Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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.

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, 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...

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 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...