Hillside Christian Church South Campus, 6901 S. Bell St., with Charlie Cox officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Wanda was born Jan. 11, 1948, in Seymour to Glen and Sarah Coleman. She was raised in Memphis, where she...

Shirley  Ann Matlock

Shirley Ann Matlock

Mar 5, 2014

FRITCH - Shirley Ann Matlock, 63, died Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday in Cox Funeral Home with the Rev. Chester Beavers officiating. Burial will be in Claude Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Shirley was born Sept. 8, 1950, in Hobart, Okla. She grew up in Sunray and later moved...

Victor "Vic" Lee Vaughn

Victor "Vic" Lee Vaughn

Mar 5, 2014

Victor "Vic" Lee Vaughn, 50, died Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Cox Funeral Home Benton Chapel with the Rev. Reed Redus officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Vic was born Nov. 7, 1963, in Amarillo to Verlin and Carol Vaughn. He was raised in Amarillo, where he graduated from...

Thelma  Lois Cherry

Thelma Lois Cherry

Mar 3, 2014

Thelma Lois Cherry, 75, died Monday, March 3, 2014. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Bell Avenue Baptist Church with the Rev. Danny Logan officiating. Graveside services will follow at 4 p.m. in Restlawn Cemetery in Hereford. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Thelma was born July 3, 1938, in Borger to Robert Louie and...

Roy Armstrong

Roy Armstrong

Mar 3, 2014

Roy Armstrong, 85, died Monday, March 3, 2014. Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Trinity Fellowship North Campus, 1503 E. Willow Creek Drive, with Pastor Bo Williams officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Roy was born Aug. 23, 1928, in Amarillo to E.W. and Adelle Armstrong. He...

Don Wilcox

Don Wilcox

Mar 2, 2014

Don Wilcox, 86, of Amarillo died Sunday, March 2, 2014. Services will be at 2 p.m. today in Westview Christian Church with Ron Kohler, pastor, officiating. Arrangements are by Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Don was born Feb. 17, 1928, in Amarillo to Ivan and Marjorie Wilcox. He graduated from Amarillo High School in 1945 before enlisting in the...

Bedford Forrest

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

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

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

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...