Obituaries

Shanda  Marie Patterson

Shanda Marie Patterson

Jul 2, 2018

Shanda Marie Hewitt was born August 1, 1979 to Bud and Debbie Hewitt. She was raised in Amarillo, where she graduated from Palo Duro High School in 1997. She married Richard Patterson in 2001. She worked as a CNA and Lab Technician. In her free time she enjoyed spending time with family and friends. She liked fast cars, the Greenbay...

Shirley  Linnea Green

Shirley Linnea Green

Jun 30, 2018

Shirley Linnea Green, 57, of Wheeler, TX passed away Saturday, June 30, 2018. Shirley was born July 13, 1960 in Brunswick, ME to Charles Henry and Rhoda Loudella Smith. She was raised in Norman and graduated in 1978 from Norman High School. Shirley married Shorty Green in Wheeler on July 14, 2008. Shirley was an avid University of Oklahoma Sooners...

Ricky Porras

Ricky Porras

Jun 30, 2018

Ricky was born May 14, 1985 to Consuelo Porras and Eliseo Porras-Uribe. He graduated from Caprock High School, where he had excelled in football and weightlifting. Ricky was a jokester who always enjoyed making people laugh. He was a God-fearing man who was very determined to accomplish whatever he set his mind to. He was a handyman, and offered help...

Lynda  Redman Tripp

Lynda Redman Tripp

Jun 29, 2018

Lynda Redman Tripp, 74, of Amarillo, died Friday, June 29, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Friday at Paramount Baptist Church, 3801 S. Western St. with Pastor Lance Herrington officiating. Private family burial will be held at a later time. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Thursday at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Dr. Lynda was born...

Derick  Micah Arnett

Derick Micah Arnett

Jun 28, 2018

Derick Micah Arnett, 33, of Amarillo, died Thursday, June 28, 2018. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Friday at Cox Funeral Home Chapel, 4180 Canyon Dr. Burial will be at Llano East Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Thursday at the funeral home. Derick was born August 27, 1984 in Weatherford, Okla. to Michael and Kelly Arnett....

Mary  F. Tate-Hammon

Mary F. Tate-Hammon

Jun 27, 2018

Mary F. Tate-Hammon, 86, passed away at her home in Amarillo, TX on June 27, 2018. Graveside Services will be Saturday, June 30, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. at Smith Creek Cemetery in Ft. Payne, Alabama. Mary was born October 12, 1931 in Valley Head, Alabama to John Ike and Annie V. Franklin Tate. She grew up in Ft. Payne and...

Rose Mary Rundell Brooks

Rose Mary Rundell Brooks

Jun 27, 2018

Rose Mary Rundell Brooks, 79, of Amarillo, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018. Funeral services will be 10:00 am Tuesday at Kingswood United Methodist Church, 4801 S. Austin with Pastor Scott Tilley officiating. Graveside service will immediately follow at Memorial Park Cemetery with Mark Roberts officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Monday at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon...

Louis  J Mathews

Louis J Mathews

Jun 20, 2018

Louis J. Mathews, 96, of Amarillo passed away Wednesday, June 20, 2018. Louis was born in Vincennes, IN June 18, 1922 to Elzie and Opal Mathews.He proudly served in the Army in WWII. He married Helen Mathews in Amarillo in 1955. Louis was a truck driver for many years, and then became a greeter at the Wal-Mart on 45th and...

Lillian  Mae Chaney

Lillian Mae Chaney

Jun 18, 2018

Lillian Mae Nevins Chaney, 80, of Amarillo went to be with her Lord on Monday, June 18, 2018. Lillian was born November 14, 1937 in Ottumwa, Iowa to Carl and Gwen Nevins. She moved to Amarillo 1979, where she retired as a cook for the Youth Center of The High Plains in 2005. She married Hershel Chaney on December 29,...

Abby Elmore

Abby Elmore

Jun 18, 2018

Abby Elmore, 38, of Amarillo passed away Monday, June 18, 2018. Funeral Services will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 22, 2018 at Cox Funeral Home. Burial will be held at Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Abby was born in Cleburne on March 22, 1980 to Timothy and Diane...

Sherwood  F. Anderson

Sherwood F. Anderson

Jun 17, 2018

Sherwood F. Anderson, 79, of Amarillo passed away on Sunday, June 17, 2018. Funeral Services will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Hillside Christian Church West Campus with Pastor Larry Miles officiating. The family will receive friends for visitation from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at Cox Funeral Home. Sherwood was born on March 9, 1939...

Joey Luna

Joey Luna

Jun 14, 2018

Joey Luna, 56, of Amarillo passed away Thursday, June 14, 2018. Funeral Services will at 10:00 a.m. Monday, June 18, 2018 at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery, 6969 I-40 East. Joey was born August 10, 1961 in Dilley, Texas to Guadalupe Luna and Isabel Rodriguez Luna. Joey graduated from Floydada High School...

Jerry  Don Allen  Jr.

Jerry Don Allen Jr.

Jun 12, 2018

Jerry Don Allen Jr., 51, of Amarillo passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Drive. Jerry was born December 16, 1966 in Dumas, Texas to Jerry Don Allen Sr. and Patsy Coleen Allen. He graduated from Caprock High School in 1985. Jerry married Sandy...

Robbie  Darlene Kemp

Robbie Darlene Kemp

Jun 12, 2018

Robbie Darlene Kemp, 71, of Amarillo passed away Tuesday, June 12, 2018. Memorial Services will be Saturday, June 16, 2018 in Cox Funeral Home Chapel, 4180 Canyon Drive. Robbie was born January 20, 1947 to Martin Percy Edwards Sr. and Tennessee Routh Edwards in Plainview, Texas. Robbie graduated from Plainview High School and went on to earn her Nursing certificate...

Martha Templeton

Martha Templeton

Jun 11, 2018

Martha Templeton, 84, of Amarillo passed away Monday, June 11, 2018. Graveside services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday at Llano Cemetery with Pastor Kevin Deckard of Polk St. United Methodist Church officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Dr. Martha was born on August 15, 1933 to Bob and...

Nora Lawler Proffitt Crosby

Nora Lawler Proffitt Crosby

Jun 10, 2018

Nora Lawler Proffitt Crosby, 88, of Amarillo passed away Sunday, June 10, 2018. Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, June, 14, 2018 at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Dr. Burial will be held at Memory Gardens Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday at the funeral home. Nora was born December 30, 1929 to...

Naoma  Jane Taylor

Naoma Jane Taylor

Jun 5, 2018

Naoma Jane Taylor, 76 of Amarillo passed away Tuesday, June 5, 2018. Naoma was born April 10, 1942 to William and Marijane Gray in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She graduated from Tascosa High School before enrolling in college in San Marcus where she received her associated degree. Naoma was in the Theater Arts Country Squire and Amarillo Little Theater for 16...

John Youngblood

John Youngblood

Jun 4, 2018

John Youngblood, 81, of Amarillo passed away on Monday, June 4, 2018. Graveside services will be at 9:30 a.m. (MST) Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Browning Cemetery in McAlister, New Mexico. John was born October 1, 1936 in McAlister, New Mexico to Dee Trammel and Bessie Marie Youngblood. John served his country in The United States Army. He lived and...

Paulette  "Polly" Cooper

Paulette "Polly" Cooper

Jun 4, 2018

Paulette "Polly" Cooper, 72, of Amarillo, TX passed away Monday, June 4, 2018 in El Paso, TX. A funeral service will be held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints in Canyon, TX. She was born May 10, 1946 in Coleman, TX. She is survived by her loving husband, Bobby Leon Cooper...

Jason Bass

Jason Bass

Jun 2, 2018

Jason L. Bass, 43, of Amarillo, died Saturday, June 2, 2018. Memorial services will be at 10:00 am Thursday at Washington Ave. Christian Church, 3800 S. Washington St. with Pastor Kendall Miller and Pastor Matt Johnson of The Loft Church officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 pm Wednesday at Cox Funeral Home, 4180 Canyon Dr. Jason was born...