Obituaries

Mar 20, 2021

Barbara Elaine Holdaway Morris, 74, of Amarillo, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021. Graveside services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday at Memory Gardens Cemetery, with Dr. Nate Magloughlin, of Trinity Baptist Church officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00 - 7:00 PM on Monday at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive.

Barbara was born January...

Mar 18, 2021

Manuela Saenz Baeza, 84, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021. Memorial Mass will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday at St. Laurence Catholic Church, 2300 N. Spring St., with Fr. Shane Wieck officiating. The Rosary service will be at 5:00 PM Tuesday at St. Laurence Catholic Church. Manuela was born October 5, 1936 in Las Puentes,...

Mar 17, 2021

Monte Lee Potts, 49, of Amarillo passed away on Wednesday March 17, 2021 in Amarillo. Memorial services will be 2:00 PM Tuesday March 30, 2021 at Lighthouse Church of Amarillo, 5631 Pavillard Dr. in Amarillo. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Rowley Funeral home. Monte was born on July 20, 1971 in Amarillo to Don and Johnnie Potts. He...

Mar 16, 2021

Jason Robert Grant, 45, of Amarillo, passed away on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Funeral services will be 10:00 AM Saturday at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive, with Rev. Jeff Pies officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Jason was born December 11, 1975 in Amarillo to Bob and Dianne Grant. He graduated from Amarillo High School...

Mar 14, 2021

Leonard "Stu" Stuart, 76, of Amarillo, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021 at his home. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Rowley Funeral Home. Stu was born on April 5, 1944 in Roxborough, Pennsylvania to Alfred and Susan Stuart. Stu was a United States Veteran and proudly served in the U.S. Air Force. He married his sweetheart, Linda...

Mar 14, 2021

Mary Lucille “Lucy” Bernius, 81, of Amarillo, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2021. Private graveside services will be at Memorial Park Cemetery with Pastor Bobby Harris of Seventh-day Adventist Church officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:30 – 7:00 PM Thursday at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Lucy was born September 22, 1939 in Hildalgo, Texas...

Mar 11, 2021

Judia Ann Clay Cadenhead, 75, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at her home in Amarillo, Texas. No services are scheduled at this time.

Judia was born November 23, 1945 in Shamrock, Texas to Chauncie D. Clay and Imogene Beaty Clay. After graduating high school, Judia married Ernest “Bud” Cadenhead, and they made their...

Mar 10, 2021

Shirley Craig, 87, of Amarillo, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. A Memorial service is planned in Greeley Colorado where she will be buried with her husband in the future.

Shirley was born on November 12, 1933 in Jewel, Kansas to Clark and Ina Stanberry. She married Curtis on June 12, 1952 in Dodge City, Kansas....

Mar 10, 2021

Bill J. Allen, 89, of Amarillo, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Funeral services will be 2:00 PM Monday March 15, 2021 at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive, with Richard James officiating. Burial will be at Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3:00-5:00 PM Sunday at the funeral home.

Bill was...

Mar 8, 2021

Judy Harrison, 73, of Amarillo, passed away on Monday, March 8, 2021. Memorial services will be 10:00 AM Friday, March 12, 2021 at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive, with Dr. Buddy Young officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 - 8:00 PM Thursday at the funeral home. Judy was born November 23, 1947 in Amarillo, Texas...

Mar 6, 2021

Valarie Kay Blagburn, 60, of Amarillo, passed away on March 6, 2021. Valarie will be available for viewing on Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 5:00 - 8:00 PM and Friday, March 12, 2021 from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM. Graveside services will take place at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Rowley Funeral Home. Valarie was...

Mar 5, 2021

Jerry Lee Bynum, 80, of Amarillo, passed away Friday, March 5, 2021. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Rowley Funeral Home. Jerry was born on November 28, 1940 in Morse, Texas to Horace and Effie Bynum. He was a United States Veteran; while serving in the Army he was stationed in Hawaii....

Mar 4, 2021

Claudia Ann Hawkins, 83, of Amarillo, died March 4, 2021. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Claudia was born November 7, 1938 in Turkey, Texas to Mark and Margureat Lane. She worked at People’s State Bank and Valley Peanut Growers in Turkey until retiring in Amarillo. Claudia was preceded in death by her parents and husband,...

Mar 4, 2021

Carol Kirkland, 80, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday March 4, 2021 in Amarillo. No formal services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Rowley Funeral Home. Carol was born on October 24, 1940 in Dallas to Johnnie Webb and Tommie Brown. She has been a part of the Amarillo community since 1946. Carol worked...

Mar 2, 2021

Reese Dills, 32, of Amarillo, TX, went home to his Heavenly Father on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Celebration services are set for 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 13, at Coulter Road Baptist Church, Amarillo.

Born May 14, 1988 in Pampa, TX, Reese was preceded in death by his mother Beth Queen Dills in 2003.

He is...

Feb 26, 2021

Scharlene Morris, 93, of Amarillo, passed away on Friday, February 26, 2021 in Amarillo. No services are scheduled at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Cox-Rowley Funeral Home. Scharlene was born on July 13, 1927 in Slaton to Archie and Birdie Yandell. She worked as a bookkeeper for Citizens State Bank in Slaton and Wholesale House. Scharlene...

Feb 25, 2021

Patricia Williams, 86, of Amarillo, passed away on Thursday, February 25, 2021. No services are scheduled at this time. Patricia was born November 3, 1934 in Hanford, California to Edward and Phyllis Green. The family moved to Amarillo when Patricia was three years old. She graduated from Amarillo High School. She was an active member of the Assembly of...

Feb 22, 2021

Veronica “Bunny” Barnum, 72, of Amarillo, passed away on Monday February 22, 2021 in Amarillo. No services are scheduled at this time.

Bunny was born Veronica Ann Parko on October 17, 1948 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania to John and Martha Parko. She moved to Amarillo in 1986 and worked for TJ Maxx as retail manager before her retirement....

Feb 22, 2021

Steven Troy Young, 50, of Amarillo, passed away Monday, February 22, 2021. Funeral Services will be 10:00 AM Saturday February 27, 2021 at Cox-Rowley Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends on Friday February 26, 2021 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM at the funeral home.

Steven was born in Pampa to Kenneth Young and Mary...

Feb 19, 2021

Delores Emma Nicholes Brenton, age 88 died at Kirkland Court Health Rehabilitation Center in Amarillo, Texas on Friday February 19, 2021 in the Alzheimer’s unit of heart failure.

Delores was born on December 17, 1932 in Liberal, Kansas. She worked at Pacific Bell in Vancouver, Washington before transferring home to Southwestern Bell in Amarillo Texas, retiring with...