Obituaries

Jul 6, 2019

Billy Ray Woods, 87, of Amarillo, died Saturday, July 6, 2019. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Wednesday at Hillside Christian Church, 6100 S. Soncy Rd. with Pastor Greg Corona officiating. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 pm Tuesday at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Burial will be at Llano East Cemetery. Billy was born April 28,...

Jul 4, 2019

Dennis Randolph Gibbard, 81, of Amarillo passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 He was born October 1, 1937 in Los Angeles, California to Emerson and Greta Gibbard. Dennis was an active Sea Scout as a teenager. He graduated from George Washington High School, Los Angeles, CA; and worked at Douglas Aircraft before joining the U.S. Navy in December 1956....

Jul 4, 2019

Glendola “Bea” Moser, 69, of Amarillo, died Thursday, July 4, 2019. No services are scheduled at this time. Bea was born January 13,1950 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to Lester and Glendola Nuss. She graduated from Hanford High School in Hanford, California. She worked for Levi Strauss and Anderson Merchandising. Bea enjoyed playing bingo, computer games, and doing crossword puzzles. Bea...

Jul 2, 2019

Ethan Wilson, 28, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, July 2, 2019. Memorial services will be 10:00 am Friday, July 19, 2019 at Trinity Baptist Church, 1601 I-40 with Dr. Nate Magloughlin, Pastor, officiating. Ethan was born August 23, 1990 in Amarillo to Marvin and Gail Wilson. He graduated from Randall High School in 2012. Ethan was a blessing to all...

Jun 30, 2019

Olga Montes, 71, of Amarillo passed away June 30, 2019. She was born February 6, 1948 in San Angelo, TX to Frank Flores and Mary Samaniego Juarez.  On January 6, 1966 she married Victor Montes in Abernathy, Texas. Olga loved to dance, play poker and she loved her Dallas Cowboys.  She was known as the burrito lady in Amarillo....

Jun 30, 2019

Oscar “Howard” Engle 90 of Amarillo passed away June 30, 2019. Graveside services will be held Tuesday July 02, 2019 at 2:00pm in the Memorial Park Cemetery in Vega, TX, with Pastor Bob Miller officiating.

Howard was born June 17, 1929 to Dewey and Nina Engle in Howard County, TX.  From December of 1952 until 2002, for...

Jun 30, 2019

Donna K (Redding) Christie, 68, of Amarillo, Texas passed away on June 30, 2019 comfortably in her daughter’s arms. Graveside services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Llano Cemetery. The family will receive friends and loved ones for visitation from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Cox Funeral Home. Donna was...

Jun 29, 2019

Harold Littau, 90, of Amarillo passed away Saturday, June 29, 2019. Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at St. Stephen United Methodist Church of Amarillo, with visitation preceding at 10:00 a.m. at the church. Graveside follows at Memory Gardens Cemetery. Harold was born December 18, 1928 in Lipscomb County, Texas to Fred and Ida Littau....

Jun 27, 2019

Susan Virginia Bartholomew Fortner, 35, of Amarillo beloved wife and mother went to her eternal home unexpectedly Thursday morning, June 27. Funeral Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at Cox Funeral Home. The family will receive friends and loved ones for visitation from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, July 1, 2019 at the funeral...

Jun 26, 2019

Christine Goodwin Karnes, 81, of Amarillo passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Christine was born August 21, 1937 in Titus County, Texas to Curtis and Jessie Goodwin. She spent her early years in the Cookville, Texas area and ten years in the Sweetwater, Texas area. Christine married Lonnie Karnes on August 22, 1955 in Borger, Texas. They lived in...

Jun 23, 2019

Chris Alan Caldwell, 60, of Amarillo, died Sunday, June 23, 2019. Memorial services will be 2:00 pm Friday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel, 4180 Canyon Dr. with Pastor Ronnie Ferguson officiating. Chris was born December 5, 1958 in Amarillo. He graduated from Caprock High School, and earned a bachelor of animal science degree at West Texas State University. He...

Jun 21, 2019

Katherine Stone, 73, of Amarillo passed away Friday, June 21, 2019. Celebration of Life Services will be 2:00 pm Friday at Trinity Fellowship Church in the Student Ministries Center with Pastor Kyle Wilkinson officiating. Born in 1946 in West Columbia, Texas, Kathy was a loving and generous member of every community she lived in. Raised on the West Columbia...

Jun 20, 2019

Thomas Bryan Ray "Tommy" age 63 of Amarillo passed away June 20, 2019. He was born  November 1955 to Thomas Ray and Beth Allison in Winterhaven Florida.  He moved to Amarillo June 6th 1971. In his younger years, Tommy was in the Army and this pride and love of the millitary continued throughout his life. He worked as a...

Jun 14, 2019

Merlene Winter, 79, of Amarillo, died Friday, June 14, 2019. There are no services scheduled at this time. Merlene was born December 10, 1939 in Amarillo to Lloyd and Lucille Hubbart. She graduated from Palo Duro High School. She attended Amarillo College and WTAMU, where she earned her RN degree. She worked as an RN at BSA & VA...

Jun 14, 2019

Robert “Bob” Hale Andrews Jr, 65, of Abilene, Texas died June 14, 2019 at home after a lengthy battle with cancer.

A memorial service will be held at a later date.

Bob was born June 26, 1953 in Houston, Texas to Joyce Larson and Robert Andrews Sr. During his high school years the family moved...

Jun 11, 2019

Freddie Joe Valdez, Sr., 85, of Amarillo, died Tuesday, June 11, 2019. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Dr. with Rev. Dr. Brian J. Hesse officiating. The family will  receive friends from 5:00-7:00 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Freddie was born September 5, 1933 in Amarillo to Faustino and Anicia Valdez....

Jun 10, 2019

Audine Turner, 89, of Amarillo passed away Monday, June 10, 2019 surrounded by her loving son. Graveside Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, 2019 at Llano Cemetery. Audine was born in Lockney, Texas on May 27, 1930 to John and Eula May Fenley. She attended West Texas State College and was a long time member of...

Jun 9, 2019

Joey Allen Koontz “JAK”  was born July 02, 1973 in Amarillo to Allen “Big Deek” Koontz and Becky Lincoln –Koontz.  Joey loved cars and football immensely. Joey was a lover of life and would do any anything in the world for his family and friends.

Joey was preceded in death by his father “Big Deek”, his grandparents...

Jun 7, 2019

Janice Gibson, 99, of Crossville, Tennessee passed away June 7, 2019 at home surrounded by her family. Graveside Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at Stinnett Cemetery with Pastor David Pump officiating. Janice was born October 15, 1919 in Dalhart, Texas to A.L. and Gertrude Hills. She graduated from Dalhart High School. Janice married Oscar...

Jun 7, 2019

Herman “Ray” Hill was born in Clarendon, TX (or the cotton patch as he liked to call it) and spent his early childhood there and in McLean TX, before moving to Amarillo in 1953.  He attended Horace Mann Jr. High and graduated from Palo Duro High School in 1957.  He married the love of his life, Patsy Hill, on...